Adjustment to Marriage and Happiness among Women in Polygamous Marriage

 Page No 32-37

Kelengonu Thakro and Hovisuto Khieya
Nagaland University

 The present study was conducted in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh,
India, to explore adjustment to marriage and happiness among women in polygynous
marriage. 60 women in polygynous marriage with one or more children were selected
for the study. On the adjustment to marriage, the biggest percentage of women (53%)
were averagely adjusted. On the level of happiness, the biggest percentage of women
(45%) were somewhat happy. Adjustment to marriage was found to be related with
happiness among the women in the study. It was implied from the present study that
happiness may be a function of the balance between satisfaction and tensions in the
married life.