Childhood Problems in a Sudanese City: A Comparison of Extended and Nuclear Families.

Al Awad, Ahmed M. El Hassan; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.

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ERIC Number: EJ450560

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Publication Date: 1992

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Childhood Problems in a Sudanese City: A Comparison of Extended and Nuclear Families.

Al Awad, Ahmed M. El Hassan; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.

Child Development, v63 n4 p906-14 Aug 1992

Compared mothers' ratings of childhood problems of 4- to 9-year-old Sudanese children. Compared to children in extended families, children in nuclear families had more conduct, emotional, and sleep problems; exhibited poorer self-care and greater overdependence; and were less likely to be breastfed and have grandmothers involved in their care. (BC)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Emotional Development, Extended Family, Family Life, Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Grandparents, Nuclear Family, Social Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sudan

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