Joint families vs nuclear families: Which is better? This is what research says
Khyber, Pakistan: Joint families showed to be better in Pakistani households (thought they did not compare directly, but we can infer from the tables)
Lodhi, Fahad Saqib, et al. "Factors associated with quality of life among joint and nuclear families: a population-based study." BMC Public Health 21 (2021): 1-12.
Kota, Rajasthan: it was seen that children raised in nuclear families are more altruistic. Moreover, girls are more altruistic than boys irrespective of nuclear or joint families. But the paper is poorly written.
Sanadhya, Rashmi, D. K. Sharma, and C. S. Sushil. "A comparative study of altruism among the boys and girls of joint and nuclear families." Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 15.2 (2010): 88-90.
Bhopal: Women needs to adjust less in join families. Also, marial satisfaction is more in joint families. But paper is poorly written.
Sabre, Kanchan. "Marital adjustment among women: A comparative study of nuclear and joint families." Int J Indian Psychol 3.2 (2016): 26-32.
Ahemdabad: There is no significant difference between the psychological well-being of joint and nuclear family. Poorly written paper.
Prajapati, Ramesh O. "The psychological well-being among joint and nuclear families: A comparative study." International Journal of Indian Psychology 1.1 (2013): 47-53.
Rawalpindi, Pakistan: there was no significant difference between the psychological adjustment of adolescent children of working and non-working women in nuclear and joint family.
Khurshid, Shumaila, Qaisara Parveen, and M. Imran Yousuf. "A comparative study of psychological adjustment of the children belonging to working and non-working women in nuclear and joint family system." The Anthropologist 18.2 (2014): 583-589.
Lucknow: Adolescents (13-18 yrs old) from joint family had higher mental health than nuclear family adolescents. Gender differences were also observed on mental health, results showed that female adolescents had better mental health than male adolescents. The paper lacks references and lectures a lot.
Agarwal, Ayushi, and Anshuhi Bahadur. "Role of Family Structure on Mental Health of Adolescents: A Comparative Study." International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy 11.2 (2023).
Delhi: Male adolescents (13-15 yr old) have higher emotional maturity than female adolescents. Adolescents in joint family system have higher emotional maturity than nuclear families.
Shafiq, M., and Rubeena Khan. "Emotional maturity among adolescents: A comparative study of nuclear and joint families." Researchpaedia 3.2 (2016): 19-26.
Kashmir: Adolescents (13-15) of joint families have the high ability to manage, identify and label emotions in themselves as well as in others. High empathy, motivation in life, emotionally stable. But poorly wriiten paper.
Ahangar, Maqbool, and Mahmood Ahmad Khan. "Emotional intelligence of adolescents of nuclear and joint families-A comparative study." International Journal in Management & Social Science 5.1 (2017): 156-162.
Same as above. Same authors. Same number of samples. Published 6 months after. Most probably incremental work.
Ahangar, M., and M. Khan. "Spiritual Intelligence of Adolescents of Nuclear and Joint Families-A Comparative Study." Int. Res. J. Hum. Resour. Soc. Sci 4 (2017): 303-313.