The sources of the anxiety and the anxiety level of the Korean students in the Philippines

• Main Author: Sook, Han Hyun
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1988
• Subjects: Korean students > Philippines; Anxiety
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1210
• Institution: De La Salle University

This descriptive study determines the sources of Anxiety and the Anxiety levels of the Korean students in the Philippines. The study involved 50 Korean nationals, 29 males and 21 females, who have resided as undergraduate and graduate students for not more than five years in the Philippines. Data gathering was personally done by the researcher who interviewed each of the participants and examined their records pertinent to the study. The data gathered were tabulated. Frequency counts and percentages were used for the analyses and interpretation of the data. The Chi-square was utilized in testing the significance of the independent variables of age, sex, and number of years of study in the Philippines and the sources of Anxiety such as: food, weather, language, cultural difference, educational setting and living conditions. The major findings of this study show that the source of anxiety which many respondents agreed on were: a) Food: differences in food offered, adjustment to eating habit and food, desire of taking Korean food and eating Korean food, and eating habits b) Weather: Different Korean and Philippine weathers, difficulty in adjustment and weather affecting studies working conditions sleeping conditions and clothing c) Language: difficulty in communication embarassmentd) Cultural differences: differences in culture and feeling of guilt in adopting Filipino culture e) Living conditions: hygiene place ventilation unsuitable location and neighborhood attitude f) Educational setting: method and system of education teacher factor and prejudice of teachers to foreigners g) Relationships with other Koreans: cohesion and unfriendly KoreansThe anxiety levels of Korean students is not at all affected by age. There is no significant difference of the level of anxiety of the respondents with their respective sexes and number of years of stay in the Philippines. Based on the theory and concept that severe anxiety causes some psychological abnormality and the fact that foreign students suffer from anxiety, it was recommended that students adjust their food anxiety by trying out different delicacies of the host country in their own country. With regards to language as a source of anxiety, it would be good for the students to learn an international language to ease difficulty in communication. Citizens in the host country should be cooperative and tolerant, helpful and honest with regards to language difficulty of foreign studens. The different schools which admit foreign students should at least provide some counseling services to reduce levels and minimize the problems of these students.