Sharing and selfishness concepts and behaviors of home-reared and institutionalized adolescents

• Main Authors: Bautista, Rachelle Mitzi F., Caindec, Amor M., Sotto, Junie Grace M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1998
• Subjects: Adolescents > Institutional care; Self-interest; Inmates of institutions; Sharing; Behavior modification; Child-rearing
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6165
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study focused on the similarities and differences in sharing and selfishness as a concept and as behavior among early adolescents. Also examined were the several factors that may have an effect on these concepts and behaviors. The study tried to find out who between the institutionalized and home-reared group of early adolescents shared or hold back more. An exploratory design was used in describing, categorizing and analyzing the various responses of the selected subjects with regards to the selfishness and sharing. The interview method was employed in order to acquire the needed data. There were 39 early adolescents who took part in this study 20 of whom were reared at home and the other 19 stayed at an orphanage. All the participants of the study were exposed to the same situation variables. The study used the Purposive Sampling Technique. The interview guide contained the situational questions based on the accumulated literature related to sharing and selfishness, thus, the context of family (siblings), school (classmates and/or friends), peers, elderly and strangers. The interview guide consisted of 19 situational questions and 4 questions asking directly about the subjects' concept of sharing and selfishness. Based on the responses in the situational questions, it was drawn that institutionalized adolescents share more as compared to those who were reared at home. Moreover, sharing concepts were found to be object-related, that is, it is viewed in relation to giving or partaking a material possession. The concept of selfishness, on the other hand, was proven to be its opposite.