Transnational family nexus: conflicts, adjustments and aspirations Niña Ruem T. Maghanay... [et. al]

Thesis Bachelor of Science in Psychology University of Rizal System-Morong 2019

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The study is entitled "Transnational Family Nexus: Conflicts, Adjustments, and Aspirations". It was conducted in selected municipalities in Rizal during the school year 2018-2019. The main objective of this study is to enlighten people, and the larger society that transnational families are resilient family despite of conflicts, economic adversities and the like. The researchers believed that people gain a thorough understanding on how the transnational families encountered conflicts that and what adjustment mechanisms they used to overcome it and maintain/recover the family nexus. The researchers purposively selected ten respondents from five transnational families. They were composed of five overseas Filipino worker parents and five children of the respective families aging thirteen to nineteen year-old from selected municipalities in the Province of Rizal namely Angono, Antipolo City, Binangonan, Cardona, and Teresa. The study made use of descriptive-qualitative of research utilizing the researchers' made interview guide questions as major instrument during the gathering of sufficient data. As a result of the study, the researchers found out that the transnational families are capable of adjusting to the conflicts they have encountered. It was shown that there is positive outcome with regards to children's attitude even though left-behind. Explaining, giving advices and understanding one another helped them to maintain close family ties. All of the respondents considered technology as alternative to perform their duties and responsibilities. But most of the respondents have the same belief of not telling to their families some unavoidable accidents and such because it only adds another concerns, worries and uneasiness to everyone. It reveals that material things can never equate parents' love to their children and love will always be there regardless of the distance and prolong separations as long as constant communication is being practiced. Researchers therefore concluded that transnational families had family-oriented aspirations than self-goals. As a general recommendation, the researchers are looking forward that this study may serve as additional data for the future intervention, betterment of programs and activities provided by the government, concerned agency or institution, which aims to promote the welfare of transnational families in the Philippines. Future researchers may conduct a parallel study using different variables to further explore transnational living and enrich understanding towards overseas Filipino workers' family nexus.