Journals in-psychology

JOURNALS IN PSYCHOLOGY

In Partial Fulfillment for the

Requirement in

Psychological Studies in

The Department of Psychology

School of Science And Technology

CEU-Makati

By:

BSPSY3B

October 2016

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

To God, for giving us the strength and the will in completing this semester. For not letting us down and guiding us everyday and helping us always. To our professors, who have given us patience, time and understanding, for teaching us and guiding our paths. To the parents of the researchers for their unconditional love and support throughout.

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Table 1. Demographic Profile

1.1 Frequencies and Percentage of Respondents According to Civil Status

Civil Status Frequency Percent

Single 9 30.0

Married 21 70.0

Total 30 100.0

1.2 Frequencies and Percentage of Respondents According to Religion

Religion Frequency PercentChristian 8 26.7Catholic 20 66.7

Islam 1 3.3Baptist 1 3.3Total 30 100.0

1.3 Frequencies and Percentage of Respondents According to Age

Age Frequency Percent35-38 2 6.739-43 7 23.344-47 10 33.348-51 5 16.752-55 3 10.056-59 3 10.0Total 30 100.0

Table 2

Table 2.1. Age of the Respondents Age Frequency Percent

15 1 2.0

16 16 32.0

17 8 16.0

18 14 28.0

19 11 22.0

Total 50 100.0

Table 2.2. Gender of the Respondents

Gender Frequency PercentMale 3 6.0Female 47 94.0Total 50 100.0

TABLE 3

Table 2. Biological Gender of the Respondents

Table 3. Preferred Gender of the Respondents

Table 1. Age of the Respondents Age

Frequency Percent

1314

34

10.013.3

15 5 16.716 7 23.317 5 16.719 2 6.7

Total 30 100.0

Gender Frequency

Percent

Male 17 56.7 Female 13 43.3 Total 30 100.0

Gender Frequency

Percent

Male 8 26.7 Female 14 46.7 Both Female and Male 8 26.7 Total 30 100.0

TABLE 4

Table.4.1 Age of the Respondents

Table. 4.2 Genders of the Respondents

Table. 4.3 Types of OFW Parents

Age F Percent17181920

61941

20.063.313.33.3

Total 30 100.0

Gender F PercentMale

Female822

26.773.3

Total 30 100.0

Types of OFW Parents

F Percent

White-Collar JobBlue-Collar JobPink-Collar Job

5205

16.766.716.7

Total 30 100.0

Table.4. 4 Different Emotional BehaviorsEmotional

BehaviorMea

nSD VI

1. I am neither worried nor scared about a lot of things in my life.

2.53 .681 Slightly Influencing

2. I don't have trouble in sleeping. 2.37 .718 Slightly

Influencing3. I feel happiness, contentment, joy, love and I don't have trouble connecting with people.

2.77 .858 Slightly Influencing

4. I don't have trouble in focusing, concentrating or remembering things.

2.37 .556 Slightly Influencing

5. I don't feel sad, like I couldn't go on. 2.30 .596 Slightly

Influencing6. I am not experiencing extreme mood swings from depression.

2.30 .794 Slightly Influencing

7. I seem to be very lucky. 2.53 .937 Slightly

Influencing8. When something is bothering me, I think about it.

2.83 .791 Slightly Influencing

9. I do not feel helpless when people criticize me.

2.67 .758 Slightly Influencing

10. I can overcome most of my problems.

2.63 .669 Slightly Influencing

TABLE 5

Table.5.1 Age of the Respondents

Table 5.2. Gender of the Respondents

FREQUENCY

PERCENT

Male 16 32Female

34 68

Total 50 100

Table 5.3. Religion of the Respondents

FREQUENCY

PERCENT

Catholic 48 96Christian

2 4

TOTAL 50 100

FREQUENCY PERCENT

13 1 2

16 12 2417 14 2818 19 3819 4 8

Total

50 100

Journals in Psychology

PERCEPTIONS ON LIFE MOTIVATIONS OF MIDDLE AGED WOMEN

Balino, Gladys R.October, 2016

Abstract

This study explores middle aged women's perceptions on life motivations. Using data descriptive method with 30 respondents aged 35 to 59 years. Based from the findings, the researcher found that middle aged women are moderately to highly motivated in their life. This research includes articles and previous studies related to middle aged women.

Keywords: Life motivations, Middle Age

Introduction

Motivations are the reasons for people’s actions, desires and needs and people tend to strive for what they want. We continue to reach our goals, make decisions based from our motivations. Middle age is the stage or phase of a person wherein potentialities and anxieties are common. At this stage most of women should be contented and also motivated to continue as they get old. There are more limitations on what they could do, they start to regret on things that they haven’t achieved while they were young.

Motivation can also be defined as a persons’ direction to their behavior. A person’s wants and needs are product of what motivates them in life.

The researcher aims to determine or state the motivations of women who are now currently in their middle life.

Review of Related Literature

According to the study by Scott T. Rabideau motivation is the reason for the actions of a person. The needs and wants of a person is what causes their behavior. There are positive and negative forms of motivation. An individual has different reasons to succeed whether it is internal (from ourselves) or external (from other people).

In relation to this Kelli Burton (2012) conducted a study about employee’s motivation for their chosen field of work. There are different reasons for an employee to excel in their career.

Robert Kielerstajn (2008) investigated what factors an employee has that affects their work motivation. This shows than younger employees gives more importance on their career and will continue even if they are financially stable while older employees chose an early retirement and will give more time to themselves if they are financially stable.

Singh (2013) found that middle-aged has more problems and more situations to deal with at their home and workplace. Based from the findings psychological health related problem occur on middle-aged because of changes on their biological and familial environment. Aiming for a better lifestyle this will affect the quality of life they have and their behavior.

Moreover, Carol Edwins (2003) compared the achievement and affiliation needs of women during their middle adult years, the results indicates that affiliation needs were greater on older women while achievement is more important to the younger ones.

Theoretical Framework

This study was supported by Erikson’s psychosocial

development theory specifically generativity vs. stagnation which states that middle adulthood between ages 40 and 65 strives to do things that will benefit others most than themselves. It is by being a good parent to their child and contributing things to society that will help future generations.

Statement of the Problem

This study determined the perceptions on life motivations of middle aged women.

Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions:

1. What was the demographic profile of the respondents?

1.1 Age

1.2 Civil Status

1.3 Religion

2. How did the middle aged women perceive their life motivations?

3. Was there a significant relationship between demographic profile and there perception on life motivations?

Hypothesis (Null)

This study tried to test the null hypotheses as follows:

1. There was no significant relationship between demographic profile and their perception on life motivations.

Methodology

To gather a reliable, informative and relative evaluation, a descriptive method was used. This includes the used a closed-ended questionnaire for a convenient way of gathering data from thirty (30) middle age women who were 35-59 years old. Moreover, questionnaires provide a relatively cheap, quick and efficient way of obtaining large amounts of information from a large sample of people. Data can be collected relatively quickly because the researcher would not need to be present when the questionnaires were completed. In addition, the data can be quickly obtained as closed questions are easy to answer. (Saul Mcloed, (2014)

Results and Discussion

1. Based on the data gathered 21(70%) of the respondents were married and 9(30%) of the respondents were single. It implies that more married respondents

participated in answering the given questionnaire.

2. Based on the results, majority of the respondents or 66%are catholic.The data implies that majority of the Filipinos are catholic because obviously, Catholicism in the Philippines were predominant. And it was also observed in the article written by Professor Susan Rusell, where he found 85% are practicing Catholicism in the Philippines.

3. Based on the data gathered, 33.3% of the respondents ranges from 44-47 years old.

4. Based from statistical findings on table 2, it appears that 100% of the middle aged women had moderate to highlife motivation. It also appears that none of the respondents were not motivated. It is noted from the various studies, that middle aged people are expected to have already some achievement in life. They should be done with their career and family life. This may be the reason why 100% of the respondents are moderately to highly motivated in their life.

Conclusion

Based on the results acquired by the researcher, it can be concluded that,

1. There was no significant relationship between the demographic profile of the respondents and their life motivations.

2. Middle aged women perceived their life motivations as positive based from the results obtained in this study.

Recommendation

The following were the recommendations of the researcher:

1. To future researchers tolerate improving similar information and data to make this research more acquirable. Also have more respondents for more accurate data.

References

Contactzilla (2014) “5 Psychological Theories of Motivation to Increase Productivity” Retrieved from: https://contactzilla.com/blog/5-psychological-theories-motivation-increase-productivity/

Rabideau, Scott T. (2005) Retrieved from:http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/rabideau.html

Mcleod, Saul (2014) “Questionnaires” Retrieve from:

http://www.simplypsychology.org/questionnaires.html

Kielerstajn, Robert (2008) “Age and work motivation:The view of older employees”

Retrieve from: http://www.diva portal.org/smash/get/diva2:120140/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Singh (2013) “A Study on Family and Psychosocial Health Status of Middle-Aged Working Women of Varanasi City” Retrieved from: http://ispub.com/IJTWM/3/2/8426

Erdwins, Carol J (2003) “Achievement and affiliation needs of young adult and middle-aged women” Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/openview/87d30c00a4301c96e1e1e34d27f39c8b/1?pq-origsite=gscholar

Rusell, Susan “Christianity in the Philippines” Retrieved from: http://seasite.niu.edu/crossroads/rusell/christianity.htm

Kendra, Cherry “Generativity vs. Stagnation” Retrieved from: https://www.verywell.com/generativity-versus-stagnation-2795734

Impact of Selfie to the Personal Satisfaction of Teenagersfrom Centro Escolar University-Makati

Barizo, Nichole A. October 2016

Abstract The impact of selfie to the personal satisfaction of teenagers from Centro Escolar University-Makati has been discovered in this study. A total of fifty (50) teenagers who are selfie-takers had participated in this descriptive research and in obtaining the data, a survey questionnaire was used by the researcher. Throughout the study, it was shown that majority of the respondents (46 out of 50 or 92%) have had an average to high personal satisfaction for taking and posting selfies in various social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and many others. Hence, selfie had a significant impact to the personal satisfaction of teenagers.

Keywords: selfie, personal satisfaction, teenagers, social media

Introduction Teenagers of today’s generation, which are known as millennials embraced the advantages of what technology offers us, specifically the use of mobile phones with high quality camera features. Teens love to capture every moment they share with their families and friends and this would not be complete without taking pictures of it. It seems like it has been part of their system that they can never get rid of. However, some teenagers would only love to take picture of themselves which is called as selfie because of so many reasons and one of them is for the personal satisfaction that it gives to them whenever they gain positive feedbacks from other people. In addition, there are those teenagers who used

to post their pictures every minute or every hour of the day just to gain attention and get a bunch of likes, comments and reactions from the other internet users using various social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (Manila Shaker, 2015).

Moreover, Anti-Cyber-Bullying Act of 2015 which is a bill authored by Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya supports this study. He encourages people to be responsible netizens and had stated that people should be aware of what they are posting and sharing in the social media because individuals who practice cyber-bullying is very rampant in the society nowadays especially when they do not like what they

see in a certain person’s profile. This act proves that other peoples’ feedback create a big impact on how a person feels about himself and so he explained that there will be a fined penalty of P50,000 but not more than P100,00 and not less than 6 months but not more than six years shall be given to those who will be found guilty of cyber-bullying. People are encouraged to engage in online activities with a sense of accountability. Hence, the researcher was eager to find out the impact of selfie to the personal satisfaction of teenagers from Centro Escolar University-Makati despite the disadvantages they may get from the habitual practicing of this phenomenal act.

Review of Literature Thai Mental Health Department stated that those who are addicted on taking selfies have both positive and negative impacts on their way of life. There are lot of reasons why people post photos of themselves online and this includes seeking of approval and attention from others as explained by Dr. Panpimol Wipulakorn. Moreover, the latter discussed that some people feels grateful or happy after receiving positive feedbacks upon posting a selfie while others become seemingly unsatisfied because they expect of gaining more likes than the usual and this lead to a

tendency of losing self-confidence such as feeling dissatisfied to one’s own body (Awani, 2014). This explains that personal satisfaction of an individual through taking and posting selfie pictures depends on how other people see them. Hence, social judgments highly influences the way a person perceive about himself. Ryan Maher (2015) stated in his article entitled “4 Reason Why We Post Selfies”, various reasons why people take and post selfies. First is that, we want to be loved and the appreciation of other people through likes and positive comments is the only way for us to feel it. The second one is that we want to be accepted but this may lead to a personal dissatisfaction of oneself because the eagerness to be accepted by the society may push someone to compare himself or herself to other people just to fit in. Then the third reason is, we want to matter which sometimes make us expect that people must think highly of us. Lastly, the connection we build with other people especially our family and friends is one of the main reasons why we love to post selfie pictures for them to be updated on the happenings in our lives. These information proves how people evaluate the satisfaction they feel every time they do the act. In the article of Ann Steele (2016) entitled “What Do Selfies Say About the Psychology on

You”, she stated that millenials are inclined to the use of internet and are used in conforming with the selfie trend. Selfie was defined as an expression of one’s identity and is also a way of finding self-fulfillment. The desire for attention, love, to feel special and to boost their self-esteem are one of the many reasons why people spend much time on doing the act through the use of social media. Thus, people’s satisfaction differs depending on the psychological needs of an individual. Manila Shaker Philippines (2015) stated the good and bad effects of being a selfie-lover. It can be a way to let a person be one of the instant social networking sites celebrities moreover, it also boosts someone’s self-confidence that could lead that individual to pursue his or her dreams in the future because praises from other people helps on strengthening one’s self-worth. Furthermore, it is truly a way of expressing the real identity of a person and high personal satisfaction is aimed through this. However, narcissistic tendencies and a possibility of having negative feedbacks that could sometimes lead to destruction of relationships among group of friends or family members are the cons of being used in taking and posting too much selfies. Melissa Walker (2016) on her written article entitled “The Good, the Bad, and the

Unexpected Consequences of Selfie Obsession”, mentioned various effects of selfie obsession however, only few points that are significant and conducive for this study are included in the following: People have a control over the kind of poses that want to show and this enables them to use the freedom they have in order to express who they really are which is already considered as a personal satisfaction for an individual.

Theoretical Framework This study was supported by the Impression Management Theory of Erving Goffman (Norris, 2009). In this theory, the concept of dramaturgy was developed. It was stated that people tend to play roles as actors and actresses in their everyday lives and present themselves in the best way that they can in order to control or influence the perception of other people to them in accordance to the desired image they want to possess. Moreover, he emphasized the manner of interacting which consists of gestures, facial expressions and body language. This enables individuals to convey attitudes that create impressions and achieve personal satisfaction which is highly aimed when taking own self-portraits, which is nowadays known as selfie.

Statement of the Problem

This study determined the impact of selfie to the personal satisfaction of teenagers from Centro Escolar University-Makati. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: 1. What was the respondent’s profile in terms of?

1.1 Age1.2 Gender

2. How did the personal satisfaction assess by?3. Was selfie had a significant impact to the personal satisfaction of teenagers?

Hypothesis (Null) This study tested the null hypothesis as follows:1. Selfie had no significant simpact to the personal satisfaction of teenagers.

Methodology In gathering a reliable, informative and relative evaluation, a descriptive method was used. There were fifty (50) teenagers who are selfie-takers and are studying at Centro Escolar University-Makati which participated in this study. A purposive and convenience sampling was used and through questionnaires, the researcher was able to gather data needed to determine the impact of selfie to the personal satisfaction of the teenagers. The questions raised in the study were subjected to statistical treatment and the researcher was able to get the frequency and percentage of the demographic profile which

includes the age and gender. Moreover, in determining the impact of selfie to the personal satisfaction of the respondents, the same statistical treatment was used.

Results and Discussion

I. Demographic Profile 1. Age of the Respondents Based from statistical findings presented in Table 1, it was shown that teenagers who are 16-19 years old are mostly selfie-takers (49 out of 50 or 98%). This finding was congruent to the survey result in 2015 wherein it was found out that majority of the people who were selfie-takers were 16-25 years old. Thus, the data strongly says that at this age bracket, people are more likely to express themselves through taking and posting selfies in their respective social media accounts.

2.Gender of the Respondents Based from the statistical findings in Table 2, it was presented that females are highly engaged in taking and posting selfies garnering a frequency of 47 out of 50 or 94%. In Makati City, which is considered as the “Selfie Capital of the World” together with Pasig City, with at least 258

selfie-takers per 100,000 people as been stated in the study conducted by the Time magazine during the year 2014, majority of them are females for they are the ones who are highly inclined on the usage of social media sites particularly Facebook and Instagram, than males who are more used in playing computer games as their passed time (Fakhruddin, 2016).

Table 3Impact Of Selfie To Personal Satisfaction Of Teenagers

Frequency PercentHigh

Personal Satisfaction 14 28.0

Average Personal

Satisfaction 32 64.0

Below Average Personal

Satisfaction4 8.0

Total 50 100.0 Based from the statistical findings in Table 3, majority of the respondents (46 out of 50 or 92%) have had an average to high personal satisfaction for taking and posting selfies in various social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and many others. Hence, the data strongly imply that through selfie, teenagers receive

positive feedbacks from other people that lead them to feel loved, accepted and appreciated. Moreover, teenagers are able to express themselves even more that makes them proud of themselves because people used to notice them and like what they are posting and it is definitely giving them the personal satisfaction they need (Maher, 2015).

Conclusion1. Selfie had a significant impact on the personal satisfaction of teenagers.

Recommendations This study recommends that the future researchers should discover the impact of selfie to other aspects such as emotional, mental, and social aspects of teenagers to determine how their lives are being affected by this phenomenal act around the world. Moreover, the use of a larger sample size is highly recommended in order to get more reliable data results.

References

Adel, Rosette (2015) “Anti Cyber-

Bullying Act of 2015 pushed” Retrieved from:http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/05/27/1459305/anti-

cyber-bullying-act-2015-pushed

Awani, Astro (2014) “Selfie addiction

brings negative impact” Retrieved from:http://english .astroawani.com/lifestyle/selfie-addiction-brings-negative-impact-29905

Fakhruddin, Hussain (2016) “Top

14 Amazing Selfie Trends: Facts & Overview” Retrieved from:http://teks.co.in/site/blog/top-14-amazing-selfie-trends-facts-overview/

Hanks, Julie (2015) “Academic study of people who post selfies everything you suspect” Retrieved from: http: //market watch.com/story/beware-of-people-who-always-post-selfies-on-facebook-2015-07-16

Maher, Ryan (2015) “4 Reason Why we Post Selfies” Retrieved from:http://ryanmaher.net/4-reasons-why-we-post-selfies

Manila Shaker Philippines (2015) “The Five Sides OfSelfies; The Good and The Bad Effects of ASelfiNatic” Retrieved from:http://www.manilashaker.com/the-five-sides-of-

selfies-the-good-and-the-bad-effects-of-being-a-selfinatic/

Norris, Ashley (2011) ”Impression

Management: Considering Cultural, Social, and Spiritual Factors” Retrieved from: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/553/impression-management-considering-cultural-social-and-spiritual-factors

Steele, Ann (2016) “What Do #Selfies Say About The Psychology Of You?”Retrieved from:http://mastersinpsychologyguide.com/articles/what-do-selfies-say-about-psychology-you

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Walker, Melissa (2013) “The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected Consequences of Selfie Obsession” Retrieved from: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/selfie-obsessio

Assessment of the Effects of Dysfunctional Family and Gender Preference among LGBTs

Bodoraya, Jermaine T.October, 2016

Abstract

This study is an assessment of the effects of dysfunctional family and gender preference among LGBTs. A total of thirty (30) LGBT teenagers has a dysfunctional family had participated in this descriptive research. To gather a relevant data, a survey questionnaire was used by the researcher. Thus, according to the computed r-value of 0.15<p-value 0.40 those who preferred to become LGBT has nothing to do with their dysfunctional family. Moreover, the result was not significant. The researcher highly recommended that the researchers in the future would focus on the parent-child relationship that affects an individual’s gender preference. Also, this study recommends the use of a larger sample size to get a more reliable data results.Keywords: dysfunctional family, gender preference, LGBT

Introduction

As being stated on an article by Actforlibraries.org (2016) Family is the most important Influence on Gender Identity/Preference. It is important to understand the difference between gender and sex. Sex is biologically determined by one reproductive organ. Gender, however, is socially constructed. It is the way in which one acts in relation to the societal expectations of their sex. Hence, the researcher is eager to know the result of the assessment of the effects of having a dysfunctional family and gender preference among LGBTs. This study will prove that having to grow in a dysfunctional family could affect an individual’s gender preference. Indeed, these two variables have a strong relationship with each other and it would be beneficial to other

researchers who are interested on knowing the possible effects of having a dysfunctional family.

Moreover, Republic Act No. 9344 supports this study. It is an act which protects the best interests of the teenagers through measures that will ensure the observance of international standards of protecting the young individuals, especially the youth of the Philippines. This law supports this study because it is a law that allows the teenagers to express themselves freely. Also, it was stated here that “Child at Risk” are teenagers, regardless of their gender preference are coming from a dysfunctional or broken family or their gender preference.Hence, this act could help the teenager respondents. (Lawphil.net, 2006)

Related Literature

As stated on Kate Gitman’s (2016) article talking about the reasons why girls chose to be a lesbian the number one reason stated there was having a dysfunctional family atmosphere. Moreover, the life path and gender preference of a girl depends mostly on the process of upbringing and the role of parents in her life. During the transformation from a girl to a woman, every girl faces some questions and inner contradictions that create her identity. Thus, if a girl didn’t get the right answer to these important questions and parents can’t guide their children properly, the girl starts living according to her own beliefs, rules and values. Hence, lack of maternal warmth and support make daughters open their hearts to female friends. Thus, there’s a high probability that romantic relationship between the daughters of unloving mothers can turn into lesbianism one day. Roy Masters’ (2010) article which is entitled “Cause of Homosexuality: Poor Parent-Child Relationships” talked about how Homosexuality is a developmental problem that is almost always the result of problems in family relations, particularly between father and son. As a result of a dysfunctional relationship with the father, a boy does not fully internalize male gender-identity, and develops homosexuality. This article supports the idea that a dysfunctional family could be one of the essentials on choosing an individual’s gender preference. Alix Spiegel (2008) explained how Zucker, a psychological therapist, sees a gender-disordered kid. He mentioned how gender preference were the product of a dysfunctional environment — a dysfunctional family or a dysfunctional cultural environment that led him or her to engage in this wrongheaded and dangerous fantasy. Moreover, this study is trying to assess whether having a dysfunctional family does have an influence of the LGBTs gender

preference. Therefore, this article supports this study since he concluded that these behaviors were primarily a product of dysfunction. In p. 634 of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (2007) book it was stated there that some theories suggests that a dysfunctional family may cause the development of homosexuality. Theories that studies about “nurture” focusing on the parent-child relationship. An individual may both subsequently try to meet their unmet same-gender needs through sexual relationship. This is well-relevant to this study, adding the knowledge that someone who had a weak relationship with their mothers and fathers may want to find someone who will fulfill that need in a romantic relationship which would result to their present gender preference. According to a journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology (2015) System theories do not just look at a person as an individual unit responsible for and impacting only self. Instead, systems theories state that to understand a person, you also must understand them in relationship to their family (or other close relationships), their local community, their state (and any influencing issues within; for LGBT youth this would include laws affirming or opposing marriage equity or human rights ordinances including gender orientation/ expression, their nation (e.g., living in a country that penalizes same-sex attraction or contact), and the world as a whole. Thus, persons impact and are impacted by the dynamic relationships with others (e.g., family, friends, coworkers). Thus, the gender preference of the LGBT teenagers are influenced by their relationship with their families may it been a dysfunctional or not. Theoretical Framework

This study was supported by the Sexual Orientation theory of parental relationships proposed by Irving Bieber (ProCon.org, 2013) which states that the phenomenon that became homosexuality among adults actually started very early, long before the hormonal surge at puberty. However, Bieber attributed homosexuality to parental patterns that emphasized a strong binding relationship with mothers and weak or absent fathers. Thus, this theory supports the idea that teenagers are suited in making this research and having a dysfunctional family could be one of the causes of teenagers being homosexual.Statement of the Problem

This study tried to assess the effects of having a dysfunctional family to the gender preference of the LGBTs.

Specifically, it will seek to answer the following questions:

1. What was the demographic profile of the respondents1.1 Age1.2 Biological Gender1.3 Preferred gender

2. How does the effects of dysfunctional family to LGBTs assessed by?3. How does the gender preference of the respondents assessed by?4. Is there significant relationship between the effects of dysfunctional

family and gender preference of the respondents?

Hypotheses (Null)

This study tried to test the null hypotheses as follows:1. There is no significant relationship between profiles of dysfunctional

family affecting LGBT’s gender preference.2. There was no significant effect between having a dysfunctional

family and their gender preference.Methodology

A descriptive research design was used to determine the effect of dysfunctional family to the gender preference among LGBTs. The participants in this study were thirty (30) LGBT teenagers currently living in Metro Manila who are in age bracket of 13-19 years old. Each respondent were given the same set of questionnaire. The data gathered were subjected to statistical treatment such as Frequency and Pearson R correlation was used in order to answer the questions raised in the study. The study was started on September and ended on October, 2016.

Data Results and Discussion

1. Demographic Profile1.1 Age Based from the findings on

Table 1, majority (70%) are 15 to 18 years old. Thus, the data suggested that most of the respondents who were LGBT are dominated by young adult who are more likely vulnerable and sensitive with their family issues. 1.2 Biological Gender

According to Table 2, there were more LGBT respondent (56.7%) from male as compared to 43.3 female. The data strongly imply that there were more obvious LGBT from male population than female, probably because female LGBT may still have possibility of having their own family as compared to male LGBT as observed by the researcher.

1.3 Preferred Gender Table 3 indicates the preferred gender of the respondents. It shows that majority of 14 out of 30 with a percentage of 46.7% are the respondents preferred being female. Which means that respondents who answered the survey questionnaires are mostly from that population of men who preferred being female and the rest were answered by the women who preferred being men and the men or women who preferred being bisexual. Moreover, the respondents who participated were mostly gay cross-dressers who are open about their gender preference in the way they dress and act.

Table 4 presented the correlation between the gender preferences of the LGBTs to the effects of dysfunctional family. Thus, according to the computed r-value of 0.15<p-value 0.40 those who preferred to become LGBT has nothing to do with their dysfunctional family. However, the result was not significant. Meaning the implication of this study is only referring to the respondents of this study. Furthermore, the preference of being LGBT may be attributed to something else as implied by the statistical findings of this study. Although the result signifies a negligible correlation it doesn’t necessarily mean that having a dysfunctional family doesn’t affect the gender preference of an individual, it so happened that the respondents of this study aren’t affected by their family dysfunctions. There may be a relationship between this two but there are other factors to consider that are not further discussed in this study. The respondents answered might have some other reasons behind their choice of gender preference. 2. Correlation between the Effects of Dysfunctional Family to the Gender Preference of LGBTs

Table 4. Effects of Dysfunctional Family to the Gender Preference of LGBTs

ASSESSMENT OF THE

GENDER PREFERENCE

EFFECTS OF DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY TO THE

GENDER PREFERENCE

ASSESSMENT OF THE GENDER PREFERENCE

Pearson Correlation 1 -.159

Sig. (2-tailed) .402

N 30 30

EFFECTS OF DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY TO THE GENDER PREFERENCE

Pearson Correlation -.159 1

Sig. (2-tailed) .402

N 30 30

Conclusion

Having a dysfunctional family had no significant effect on the LGBT’s gender preference. Recommendation

This study recommends that the future researchers should further study about the influences of the gender preference of an individual in terms of their personality, biology and developmental experiences. Thus, it is highly recommended by the researcher that the researchers in the future would focus on the parent-child relationship that affects an individual’s gender preference. Also, this study recommends the use of a larger sample size to get a more reliable data results.References:Actforlibraries.org (2016) “Family AsThe Most Important Influence on Gender Identity” Retrieved from: http://www. actforlibraries.org/family-as- the-most-important- influence-on-gender-identity/Brinkmann, Susan (2004) “Homosexuality: The Untold Story Known causes of same- sex Attraction” Retrieved from:http://www. catholiceducation.org/en/ controversy/homo-

sexuality/known-causes-of- same-sex-attraction.html.

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homosexuality+dysfunctional +family&source=bl&ots= GkcFE3CcoY&sig=NN2LqxhIq7 88wUisKObN176u8Wc&hl =en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKE wjOmLP6nsHPAhVGuI8KH VG4C5IQ6AEILjAD#v=onepage &q=homosexuality%20 dysfunctional%20family &f=false.Encyclopedia (2008) International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences: “Preference, Gender” Retrieved from: http://www.encyclopedia .com/doc/1G2- 3045302032.html.Gitman, Kate (2016) “7 Reasons Women Choose to Be in Lesbian” Retrieved from: http://womenosophy.com/ reasons-women-lesbian- relationships.Luke, Melissa & Goodrich Kristopher M. (2015) “Working with Family, Friends, and Alliesof LGBT Youth” Retrieved from: http: //www.psysr.org/jsacp /goodrich-v7n1-2015_63- 83.pdf.Masters, Roy (2010) “Cause of Homosexuality: Poor Parent- Child Relationships” Retrieved from: https://www.fhu.com /articles/homosexual1.htmlProcon.org (2013) “Theories on The Origin of Sexual Orientation, 1864-present” Retrieved from: http:// borngay.procon.org/view. resource.php?resourceID =000019.Robison, Jennifer (2002) “What Percentage of the Population

Is Gay?” Retrieved from: http://www.gallup.com/poll/ 6961/what-percentage- population-gay.aspx.Spiegel, Alix (2008) “Two Families Grapple with Sons’ Gender Identity”. Retrieved from: http://www.npr.org/ 2008/05/07/90247842/two- families-grapple-with-sons- gender-preferences.

INFLUENCE OF OFW PARENTS TO THE EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN

Bordon, Ann Mikaela G.October 2016

Abstract

This study used descriptive method, to describe the influence of OFW parents to the emotional behavior of children. The respondents of this study were 30 children with OFW parents at Centro Escolar University and were selected through purposive sampling. Thus frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to measure the responses. Findings revealed that having an OFW parents influence the emotional behavior of childrenKeywords: emotional behavior, OFW parentsIntroduction

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) buckles down not just for their families but for the country as well and it takes a lot of danger when they travel and work abroad. Migrants sacrifice a lot keeping in mind the end goal to give a superior life for their families. They are heroes in their own privilege since they live to help their families and they think of other people first before they think of themselves.

Having relatives in abroad is such an open door in light of the fact that not everybody can go there, work there and live there. Perhaps on the grounds some of them don't have enough money to support the necessities and prerequisites to travel to another country. Everybody wanted to work abroad in spite of the fact that it

is too far and a foreign country, since they realize that they can just earn big amount of money if they will have a chance to work outside the Philippines. Some people are not aware of the life of being an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)they simply put in their mind that they can purchase what they want, go any place they wanted to go, or purchase the latest gadgets to inspire others, they don’t know the sweat and blood of their relatives just to earn money. Few sacrifices that an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) did are observing Christmas far from their family, celebrating their birthdays, missed to see the growing up of their children and so on.

Not all Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) has favorable luck in another country, one of the issues of OFW's are being

manhandled verbally, physically, and emotionally, there are others who died. In spite of that circumstance, there are numerous individuals dreamed to go there and work. They need to bet their life just to secure the fate of their family here in the Philippines. They are comprised of assurance, fearlessness, and a danger taking state of mind, an endearing personality and significantly more intangibles that make them as everyday heroes to many individuals. They go past their obligation at hand to help their families, to help their nation and now and then individuals in need regardless of the possibility that it implies putting him or herself in threat. In the end, a parent’s love and a child’s appreciation are the keys for a productive family, regardless of how many miles away they are from each other.Review of Literature

According to (Arguillas, M. 2010) overseas migration of parents from the Philippines has resulted in increasing numbers of long-term separations of parents from each other and from their children. Western-based analyses might predict negative education outcomes for children as a result of parental absence. We find that separations caused by overseas migration often are either neutral or can have positive effects on schooling outcomes,

at least among older children. Girls fare better in terms of educational attainment than do boys overall. Boys are often more affected by background variables, including parents’ international migration.

Based on (Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008) Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are lauded worldwide for their heroism. The Philippine government, in fact, considers OFWs as a new breed of economic investors in the country. Much has been said about the economic contributions of these modern-day heroes, but it is also equally important to look into the effects that migration has on their children left at home. On the positive side, it is expected that children of migrant workers have better living conditions than their counterparts from non-OFW families. These children experience more monetary benefits in terms of food, clothing, education, and savings. While some would think children are satisfied with this, our main article reveals otherwise. In fact, there are indications of sadness among these children. Furthermore, children of OFWs put more premiums on time and attention given to them by their parents. More than their children’s need for a better education, which is the main reason for migration, parents should also be made aware of the greater need to address the emotional needs of

their children. Regular communication is the key and various institutions such as the government, schools, and social groups have roles to play in addressing key issues affecting the welfare of OFW children

A study by (Cabrillas, A. 2010) parents who work overseas may put more food on the table that makes their children healthy and mentally alert and have better means to support their education. However, they may deprive their children of parental tender loving care and guidance essential in their development as citizen’s with well-rounded personalities who can confidently take their place in the society. Parenthood makes it possible for parents to endure the pains of life in order to raise a family. Parental sacrifice is a necessary virtue in maintaining the stability, unity, and happiness of the home. Due to the migration of one or both parents, children in families experience a reconfiguration of gender roles in the family as well as different ways of maintaining family relationship. The departure of mothers or both parents has clearly rearranged care giving and provider roles. *he children may be wanting for affection and time. Worse, they may be prone to emotional and psychological distress.

According to (Smeekens, C. 2013) migratory separation

from parents is a common situation for youth in the Philippines since many parents work abroad as Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) to improve the financial situation of their remaining-behind families. The absence of a parent could be a main source of stress for adolescents and stressful life events are known to have severe impact on physical health. When mothers are absent, the poorest health outcomes were reported. Socioeconomic status did not relate to health. Adolescents from OFW-parents who felt more emotional lonely and more often used avoidant coping strategies reported poorer health. The poorer health outcomes among the adolescents with a parent abroad could be interpreted within Lazarus’ and Folkman’s stress theory. Though, caution has to be taken in the interpretation. Poor health of children could also be a reason for parents to go abroad. Cross-cultural differences in health and stress concepts and validation of the questionnaire could also play a role. The study’s implications include applied psychological, theoretical and methodological aspects.

Based on the article (Luan, H. 2014) in recent decades, workers coming from overseas have become a common phenomenon in some countries and regions. Under the influence of globalization, the

flow of labor capital at the macro-economic level is affecting the personal life of the families of those working overseas. In order to understand the psychosocial development of the children who are left behind when one or both parents work abroad, this study employs social capital theory and resilience theory, and builds an ecological system model from a positive perspective to analyze in four dimensions the effects of social capital on the psychosocial development of children in unfavorable environments. Existing studies show that the significant differences in psychosocial development between children who have a parent or parents working abroad and children in intact families are still ambiguous, and different regions and populations have different situations. Theoretical Framework

This study was supported by John Bowlby’s theory, thus according to him, after a connection has created, partition from the parents can cause unfavorable emotional reaction that will meddle with the development of a child.

This attachment theory states that strong connection to a parental figure gives a sense of security and foundation to a child. In general, those without such connections are frightful and are less ready to search out and gain from new encounters.

But a child with strong connection to their parents has a tendency to be more brave and avid to have new encountersStatement of the Problem

1. What was the demographic profile of respondents in terms of:

1.1 Age;1.2 Gender; and1.3 Civil Status

2. What type of OFW does the parent of respondents have?

3. Was there a significant influence of OFW parents to the emotional behavior of children?

Hypothesis (Null)

1. There was no significant influence of OFW parents to the emotional behavior of children.

MethodologyThis part presents the

participants of the study, the instruments used, data gathering procedure and the statistical treatment of data.

The participants in this study were thirty (30) male and female psychology students from first year to fourth year who have an OFW parents and are studying at Centro Escolar University-Makati.

To gather a reliable evaluation, this study used the descriptive method of research.

It is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. This type of research describes what exists and may help to uncover new facts and meaning. Generally, this involves the collection of data that will provide an account or description of individuals, groups or situations. The questionnaire is the main instrument in data gathering and was divided into three

parts: Part I, the respondent’s demographic profile while, and Part II contains the different types of OFW parents and part III that contains the influence of OFW parents to the emotional behavior of children.

The main tool that was used in the descriptive research was the emotional behavior test. The emotional behavior test is used to measure the level of emotions among the children who have OFW parents.

Statistical ToolTo interpret the data

gathered, the following statistical tool was used:IBM SPSS Statistics 21- the researcher was able to get the frequency and percentage of the different types of OFW parents, the demographic profile which includes the age, gender and civil status. Moreover, in determining the influence of OFW parents to the emotional behavior of children, mean, standard deviation and verbal interpretation was used.Results and Discussion

Profile according to Age

Based from the findings on table 1, it showed that 18 years old has the highest percentage that answered the given questionnaire. This was supported by Melanie Reyes (2008) wherein she found that

there are approximately 9 million Filipino children under the age of 18 who are left behind by one or both parents to work tentatively or live permanently abroad. Using the definition of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), “a child means every human being below the age of eighteen” who are likewise needing protection against all forms of discrimination.

Profile according to Gender

In the findings on table 2, it is shown that female respondents have the highest percentage. According to Melanie Reyes (2008) many young adults especially female who have OFW parents are mostly left behind. There is also a greater demand for children’s care expectations from women than from men.

Different types of OFW parents

In the findings on table 4, it is shown that blue-collar job has the highest percentage. According to Kathleen Yu (2010) most of the Overseas Filipino Workers are blue-collar job because manpower resources are one of the Philippines’ greatest exports. OFW are appropriately termed “modern day heroes” because of the sacrifices they make in leaving their families to work abroad. Most of them are blue collar workers, employed in jobs like care giving, nursing and housekeeping.Different Emotional Behavior

In the findings shown at table 5, majority of the 18 years old respondents were slightly influenced by their emotional

behavior. Respondents were thinking about what bothering them got the highest (X= 2.83, SD= .791). Conclusion

OFW parents have a significant influence on the emotional behavior of children.Recommendation

This study recommends that the future researchers should discover the influence of OFW parents to other aspects such as mental, social, physical aspects of children to determine how their whole lives are being affected by the absence of their parents. Moreover, the use of a larger size is highly recommended in order to get more accurate and reliable results

References

Arguillas, M. (2010).The Impact of Parents’ Overseas Employment on Educational Outcomes of Filipino Children

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230075315_The_Impact_of_Parents'_Overseas_Employment_on_Educational_Outcomes_of_Filipino_Children

Philippine Institute for Development Studies

(2008).OFW children: Wanting for more attention

http://dirp3.pids.gov.ph/ris/drn/pidsdrn08-2.pdf

Cabrillas, A. (2010). Determinants of Academic Performance of OFW Children in the Division of San Jose City

http://www.academia.edu/8082714/Determinants_of_Academic_Perf

ormance_of_OFW_Children_in_the_Division_of_San_Jose_City

Smeekens, C. (2013). Overseas labour migration of parents: Health of their left-behind adolescent children in the Philippines

http://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/260150

Luan, H. (2014). Effects of Social Capital on Psychosocial Development of Children Whose Parent(s) Work Abroad---A Study in Yanji City, Chinahttp://gradworks.umi.com/36/91/3691979.html

Perception of Teenagers towards Sex Education from Centro Escolar University-Makati GP

Caballero, Desiree Ann E.October, 2016

Abstract

The perception towards sex education of teenagers from Centro Escolar University Makati-GP has been observed in this study. A total of fifty (50) teenager students who are aware of sex education has participited in this descriptive research and in gathering the data, a survey questionnaire was used in this research. Through the study,it was stated that majority of the respondents ( 41 out of 50 of 82% ) have had an Favorable perceptiontowards sex education, Hence sex education had a significant impact to the teenagers. The researchers suggest the future researchers to discover also the perception of teacher and parents towards sex education to know if they are favorable with it. Keywords : Perception , Sex- education , Teenagers

Introduction

Ignorance of sex is common problem among teenagers. The life of students are shattered with the passing of incorrect information with themselves, they get deceived by others.Sex education is the teaching about sex and human sexuality. Sex is relevant effect on the human life of an individual and almost everybody in the society with children wants to learn about it. Traditionally, children are not dubious to acquire information about sex at all. They many a time, attain about sex through their friends, books, television, pornographic films either from the magazines or internets and sex movies. Correct and accurate information should be

given to teenagers about the rapid development in their bodies. During the period, the girls develop breast, menstruation starts, pelvic borne broadens these starts at the age of eleven to thirteen years and in the boys between fourteen to sixteen years. The sexual organs mature the widening of the chest and growth of the lynx which causes strong of the voice.Therefore sex education should be given at early development phase of the child because the foundation set in the early life of the teenagers determines the stability and capacity of marriage life of an individual in the society.

      The provision of sex education is important because the norms guiding sexual act has been clear up by the increasing urbanization and the modernization of social norms. Sex education for parents, teachers or counselors and educators will not exactly be universal remedy to the social ills, but it will bring information for improving behavior, creating personality in our society. This should be made known to teenagers of both sexes.The bill concerning the topic of this journal is the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, is a law in the Philippines, which guarantees universal access to methods on contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care. Refersto a lifelong learning process of providing and acquiring complete, accurate and relevant age and development-appropriate information and education on reproductive health and sexuality through life skills education and other approaches.Review of Literature

According to WHO (2006), Sexuality is a main aspect of being human throughout life and encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. Sexuality is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors,

practices, and relationships. While sexuality can include all of these dimensions, not all of them are always experienced or expressed. Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, ethical, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors (WHO, 2006) Osunde (2007) stated that sex education as the practice of acquiring information and formatting relationships and intimacy. It is also about expanding young people's skills so that they, will make reliable choices about their behavior and feel satisfied and competent about acting on those decision. It is generally accepted that young people have right to sex education partly because it is the means by which they help to assure themselves against unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted condition and HIV/AIDS. Instruction amends at sharing individuals or group towards a health and socially acceptable sexual adjustment it encompasses such subject matter like moral instrument, prevention of sex related disease, prevention of unwanted pregnancy, homosexuality and host of other consequence of sex indulgence.Adaro stated (2002) the word sex and education have spectrum of concepts sex is a fundamental driving force in relationship between the biological needs to reproduce, cultural influence love and

affection of human life. Education on the other hand is the process of changing the behavior of people sex education therefore is the awareness of the aspect of social. Physiology and techniques help to accentuate the unknown sex.Edwin (2003) defined sex education as the parenthood education population education etc. As the name implies it is perceived as the provision of sex information or knowledge to people. In it's deeper sense, sex education is a comprehensive program of individual development right from infancy to the declining years.Collins (2008), argued that sexuality education encompasses education about all aspects of sexuality including information about family planning, reproduction, body image, sexual orientation, sexual pleasure, values, decision making, communication, dating, relationships, sexually transmitted infections and how to avoid them, and birth control method.

Theoretical Framework This study is supported by Sexuality Education’s theory aim a balance between content and instructional strategies that benefit students assess their own attitudes, behavior and knowledge of human sexuality. Affirm that sex education is an essential part of a comprehensive health education

program, the theory is absolute for helping students from a variety of backgrounds explain sexuality to learners of all ages. Sex education is an education for hygienic living with matters relating to sex. It is also about establish young people's skills so that they, will make enlightened choices about their action and feel confident and competent about acting on those choices. It is widely accepted that adolescent have right to sex education partly because it is the means by which they help to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies, transmitted diseases and H IV/AIDS. Instruction amends at helping individuals or group pointing to health and socially acceptable sexual adjustment it encompasses such subject matter like moral instrument, avoiding of sex related disease, prevention of unwanted pregnancy, homosexuality and host of other consequence of sex indulgence.

Statement of the ProblemThis study attempted to determine the perception of teenagers towards sex education specifically this sought to answer the following questions:1. What was the demographic profile of the respondents:1.1 Age1.2 Gender1.3 Religion

2. How did the teenagers perceive sex education?3. Was there a significant relationship between demographic profile and perception of sex education.Hypothesis

Based on the statement of problems which are concerns of the research, we have formed the following null hypothesis:

1. There is no significant relationship between the demographic profile of the respondents and to their perception on sex education.

Methodology

In gathering a informative, reliableand approximateevaluation, a descriptive method was used. There were fifty (50) teenager students at Centro Escolar University Makati-gp used in the reseach. A survey questionnaire used in data collection and the respondents will choose from highly favorable, favorable ,not favorable and no stand which will based on the level of extent of how they agree or disagree to sex-education. The researcher used also percentage and frequencies to describe the demographic profile and perception of the respondents.

Results and Discussion

1. Age of the respondents

Based from the statistical findings presented in Table 1, it shown that majority was 18 years old or 38% , thus the data imply that most of the respondents who are 18 years old are more sexually active and engaged in sexual activities. According to Marquez the crucial age was 15-19 years old because teenager was exposed to sexually explicit reading materials, websites, videos, and movies.

2. Gender of the respondents

Based from the results in Table 2, majority is 68% of the respondent are female, while 32% are male. It was presented that female are more likely passionate and engaged to sexual activities as observed by the researcher. In the study of LaTrobe University’s faculty of health sciences researchers they found out that more than 61% of 12 girls said they had sex, compared to 44%of boys of that year.

3. Religion of the respondents

Based from the statistical results on table 3, the religion with the highest frequency with 48 or 96% was Catholic. It implies that most of the students found in CEU-GP have the religion Catholic. The least is Christian with 2 or 4%, which implies that there aren’t many students with different religions.

Table.4 Perception of Teenagers

Frequency Percent

Not 6 12Favorable

Favorable 41 82HighlyFavorable 3 6

Total 50 100

As mentioned in the previous findings the majority result of the respondents was 82% or 41 out of 50 it was stated that the respondents are favorable with sex education. Probably because of the curiosity and exposure to sexual imagery and in their environment, teenagers are involve in this kind of sexual activities that’s why teenager needs sexuality education. According Kanabu’ article he stated that sexuality education is essential for all young people to prepareand it can be the training groud for life as an adult.

Conclusion Based on the results acquired by the researchers, it can be concluded that.

1. That the perceptions of the millennials towards sex education are more open minded.

2. The religion of the respondents have no significant relationship with their perception about sex education.

Recommendation

1.To Future researchers, for them to be able to use this journal as a basis for improvement and to discover also the perception of teacher and parents towards sex education to know if they are favorable with it.2. To the readers of this journal to enable them to broaden their minds about sex education

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Kirby D et al. Emerging answer National Campaign (2005): Research Findings on program to reduce teen pregnancy

Klein JD & Committee (2005) on “Adolescence sex education : Current trends and issues.”

Mosher WD et al. ( 2000): “Sexual Behavior and selected health Measures : men and women”

Odepoju,A (2005).Sexuality Education in Nigeria ,challages and protects Understanding Human Sexuality. Retrieved on 2nd September, 2011 from hhtp://www.arsc.org/downloads/uns

Peez. R (2000) Am act Providing for national Policy on responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health. Retrieved from https://rhbillresourcepage.wordpress.com/the-rh-law-republic-act-no-10354/

APPENDIX A

PERCEPTIONS ON LIFE MOTIVATIONS OF MIDDLE AGE WOMEN

Dear Respondents, Good day! A Third Year Psychology Student thatis currently conducting a descriptive research entitled, “Perceptions on life motivations of Middle Age Women”.

In this light, the researcher humbly requesting an ample of time for you to fully and honestly participate in this activity. The data that will be gathered would greatly help the researcher to formulate answers and conclusions that are needed in the entitled research. Thus your cooperation is greatly needed.

Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,

Gladys BalinoResearcher

Acceptance:________________________

Impact of Selfie to the Personal Satisfaction of Teenagers

from Centro Escolar University-Makati

Dear Respondent,

Good day! A Third Year Psychology Student is currently conducting a descriptive research entitled, “Impact of Selfie to the Personal Satisfaction of Teenagers from Centro Escolar University-Makati”.

In this light, the researcher is humbly requesting an ample time for you to fully and honestly participate in this study by completing this questionnaire. The data that will be gathered would greatly help the researcher to formulate answers and conclusions that are needed in order to gain further knowledge about the indicated research title. Moreover, recommendations for future researchers would be included as well in the fulfillment of this research. Thus, your participation is highly needed for the success of this study.

Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,

Researcher

Acceptance:

______________________

Assessment of the Effects of Dysfunctional Family and Gender Preference among LGBTs.

Dear Respondent,

Good day! A Third Year Psychology Student is currently conducting a descriptive research entitled, “Assessment of the Effects of Dysfunctional Family and Gender Preference among LGBTs”.

In this light, the researcher is humbly requesting an ample time for you to fully and honestly participate in this study by completing this questionnaire. The data that will be gathered would greatly help the researcher to formulate answers and conclusions that are needed in order to gain further knowledge about the indicated research title. Moreover, recommendations for future researchers would be included as well in the fulfillment of this research. Thus, your participation is highly needed for the success of this study.

Thank you very much!

Respectfully yours,

Jermaine T. Bodoraya

Acceptance:

______________________

INFORMED CONSENT

Dear Centro Escolar Students,

Good day to you our dear respondent!

I, Ann Mikaela G. Bordon, from BS PSYCHOLOGY 3B having a research entitled “Influence of OFW Parents to the Emotional Behavior of Children” for the fulfillment of our requirements in Psychological Statistics.

I would like to ask a little from your time to answer my survey questionnaire. The result of the research will depend on your answers. Rest assured that your answers will be confidential.

Thank you and God Bless!

Respectfully yours,

Researcher

Acceptance:

____________________

Dear Respondents,

Your participation to this data gathering is very mush

requested for the research entitled “ Perception of the Teenagers to Sex

Education”. Thus, the result of this study benefit the future researchers of

this topic. Thank you so much.

Respectfully yours,

RESEARCHER

Desiree Ann E. Caballero

Confirmed by:

Dr. Agnes E. Santos

APPENDIX B

QUESTIONNAIRE 1

Part I. Profile of the Respondents

Instruction: Below are items on the profile of the respondents. Please write your answer on the space provided after each item.

Age: ________ Civil Status: ________Religion: __________Part II. Perception on Life Motivations Measurement

Instruction: Please read each item carefully about each statement. Put a check on the space provided for your answer. There are no wrong or right answers to any of these statements. Respond by using the following scale:

4-Strongly Agree3-Agree2-Disagree1-Strongly Disagree

Perception on Life Motivations

4Strongly

Agree

3Agree

2Disagree

1Strongly Disagree

A person's family is the most important thing in

life.Even if something bad is about to happen to me, I rarely experience fear or

nervousness.I go out of my way to get

things I want.When I'm doing well at

something I love to keep at it.

I'm always willing to try something new if I think

it will be fun.How I dress is important

to me.When I get something I want, I feel excited and

energized.Criticism or scolding hurts me quite a bit.

When I want something I usually go all-out to get

it.I will often do things for

no other reason than that they might be fun.It's hard for me to find the time to do things such as get a haircut.If I see a chance to get

something I want I move on it right away.

I feel pretty worried or upset when I think or

know somebody is angry at me.

When I see an opportunity for

something I like I get excited right away.

I often act on the spur of the moment.

If I think something unpleasant is going to happen I usually get pretty "worked up."I often wonder why

people act the way they do.

When good things happen to me, it affects

me strongly.I feel worried when I

think I have done poorly at something important.I crave excitement and

new sensations.When I go after

something I use a "no holds barred" approach.

I have very few fears compared to my friends.It would excite me to win

a contest.I worry about making

mistakes.A person's family is the most important thing in

life.

QUESTIONNAIRE 2I. Respondent’s ProfileInstructions: Check or mark the answer for each question on the space provided.1. Age: ____2. Gender: ________

II. Impact of Selfie to the Personal Satisfaction of TeenagersInstructions: Please choose whether you have a High Personal Satisfaction, Average Personal Satisfaction, Below Average Personal Satisfaction or No Satisfaction on the given statements. (Put a check mark on your chosen answer.)

4 – High Personal Satisfaction3 –Average Personal Satisfaction 2 – Below Average Personal Satisfaction 1 – No Personal Satisfaction

Impact of Selfie to the

Personal Satisfaction

of Teenagers

When I take and post selfies on my social media account…

4High

Personal Satisfactio

n

3Average Personal

Satisfaction

2Below

AveragePersonal

Satisfaction

1No

Personal Satisfactio

n

1. I really feel good about myself.2. I feel happy because it is my way to express who I really am. 3. I feel glad because I get likes and positive comments from my friends. 4. I even feel more confident about myself each passing

day. 5. I feel special and connected with other people because they used to recognize me now unlike before. 6. I feel wanted and loved when people give positive feedbacks on me. 7. I feel that I deserve to be recognized and appreciated by other people. 8. I feel the attention and approval I need to receive.9. I feel proud of myself because people appreciate my own uniqueness/identity.

10. I feel accepted by the society every time I receive likes and good

comments.

QUESTIONNAIRE 3

Assessment of the Effects of Dysfunctional Family and Gender Preference among LGBTs

I. Respondent’s Profile

Instructions: Check or mark the answer for each question on the space provided.

3. Age: ____4. Gender: ____5. Preferred Gender: ____II. Effects of Dysfunctional Family to the Gender Preference of LGBTs

Instruction: For each statement, please check whether you:4 – Strongly Agree

3 - Agree 2 – Disagree 1 – Strongly Disagree

4 3 2 11. I feel the lack of having a mother-

figure or a father-figure that I could relate with.

2. I believe that I didn’t experience a good parent-child relationship.

3. I feel hatred towards the opposite sex because of my mother/father’s absence.

4. I have a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship/ father-son relationship.

III. Assessment of the Sexual Preference of Teenagers

Instruction: For each statement, please check whether you:4 – Strongly Agree

3 - Agree 2 – Disagree 1 – Strongly Disagree

4 3 2 11. I am attracted with the same sex.2. I am attracted to both male and

female3. I am not decided whether I’m

attracted with the same sex or both male and female.

QUESTIONNAIRE 4

I. Demographic Profile

Age: _______________Gender: ________________Civil Status: _______________II. Types of OFW Parents

Type of OFW 1. White-Collar Job(work is performed in office,

cubicle or administrative setting)2. Blue-Collar Job(work requires manual labor)3. Pink-Collar Job

(work is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales, or other service-oriented work)

III. Different Emotional Behavior

Please rate them according to the frequency:

4- Always3- Often2- Sometimes1- Never

Emotional Behavior 4 3 2 11. I am neither worried nor scared about a lot of things in my life.2. I don't have trouble in sleeping.3. I feel happiness, contentment, joy, love and I don't have trouble connecting with people.4. I don't have trouble in focusing, concentrating or remembering things.5. I don't feel sad, like I couldn't go on.

6. I am not experiencing extreme mood swings from depression.7. I seem to be very lucky.8. When something is bothering me, I think about it.9. I do not feel helpless when people criticize me.10. I can overcome most of my problems.

QUESTIONNAIRE 5Perception Of Teenagers Towards Sex Education

I.PROFILE

AGE; RELIGION:

GENDER; M F

II.QUESTIONS

Directions: Please indicate your level of agreement of disagreement with each of these statement regarding “Perception of Teenager to Sex Education ”Place an “X” mark in the box of your answer.

No stand (Neutral) 1

Not Favorable 2

Favorable 3

Highly Favorable 4

1 2 3 4

Do you agree on sex education ?

Students need sex education so that they can grow to become responsible adults.How to have a healthy relationship with the opposite sex should be discussed in sex education lesson.Students do not like sex education in school because it is against theirreligionHow to prevent pregnancy should be taught during sex educationlesson.Learning about family life and sex education will encourage students to have premarital sex.

Any student that talks about sex is a bad child.It is necessary to teach students about the functions of sex organs insocial studies lesson.

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