Alone again, attitudes of mothers and fathers towards leaving the nest

• Main Authors: Crisostomo, Kathrina, Guarin, Ana Katrina, Ortiz, Carmen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Subjects: Young adults > Philippines > Psychology; Adult children > Philippines > Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10644
• Institution: De La Salle University

This is a descriptive study about parental attitudes on children leaving the nest. Significance of the child in the family, perceived emotional closeness of parents to the child, educational attainment, marital relationship and involvement of parents in organizations and activities are the determinants used in this study. In gathering data for this study, a survey was conducted to 100 Filipino urban parents. 50 of those respondents are mothers and the other half are fathers. Characteristics in choosing the respondents were considered, namely: parents should age from 45-65 years old, have at least one child that has already left the natal coup, willing to participate, able to read and write and whose spouse is still living. For the analysis of data chi-square, Parsons and t-test were utilized. This study aims to determine the attitudes of mothers and fathers toward children leaving the nest and to compare these attitudes according to the identified variables. The results of this study showed that the parental attitudes have no significant relationship to all of its determinants. However, there is a significant difference between the attitude of mothers and the attitude of fathers toward empty nest. The researchers concluded that their emotional attachment is not a deterring factor for parents to have a positive attitude on empty nest. It was found out that empty nest experience is not a major concern in the Filipino setting. The essence of this phenomenon can not be applied to the Filipino culture.