Can we be friends? adjustments in peer relations of Filipino-American adolescents studying in Philippine University.

• Main Authors: Arguelles, Petrita Joahnna C., Choi, Cherry A., Enrique, Kristine Gail H.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2001
• Subjects: Filipino American college students; Child Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10332
• Institution: De La Salle University

The objective of this study is to determine the adjustment problems in peer relations of Filipino-American students pursuing their college degree in a specific Philippine university. It aims to determine the factors of adjustment of Filipino-Americans. In order to achieve this, the method employed was in-depth interview since this study is a qualitative descriptive research. There were ten (10) participants in this study that were constituted of six (6) females and four (4) males chosen through chain-referral. The data gathered were qualitatively analyzed through content analysis. The six (6) crucial problems involved in adjustment in peer relations were, communication gap, clashing customs and traditions, problems with dating, problems with academics, discrimination, and independence/autonomy. Filipino-Americans were classified to have acquired both individualist in terms of cognition and social relation while collectivist with regards to emotion and motivation.