THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL MAKE – UP OF SOLO PARENTS’ DEPENDENTS IN REGIONS 2 AND 3 IN THE PHILIPPINES

Abstract

Single parenting is a crucial challenge to all who lost their loved ones because of various accidents, separations, or any other means. This research focuses on the two sub-sections of the law that give emphasized of the whole picture of a solo parent dependents regarding their psycho- social behavior, experiences, challenges and aspirations. To be familiar with the challenges, coping mechanism, aspirations. Qualitative type of research through a case study approach was utilized. Samples were came from the provinces of Regions 2 and 3 such as Nueva Viscaya, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac, and Aurora. Interviews, observations and checklists were the instruments used. It deduced that the samples possessed individual differences on their social makeup, lifestyles, psycho social aspects on their emotional conditions, behaviors, attitudes and academic performance that include positive and even traumatic experiences. The challenges on personal problems were brought out, behavior pattern, social and emotional and other problems were tackled .The coping mechanism and aspirations for their future were presented. The samples differs on their profile such as gender, age, course enrolled, years in college, civil status of parents, occupation of their parents, monthly take home pay, educational attainment of parent, number of years as single parents, causes of separation of parents, ordinal position of birth of the respondent and their descriptions.