Date of Publication

2008

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Counseling

Subject Categories

Counseling | Counselor Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Nancy C. Rayos

Defense Panel Chair

Leo J. Capeding

Defense Panel Member

Carmelita P. Pabiton
Ma. Alicia Bustos-Orosa

Abstract/Summary

This study explored the Filipino adolescents experience of parental separation. The respondents of the study consisted of 10 early adolescents (4 males and 6 females) and 10 late adolescents (5 males and 5 females). The early adolescents fall within the age bracket of 12-14 years old and the late adolescents fall within the age bracket of 19-21 years old. Employing the qualitative research design, the data was collected using in-depth interview and was analyzed using consensual qualitative research (CQR) method. The study specifically explored their experiences during both pre-parental and post-parental separation stages. Findings indicate that the Filipino adolescents went through variety of experiences during both stages and those experiences were influenced by their personality characteristics, support system and Filipino familial values. Parental conflict, which eventually led to the separation, was the key experience during the pre-parental separation stage. While most of the experiences of adolescents during the pre-parental separation stage revolved around the experience of parental conflict, much of their experiences during the post-parental separation stage were centered on the parental separation. They made use of a variety of adaptive and maladaptive strategies to cope with the situation. Irrespective of their age, both the early and late adolescents have some common experiences on the parental separation. The study shows that there are more similarities than differences in their experiences, for example, almost all categories under situational stressors, resource, cognitions and feelings are the same across groups. It is significant that the adolescents several experiences during the pre-parental separation stage continued and many of them changed or newly emerged during the post-parental separation stage. The higher frequency of continuity of experience shows that there is a relationship between the parental conflict and parental separation. The study has implication for adolescent counseling and family therapy.

Abstract Format

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Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004453

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

xi, 151 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Teenagers--Philippines; Teenagers--Philippines. and others; Adolescents

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