The self-perceived changes in the self-concept and interpersonal relationships among selected members of one born again group

• Main Authors: Lacson, Patricia, Marquez, Jay, Santos, Ma. Juliana
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1992
• Subjects: Self-perception; Self-concept; Interpersonal relations; Christian sects; Religious organizations; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8784
• Institution: De La Salle University

This thesis is an in-depth study about the perceived changes of selected Born Again Christians on his/her Self-Concept and interpersonal relationships upon joining the Born Again movement. Twelve subjects from the Word for the World Christian Fellowship were purposively chosen to be interviewed. The subjects were interviewed personally by the researchers to ensure that the questions were answered adequately. In this study, the Independent Variable is membership in the Born Again movement, and the Dependent Variables are self-concept and interpersonal relationships. Self-concept was studied using Feingstein's (1975) self-consciousness scales, which has three dimensions, namely Private self-consciousness, Public self-consciousness, and Social Anxiety. Interpersonal relationship, on the other hand, was discussed using three dimensions, namely interpersonal relationships with family members, Born again and Non-born again peers, and peers in the work/school environment. The results of the interviews indicated favorable or positive perceived changes in the Private self-consciousness dimension, feelings. In the Public-self-consciousness dimension, majority of the subjects also indicated perceived changes, this means that subjects are now less publicly self-focused. In the Social Anxiety dimension, 7 out of 12 of the subjects indicated a change, however, the changes occurred in 2 directions, but most of the changes were from having more Social Anxiety to less Social Anxiety.