Non-clinical depression, attributes and coping strategies among women overseas Filipino workers

• Main Authors: Tan, Joanne Christie U.B., Tulio, Koreena H., Abello, Nancy G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2001
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11650
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study determines the experience of non-clinical depression among women Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), its attributions and the coping strategies employed. This study consisted of fifteen respondents through the use of chain referral and purposive sampling. The researchers employed an in-depth interview for better understanding of what the respondents want to share and the data were content analyzed. Their experience of non-clinical depression were attributed to homesickness, culture shock and family problems. This experiences have been manifested physically, emotionally and cognitively. In terms of physically, they experience poor appetite, lack of interest, increase in appetite and insomnia. They show emotional changes like feeling of loneliness, aloofness and irritability. Cognitively it is evident with lack of sense of belongingness, inability to concentrate and feelings of worthlessness. The coping strategies they employed were seen in terms of religious, extra-curricular and work related activities.