Verbal Commentary on Physical Appearance by Siblings in Nuclear and Joint Family

The Study aims to find differences in the Frequency of Sibling Verbal Commentary on Physical Appearance in Joint and Nuclear Families. The result analyzed a total of 212 (n= 212) participants (112 females and 100 males) who had one or more siblings and belonged to the age group (18-25). For data collection, the tool used was the Verbal Commentary on Physical Appearance Scale (VCOPAS) developed by Herbozo & Thompson, 2009. The Quantitative analysis was done using the T-test. The research postulated that there was a significant difference found between the Nuclear and Joint families in the frequency of Verbal Commentary on physical Appearance in the Joint and Nuclear Families. Further research has also considered the nature of comments and differences in frequency between Joint and Nuclear families