Anxiety level and moral foundations regarding war on drugs Angelica Faye C. Prado... [et. al]

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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The study intended to determine the level of anxiety and the extent of moral foundations of the respondents in doing right and wrong regarding war on drugs in terms of different variables. Physical, social and emotional aspects under the level of anxiety were studied to relate with moral foundation in terms of harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, in-group/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity. The study was conducted at Teresa, Rizal. The respondents were one hundred (100) residents from selected barangays in the town and were chosen through quota sampling technique. The study utilized descriptive quantitative research design. The data were gathered using adapted-modified questionnaires and were statistically treated using mean, ranking and Pearson-r. The findings showed that the residents of Teresa have moderate level of anxiety in terms of physical aspect and mild level of anxiety in terms of social and emotional aspect, while the extent of moral foundation in terms of harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, in-group/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity disclosed that the Teresa residents are correspondingly sensitive to all five foundations, thus, conservatives. Lastly, it was revealed that there is no significant relationship between the anxiety level and moral foundation of Teresa regarding war on drugs. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the residents of Teresa consider the war on drugs and at the same time give the drug related persons a chance to change not only for their own good but also for the betterment of the whole community. As general recommendations, future researchers may also choose the families of identified drug related persons in drug rehabilitation facilities as their respondents. Additionally, officials may conduct seminars with regards to war on drugs in the barangays or in the municipality of Teresa. Future researchers may also conduct study in another town of Rizal province. Moreover, future researchers may also employ police officers that have been deployed in an "Oplan Tokhang" operation to be their respondents. Furthermore, qualitative research design may also be utilized in the study.