The interpersonal relationship profile of isolates among candidates to the Franciscan Order

• Main Author: Karimalayil, Joseph Joseph, CMSF
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1991
• Subjects: Social isolation; Novitiate > Psychology; Interpersonal relations > Religious aspects > Christianity; Secular Franciscan Order; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1319; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8157&context=etd_masteral
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study examines the interpersonal profile of isolates among Franciscan candidates and their typical way of interaction with people. The descriptive research design was used for the study of candidates from 7 groups available in the Province of San Pedro Bautista of the Franciscan Order. A total of 130 candidates come from the different parts of the Philippines. Biodata form prepared by the researcher was used to collect the demographic details about the candidates (name, age, family background) besides the information obtained from formation houses records. A sociometric test was used to find out the isolates and stars in groups. The Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship-Behavior (FIRO-B) test was used to get the profile of isolates and stars. Frequency tables were made to show the number of isolates and stars in the group. Tables were also plotted to show the profile of isolates and the stars. Mean profile of isolates and stars were also used to find out the differences in the profile of isolates and stars, and to find out the general tendency in the scoring of FIRO-B. The findings of the study are: 1. Sociometric test showed that there were 14 isolates and 7 stars in the group of candidates who were studied. Isolates were 10.76 percent of the total population and the stars 5.38 percent of the total population. Both constituted 16.14 percent of the total population. Hence, there are isolates and stars in all the groups of candidates. 2. The FIRO-B Profile of isolates showed difference in their scores. The isolates had low scores in the inclusion, control, and affection scales against the high scores of stars in the same scales. The mean profile of isolates and stars showed that the isolates received a low score of 3.86 against the 14.86 of stars in the Inclusion scale. In the control scale, stars obtained a high score of 13.43 against the low score of 4.93 for the isolates. In the Affection scale, isolates got a low mean score of 5.93 against the high mean score of 15.93 of the stars. 3. The FIRO-B profile of isolates indicated that in the same cases of individuals, their expressed scores were higher and wanted scores lower. In other cases the wanted scores were higher than the expressed scores. Group by group or from isolates to isolates, this difference could not establish a pattern.From the findings, conclusions drawn were: 1. Isolates and stars do exist in groups of people and this affirms the theory of Moreno (1934). 2. Isolates or stars are so or remain so not because of any single factor in their personality but many factors may be involved in it. 3. Differences between the expressed and the wanted scores show that the candidates have conflicts within themselves, between how they relate and how they wanted others to relate to them. 4. Sociometric test seems to be very useful tool in finding out group interaction among members in groups. 5. FIRO-B profile with the interpretation of Schultz (1966) and Ryan (1977) seems to be an effective tool that can be used very effectively by the guidance counselors to find out different personality types and different factors that make up for our present state of functioning pattern as well as to learn how individuals react differently at different at situations. Based on the result of the study, the findings, and the conclusions drawn from it, researcher made some recommendations for different parties involved, they include future researchers, Franciscan formators, guidance counselors, and isolate themselves. With that, this work comes to a halt.