Perception of parental and peer attachment and academic, social and psychological adjustment of Filipino adolescent college freshmen

• Main Author: Pham, The Hung
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: College students—Psychology; Attachment behavior in adolescence—Philippines; Educational Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6795
• Institution: De La Salle University

The major purpose of this study was to examine the perceived levels of parental and peer attachment and the dimensions of academic, social, and psychological adjustment of Filipino adolescent college freshmen and its relationship, and the predictors of the attachment variables for the adjustment in this population. A total of 354 Filipino adolescent college freshmen- 177 males and 177 females- who enrolled in the second semester of the school year 2007-2008 at the universities in Metro Manila, Philippines, participated in the study. Their age ranged from 16 to 21 years old, and they lived with both biological parents. Three self-report questionnaires were used as the Personal Sheet, the Inventory of Parental and Peer Attachment, and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire. The statistical tools included description, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation, and Multiple Regression Analysis with the significant level at .05. The results of the study indicated that parents and best friends were main sources of providing security and emotional support for Filipino adolescent college freshmen. The students appeared at risky levels of academic, social and psychological adjustment to university. The findings also revealed significant relationships between the perceived levels of mother, father and peer attachment variables and the dimensions of adjustment to the universities where the students study. Father and peer attachments are the predictors in most dimensions of adjustment. Several implications on counseling adolescent students, parents, and counseling psychology in Philippine context were addressed. Some recommendations were forwarded for further studies to investigate parental and peer attachment and Filipino adolescent student adjustment.