An Exposition of the Multidimensionality of the Tagasalo Personality

• Main Authors: Go Tian-Ng, Rizason L., Umandap, Jofel D.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: externalizing behavior; family dynamics; Filipino families; internalizing behavior; Sikolohiyang Pilipino; Tagasalo personality; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/416; https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520230000023007
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The tagasalo concept is a unique Filipino personality, indigenous to its culture and relevant within the family system. Carandang (1987) based this concept from her in-depth clinical practice and observation of Filipino family dynamics. The tagasalo is the family member who “catches” or “saves” the...