Concepts on self, family life and attitudes toward parental reconciliation of abandoned Amerasian and non-Amerasian Filipino children

• Main Authors: Bundalian, Mary Anne A., Cruz, Ma. Caludette S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Abandoned children > Psychology; Abandoned children > Family relationships; Amerasians > Family relationships; Self-perception; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/3782
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study presents the differences between the concepts and attitudes of abandoned Amerasian and Non-Amerasian children, males and females toward self, family life and parental reconciliation. Data was gathered through survey questionnaire and Piers-Harris self-concept scale from four groups of respondents namely: male abandoned Amerasian, male abandoned non-Amerasian Filipino, female abandoned Amerasian and female non-Amerasian Filipino children. There were 100 respondents, 25 for each of the four groups. Respondents were taken from four institutions-Lingap Center, Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, Pearl S. Buck and PREDA Center. Purposive sampling was utilized within institutions in the selection of the respondents who possess homogenous characteristics of being in the age range of 8-12 years old, and were left by their fathers. For the Amerasian group they periodically visit their institutions in Olongapo City for assistance and for the non-Amerasian Filipino group they are periodically visited by their mothers in Metro Manila.A self-concept scale made by Piers-Harris and translated into Filipino and a survey questionaire made by the researchers were used as instruments in the study. A two-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with alpha level of .05 was used to determine where the significant differences in the self-concept and its factors exist. On the other hand, frequency counts and percentage distribution were used to describe the common concepts and attitudes toward family life and parental reconciliation, respectively. Results showed that there are significant differences in the variable, sex on behavior, intellectual and social status and happiness and satisfaction. Interaction effects were found among the two variables on over-all self-concept and behavior. Results also showed that abandoned children expressed positive response on concepts of family life and attitudes toward parental reconciliation.