filipino coping resources

FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY_COPING MECHANISMS

Re: Filipino Family Coping Mechanisms

Fr: Laigo, L., Cura, M. N., Oreta, J. S., & Galang, G. P. (2009). The Filipino family: Indicators of well-being. Manila: Philippine Women’s University, pp. 38-40.

Research Time Frame: end of 2003 to mid 2004

Respondents:

Ø  N = 231 parents (Luzon, Visayas, & Mindanao) & 57 children (Tarlac, Pampanga, Batangas, & Iloilo) for Focus Group Discussion

Ø  N = 132 children (Manila, Laguna, Cavite, & Davao) aged 10-18 for Written Survey

Ø  Key Informants for Individual Interview (mostly from SES Class C & D)

Coping Skills:

1. Social Support System (Family, Relatives, & Neighbors) – financial & moral support; neighbor asked to take a peer (silipin) at children (p. 38)

2. Church, Religion, Spirituality – provide sense of stability, praying to God in times of distress (p. 39)

3. Humor – making light one’s situation (p. 39), laughing at problems diffuses their seriousness (p. 40); although self-depreciation & passivity may need rethinking (p. 39)