Thursday, January 5, 2023

FAMILY, A Place of FORGIVENESS (Pope Francis, 2022)

 Re: FAMILY, Place of FORGIVENESS

Fr: Pope Francis (2022), https://newswebgh.com/2022/05/26/pope-francis-retirement-speech-that-shocks-the-world/

 

   There is no perfect family.

   We do not have perfect parents, you are not perfect yourself and we do not marry a perfect person or we do not have perfect children.

   Moreover, we have complaints from each other. We cannot live together without offending one another.

   Also, we are constantly disappointed. Yes, for so many reasons at different times we are disappointed by one another.

   There is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of FORGIVENESS. Forgiveness is the MEDICINE for family joy and happiness.

   Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. No matter the offense or who is the offender. Without forgiveness, the family becomes an arena of conflict and a fortress of evil.

   Without forgiveness, the family becomes sick and unhealthy.

   Forgiveness is the ASEPSIS of the soul, the PURIFICATION of the spirit and the LIBERATION of the heart. No sin is too big to be forgiven. He who does not forgive does not have PEACE in his souls and cannot have COMMUNION with God.

   Unforgiving is Evil and a poison that intoxicates and kills the one who refuses to forgive.

   And also, keeping the heartache of unforgiveness in your heart is a self-destructive gesture. It’s autophagy [eat oneself up].

   Those who do not forgive are physically, emotionally and spiritually ill. And they will suffer in two ways.

   For this reason, the family must be a place of LIFE and not a place of death; a place of FORGIVENESS, a place of PARADISE and not a place of hell; a HEALING territory and not of a disease; an internship of forgiveness and not of guilt.

   Forgiveness brings JOY where sorrow has brought sadness. HEALING where sorrow has caused disease.

   A family is a place of SUPPORT and not of gossip and slander of one another. It must be a place of WELCOME not a place of rejection. Shame to those who plan evil about others. We are family and not enemies.

   When anyone is going through a challenge, all they need is SUPPORT.

 

 

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

genogram process questions

Re: Genogram Processing Guide Questions

Fr: Mr. Timmy Nivera (2021). Powerpoint slides 03/19/2021 St. Joseph Formation House webinar

 

Genogram = a graphic representation of your family that displays the interaction of generations within a family (analogy: operating system)

NB: “You are what your FAMILY is, plus your LIFE EXPERIENCES and personality (including character strengths).”

 

I. Capacity for INTIMACY: Closeness and Distance

 

1. How was your FATHER like as a HUSBAND? What were his STRENGHTS? How did

    you FELL about this?

2. How was your MOTHER like as a WIFE? What were her STRENGHTS? How did you

    FEEL about this?

3. Are you CLOSE to your Father or Mother? How does this make you FEEL?

4. How is AFFECTION expressed in your family?

 

II. Loyalties and POWER Struggles

 

1.    What is your BIRTH POSITION* in your family and how do you feel about that? (Eldest [1st] – Middle [2nd] – Youngest [3rd]; 4th, 5th, & 6th = repeat 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.]

2.    Who makes DECISIONS in your family? HOW are the decisions made?

3.    What are considered MAJOR DECISIONS?

4.    Who has POWER in your family? Who has power over WHAT and over WHOM? How does this make you FEEL?

 

*Birth Order Characteristics:

1. First = perfectionist, achiever, leader, bossy, responsible, motivated, conscientious,

controlling, cautious, reliable

2. Middle = adaptable, independent, go-between, people-pleaser, can be rebellious,

feels left out, peacemaker, social

3. Last = social, charming, outgoing, uncomplicated, manipulative, seeks attention, self-centered, fun

4. Only Child = confident, conscientious, responsible, perfectionist, center of attention, mature

for their age, seek approval, sensitive, leader

 

III. Coping Mechanisms

 

1.    How is ANGER expressed in your family?

2.    How are conflicts SETTLED?

3.    Think about a major crisis or problem faced by your family: (a) How did your family COPE? (b) How was it RESOLVED? (c) What would you have done?

 

IV. Rituals and BELIEF Systems

 

1.    How are weekend, holidays, SPECIAL OCCAISONS spent?

2.    What BELIEFS &/or rituals cannot be compromised or non-negotiable?

3.    What beliefs &/or rituals can be given up?

 

V. RULES (written or unwritten) about:

 

1. ROLES of Father and Mother (e.g. division of labor in the household)

2. Discipline

3. Finances

4. Relations with Siblings

5. Relations with Relatives

6. Time

[7. Work]

 

VI. VULNERABILITIES & STRENGTHS

 

1.    What are SENSITIVE ISSUES in your family?

2.    What events / issues in your family of origin continue to AFFECT you?

3.    What do you consider as your family’s STRENGTHS?

 

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Implications:

 

>RETAIN what is functional.

>CHANGE or modify what is dysfunctional.

 

Saturday, March 13, 2021

bowen family system theory

source: https://travel2cali.com/m2m-day-11-family-systems/?fbclid=IwAR2opgu6YSQETX9fVsTcSE0LVS7iBq_jiT85Bby25OfPuWa7dndwcHwX4_M

(youtube video 7:33 minutes)

"This system views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems-thinking to describe the complex interactions in this unit. It is the nature of a family that its members are intensely connected emotionally. Families profoundly affect each other’s thoughts, feelings, and actions when they try to gain affection, approval, and attention from the other members. A family unit can be very close-knitted or are distant if problems go unresolved.

The Eight-Core Concepts:

  1. Emotional Triangles
  2. Differentiation of Self
  3. Nuclear Family Systems
    Four Basic Relations Patterns
    a. marital conflict
    b. disfunction in one spouse
    c. impairment of one or more children
    d. emotional distance
  1. Family Projective Process
  2. Multi-generational Transmission Process
  3. Emotional Cutoff
  4. Sibling Position
  5. Societal Emotional Process

Four Basic Relationship Patterns:

These patterns are what drives people apart.

  1. Marital Conflict
  2. Dysfunction in one Spouse
  3. Impairment of one or more Children
  4. Emotional Distance"
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TREATMENT GOALS:
1. Understand therapy from an EMOTIONAL SYSTEM
2. Observe and recognize FAMILY PATTERNS
3. Reduce anxiety in the relationship system
4. Restore TRUST and FAIRNESS
5. Increase DIFFERENTIATION
6. Demonstrate INTER-GENERATAIONAL PATTERNS

INTERVENTIONS:
1. Teach DIFFERENTIATION
2. Focus on THINKING over feeling
3. DE-TRIANGULATING by reducing DYADIC INTERACTIONS
4. Encourage "I" STATEMENT
5. Re-OPEN cut off relations
6. Guide families to IDENTIFY TRIGGERS for reactivity

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my reflection: 

>my attention was riveted to DIFFERENTIATION & SELF DEVELOPMENT which is a challenge to Filipino families due to our "undifferentiated self" (Fr Jaime Bulatao, SJ, PhD).
 
>trans-generational same sibling position share traits (Daniele and me)

>physically close but emotionally cut off

Saturday, September 8, 2007

transgenerational pattern: ss

re: david's sin (2sam 12:9-11)
"why have you struck down uriah the hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the ammonites. [10] now therefore THE SWORD SHALL NEVER DEPART FROM YOUR HOUSE, for you have despised me, and have taken the wife of uriah the hittite to be your wife. [11] thus says the lord: i will raise up trouble against you from within your own house; and i will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this very sun."

reflection:
david's sins are murder (violence through the "sword") and adultery. as the LAW OF HARVEST states, you reap what you sow. so, the lord through nathan prophesied that both sins will fall upon his family. however, solomon proved faithful and somehow redeemed david's name as king of israel.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

A Paternal Nurturance Scale for Filipino Adolescents

Panukat ng Kabataan ng Ugaling Pagkamapagkalinga ng Ama (A Paternal Nurturance Scale for Filipino Adolescents) [This test manual is a shortened version of my doctoral dissertation in Counseling Psychology at De La Salle University - Manila. Request to use the instrument must be forwarded to junrayx@gmail.com.] by Domingo R. Rayco, Jr. April 2007 I. Rationale Children have inborn needs for bonding with both parents (Bowlby, 1988; Pruett, 2000). Traditionally, mother (maternal nurturance) primarily and almost exclusively took care of children’s physical and psychological needs while father was mainly responsible for the material support of the family. The industrial revolution in the 18th century perpetrated this arrangement when father had to leave the family farm to go to work in the factory in the city away from his family. However, the women’s liberation movement in the 60’s began to question rigid gender- and parent-roles. Moreover, the advent of technological advancement in the 19th century as epitomized by the computer shook these traditional roles. The importance of the father’s involvement in their children’s development has been studied by social scientists under such terms as “father hunger” (Berry in Jarema, 1994; Herzog, 2001; Herzog in Nicolosi, 1991; Rohr & Martos, 1997), “wounded father image” (Osherson, 1986), “father thirst” (Abelin in Nicolosi), “father wound’ (Pleck in Osherson; Bly, Keen, & Lee in Levant, 1996; Rohr & Martos), and “fatherneed” (Pruett, 2000). Pruett (2000) defines “fatherneed” bi-directionally as the child’s inborn drive to find and connect with their fathers and the father’s internal instinctual capacity to respond accordingly (p. 2). “Involved fathering” for him is “male behavior beyond insemination that promotes the well-being and healthy development of one’s child and family in active ways” which should include: (a) “feeling and behaving responsibly toward one’s child, (b) being emotionally engaged, (c) being physically accessible, (d) providing material support to sustain the child’s needs, and (e) exerting influence in child rearing decisions” (p. 19). Nurturance has been defined by experts in the parenting field as a non-gender specific trait. Nicolosi (1991, p. 33) defines it descriptively as involving “warmth, acceptance, presence and availability, caring and physical display of affection.” The difference between the genders is that maternal nurturance is unconditional while paternal nurturance is conditional according to Nicolosi. For Pruett (2000, p. 18), its essence is “the ability to be selfless and patient, loving yet consistent, tolerant but expectant, and, above all, the capacity to share and make sacrifices of one’s own emotional, spiritual, material, intellectual assets which ultimately transcends gender”. Locally, Somera (2000, p. 21) defined pagkalinga as “pagbibigay ng karampatang pagpapahalaga at pagmamahal sa isang taong kadugo, kasambahay, at kakwentuhan”. In short, nurturance may be conveniently equated with emotional caretaking (Osherson, 1986) or affective nourishment or emotional nurturance (Miller as cited in Weinstein, 1995). More specifically, Biller (in Lamb, 1981, p. 329) defined paternal nurturance as “the father’s affectionate, attentive encouragement of his child”. The main scientific impulse towards a re-examination of traditional parenting roles, without negating its positive contributions, is the ever mounting evidence confirming the hypothesis that involved fathering has positive psychosexual, cognitive, psychosocial, and moral-spiritual outcomes on his children’s development (Biller, 1991; Biller & Trotter, 1994; Dubeau, 2002; Lamb, 1976, 1981, 1997; Jarema, 1994). This is in addition to and in the context of an equally healthy mother-child relationship and father-mother relationship – the foundation of family life. Being a collectivistic and family-oriented culture, this concept would not be alien to Filipinos except for the observation that the traditional male and father role socialization tends to be biased towards the more exclusively male role expectation of being primarily breadwinner as a father (Bernardo, Cacho, & Gomez, 2002; Chua, Garcia, & Bilela, 1998; Go, Imperio, & Juan, 1998). Moreover, our machismo culture tends to frown upon combining nurturance traits with masculinity (Aguiling-Dalisay, Mendoza, Mirafelix, Yacat, Sto. Domingo, & Bambico, 2000). Thus, the challenge of exploring the Filipino concept of paternal nurturance. Though not traditional and ideal, the instrument was developed from the viewpoint of the children in general and of late adolescents in particular for two reasons: (a) the practical difficulty of getting fathers as respondents, and (b) the unique position children have in having firsthand knowledge in assessing the quality of paternal nurturance as a recipient of the trait. “… no one can tell us about who fathers are, or what having a father means, and say it with more passion or conviction than kids” (Pruett, 2000, p. 15). Late adolescents were chosen because they belong to the last stage before young adulthood and eventual independence from family and preparation for married life. As such, they are expected to have greater realism vis-à-vis their parents (Gould in Rathus & Nevid, 1988) and it is most probably the last chance to heal the father-adolescent relationship which has transgenerational implications (Osherson, 1986). II. Use The main intended use of the instrument is to assess the current parent-late adolescent (defined here as ages 16 to 19) bonding, which can be a focus of counseling for the adolescent. “The relationship one has with one’s parents is a huge therapy issue, though women raise it more often than men” (Carrell, 2001, p. 172). Villar’s (2001) 30 years of counseling and psychotherapy experience in the Philippines has convinced her that the past is an important factor in the healing process, which includes interpersonal issues with significant others. This is especially so since Philippine society is family-oriented (Miranda, 1992; Jocano in Perez, 1995; Jocano in Tiglao-Torres in Teh & Macapagal, 1999; Lapuz, 1997; Ramirez, 1993), relational (Calpotura in Salazar-Clemeña, 2000), other-oriented, and person-oriented (Salazar-Clemeña, 1993). In the context of Bowlby’s (1988) attachment theory, significant relationships in the early years of life will tend to form the templates for adult interpersonal relationships, making the issue of parent-child relationship of prime importance. The scale and its accompanying concepts may also be conveniently used in parenting enhancement programs such as “Filipino Paternal Nurturance Skills Enhancement Workshop”, “Parenting Adolescents Program for Fathers”, “Father-Adolescent Dialogue Program”, and “The Mother’s Role in Enhancing Father-Adolescent Relationship”. III. Description The Panukat ng Kabataan ng Ugaling Pagkamapagkalingang Ama or PKUPA for short, is a 25-item unidimensional scale in the Filipino language that purports to measure the level of paternal nurturance of a Filipino father from the viewpoint of Filipino adolescents aged 16 to 19 from intact families. PKUPA is empirically unidimensional, but conceptually multi-dimensional, i.e., composed of nine (9) themes, with an average of 2.8 items each. Borrowing the qualitative content analysis’ themes to classify the final 25 items based on quantitative factor analysis, the final test construct may be represented in figure form below (Figure 1). The themes are arranged in descending order of items included in the final test, as represented by the enclosed numbers beside them. Ugaling Pagkamapagkalinga ng Ama Mabait at Maunawain (7) Matulungin (5) Mapag-alaga (3) Responsable (3) Mapaggabay (2) Mapagtugon sa Pangangailangan (2) Magalang sa Pagkatao (1) Mapagmahal (1) Mapagtalastas (1) Figure 1. The test construct as defined by content analysis themes representing the final 25 items Connecting the final 25 items (quantitative analysis) back to their original content analysis themes (qualitative analysis), thematically, paternal nurturance may be descriptively defined, using the eleven (11) “global” items that made it through the factor analytic sifting process in descending order of item factor loadings, as follows: Ang isang mapagkalingang ama ay matulugin (item 3), mapagmalasakit (item 19), mapag-alaga (item 25), mapaggabay (item 2), maunawain (item 29), mabait (item 26), maalalahanin (item 28), tumutugon sa pangangailangan (item 15), magalang (item 10), nakikipag-ugnay (item 17) sa anak, at mabuting tagapamahala sa tahanan (item 22). IV. The PKUPA A. PKUPA Answer Sheet Pangalan: ___________________________________ Petsa: _____________________ Pakibilugan ang numero o letra na naaangkop sa iyo: EDAD: 16, 17, 18, 19 KASARIAN: B = babae, L = lalaki MGA MAGULANG: M = magksasama, H = hiwalay, Y1 = yumao (ama), Y2 = yumao (ina), A1 = abroad (ama), A2 = abroad (ina) LAHI: P = pilipino, T = tsino, PT = pilipino-tsino, I = iba pa (ano?): ____________ TRABAHO (ama): M = may hanapbuhay (ano?) ___________________________, W = wala ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUNTUNIN: Gamitin ang mga pagpipiliang sagot sa ibaba para ipahayag and dalas ng pagpapakita ng IYONG AMA (tatay/ itay/ papa/ daddy/ dad) ng mga sumusunod na pag-uugali sa yo at sa pamilya mo ngayon sa iyong kabataan: Hindi = Hindi o Hindi Ginagawa Bihira = Bihira o Bihirang Ginagawa Minsan = Paminsan-minsan o Paminsan-minsan Ginagawa Madalas = Madalas o Madalas Ginagawa Palagi = Palagi o Palaging Ginagawa Paki-bilugan ang iyong mga sagot sa ibaba. 1. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 2. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 3. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 4. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 5. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 6. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 7. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 8. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 9. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 10. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 11. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 12. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 13. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 14. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 15. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 16. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 17. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 18. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 19. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 20. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 21. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 22. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 23. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 24. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi 25. Hindi Bihira Minsan Madalas Palagi B. PKUPA Questionnaire MGA KATANUNGAN 1. Kinukumusta ni Tatay ang aking pag-aaral. 2. Mapaggabay sa akin si Tatay. 3. Matulungin sa akin si Tatay sa oras ng pangangailangan ko. 4. Ipinapadama sa akin ni Tatay na ako ay mahalaga sa kanya. 5. Marunong makisama sa akin si Tatay. 6. Inaalam ni Tatay ang aking mga pangangailangan. 7. Maaasahan si Tatay bilang ama. 8. Nakikinig si Tatay sa aking mga opinyon. 9. Magalang ang pakikitungo sa akin ni Tatay. 10. Nagiging panatag ang aking kalooban kapag kapiling ko si Tatay. 11. Pinapalakas ni Tatay ang aking loob. 12. Masayahin si Tatay sa pakikitungo sa akin. 13. Tumutugon si Tatay sa aking mga pangangailangan. 14. Tinitingala ko si Tatay bilang isang huwaran o modelo. 15. Nakikipag-ugnay sa akin si Tatay. 16. Mapagmalasakit sa akin si Tatay. 17. Matulungin sa akin si Tatay. 18. Nauunawaan ni Tatay ang aking mga pangangailangan bilang kabataan. 19. Mabuting tagapamahala si Tatay ng aming tahanan. 20. Pinapakinggan ni Tatay ang aking mga hinaing. 21. Mapag-alaga sa akin si Tatay. 22. Mabait sa akin si Tatay. 23. Nakikinig si Tatay sa aking mga problema. 24. Maalalahanin sa akin si Tatay. 25. Maunawain sa akin si Tatay. ____________________________________________________________________ All the conceptual themes in the concept explication phase (Cf.: Figure 1 above) were represented in the final instrument after factor analysis except for mapagdisiplina and nadarama ang katauhan. With a factor loading absolute score cut-off of 0.70, 25 of the 182 items were retained with a factor loading range of 0.702 to 0.836 based on 1,161 Metro Manila-based adolescents aged 16 to 19 (M = 17.59, SD = 1.07). V. Administration PKUPA may be conveniently administered either individually or in groups. Though it is designed to be simple and clear enough to be self-administered, the following steps and scripts below may be used: A. Introduction “The instrument you are about to answer is a simple 25-item scale titled ‘Panukat ng Kabataan ng Ugaling Pagkamapagkalinga ng Ama’ or PKUPA. It is intended to measure the level of paternal nurturance manifested by your father to you now as an adolescent. “Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and will be used only for the purpose for which this exercise is given. Only a qualified counselor or psychologist will handle the data professionally. Any disclosure of any part of your test results to any third party will require your written consent.” B. Distribution of Answer Sheets The psychometrician goes through each demographic data, reading the instructions verbatim, and seeing to it that all questions are appropriately answered. C. Distribution of Questionnaires “In answering each item, please make sure that the questionnaire item number corresponds to the answer sheet item number. Moreover, please ensure that you mark only one answer per item.” D. Questions or Clarifications At this point, the psychometrician asks for any questions or clarifications. Moreover, the psychometrician adds: “Should you have any further questions or clarifications, after we start, please just silently raise your hand and I will approach you. You may now start.” VI. Scoring The responses to the 25 questions are simply summed up using the following numerical equivalences: Hindi = 1, Bihira = 2, Minsan = 3, Madalas = 4, Palagi = 5 Then, based on Table 1 below, the raw scores are converted to stanine scores with their corresponding qualitative interpretations (Cf.: Appendix A for Stanine Score Frequency Tabulation). Table 1 PKUPA Stanine Score Norms (N = 169) Raw Score Stanine Interpretation 123 -125 9 Very High 117 - 122 8 High 109 - 116 7 Above Average 103 - 108 6 High Average 96 - 102 5 Average 89 - 95 4 Low Average 75 - 88 3 Below Average 65 - 74 2 Low 25 - 64 1 Very Low VII. Standardization Sample The normative sample was composed of 169 Metro Manila-based late adolescents aged 16 to 19 from intact families, accessed through 3 public and private high schools and 2 private colleges. There were 126 females (75%), 39 males (23%), and 4 (2%) who did not indicate their sex. The mean age was 16.71 (SD = 0.93). VIII. Scale Development Samples The item generation phase was composed of 513 Metro Manila-based late adolescents aged 16 to 19 (M = 17.59, SD = 1.07).with 316 females (61%), 183 males (36%), and 18 who did not indicate their sex (4%). Thirty-four percent (34%) were public high school and college students and 66% were private college students. The construct validity phase involved 1,161 Metro Manila-based late adolescents aged 16 to 19 (M = 17.59, SD = 1.07) composed of 664 females (57%) and 497 males (43%). Forty-nine percent (49%) were public high school and college students and 37% were private high school and college students. The convergent validity study was participated in by 60 Metro Manila-based late adolescents aged 17 to 19 (M = 17.55, SD = 0.59) composed of 47% females and 53% males, with a mean age of 17.55. IX. Psychometric Properties Table 2 below presents in summary form PKUPA’s psychometric properties. Table 2 Psychometric Properties of PKUPA Psychometric Property Measure N Result Construct Validity Factor Analysis 1,161 Factor Loading: M = 0.764, (cut off = 0.7) range = 0.702 - 0.836 Variance Explained: 58% Convergence: 60 r = 0.798, p < .001 Pearson r with PBI* Care Scale Internal Consistency Coefficient α** 169 r = 0.952 Test-Retest Reliability+ Pearson r 58 r = 0.923, p < .01 *PBI = Parental Bonding Instrument (Cf. Appendix B) **Cf.: Appendix C: Reliability Analysis +14 and 17 days interval X. Research Filipino Metro Manila-based late adolescents’ (n = 169) ratings of their fathers’ level of paternal nurturance was compared with their own fathers’ (n = 169) self-rating on the same construct using a first-person adaptation of the PKUPA, the PUPA (Cf.: Attachment D) as well as the late adolescents’ own mothers’ (n = 169) ratings of their husbands’ level of paternal nurturance towards their son or daughter, using a third person adaptation of PKUPA, the PIUPA (Cf.: Appendix E). The paternal nurturance total mean scores of the application phase participants are as follows: (a) late adolescents: M = 97.67, SD = 15.90, (b) fathers: M = 105.72, SD = 12.99, and (c) mothers: M = 106.43, SD = 13.19, as represented by the graph below. Figure 2. Graph of Means Repeated measures ANOVA using within-subjects data with one independent variable yielded significant rater effect [F (2, 336) = 40.340, MSE = 99, p = .00], as shown in Table 3 below. Table 3 Repeated Measures Within-Subjects ANOVA (N =169) Effect SS df MS F p Intercept 5407022 1 5407022 13630.61 0.000000 Error 66642 168 397 RATER 8012 2 4007 40.34 0.000000 Error 33377 336 99 In order to determine which raters differ, Tukey HSD post hoc multiple comparisons was used. It revealed no significant total mean differences between fathers’ and mothers’ paternal nurturance ratings, but a significant total mean difference between parents’ and their late adolescents’ paternal nurturance ratings, with late adolescents giving a lower paternal nurturance rating of their fathers, as laid out in Table 4 below. The Bonferroni post-hoc multiple comparison test yielded the same results. Table 4 Tukey HSC Post-Hoc Multiple Comparison Tests (N = 507) Cell No. RATER Mean 1 2 1 Adolescents 97.6627 *** 2 Fathers 105.716 *** 3 Mothers 106.432 *** Homogenous Groups, alpha = .05000 Error: Within MS = 99.336, df = 336.0 The results confirm related literature pointing to perceptual discrepancies between adolescents and their parents (Hamid & Wylie in Hamner & Turner, 1996), adolescents’ more pessimistic view of family life compared to those of their parents (Callan & Noller in Hamner & Turner), and the general decline in conformity among late adolescents (Costanzo & Shaw in McKinney et al., 1982). Specifically, “adolescents tend to perceive lower levels of intimacy … and slightly higher levels of conflict with their parents than parents themselves perceive …. adolescents possibly overestimate negative features of family life, whereas parents overestimate socially desirable aspects” (Hamner & Turner, p. 87). In regard to comparing self- (father) versus others’- (late adolescents and mothers) ratings, social psychologists tell us that we tend to attribute underlying causes of others’ behavior on their traits. On the other hand, we tend to attribute our own behaviors to situations (Jones & Nisbett in Pervin, 1984). This means that self-raters (fathers) have a tendency to excuse their behaviors by using surrounding circumstances. Table 5 below presents the item-level mean score rankings of the different raters. Using Kendall’s tau-b, the rankings of the three raters positively correlated in descending order as follows: (a) adolescents and mothers, T = .738, p < .01, (b) fathers and mothers, T = .723, p < .01, and (c) adolescents and fathers, T = .626, p < .01. Interestingly, all three raters unanimously agreed only in rank ordering both the highest and the lowest items. Just by looking at these two items reveals a lot about the Filipino father’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of paternal nurturance. “Maaasahan si Tatay bilang ama” was ranked first unanimously. This suggests that the father takes his responsibility to the family seriously, both as self-perceived and as rated by adolescent and mother. This item seems to be further elaborated by the next two top ranking items: “Ipinapadama sa akin ni Tatay na ako ay mahalaga sa kanya” and “Tumutugon si Tatay sa aking mga pangangailangan”, i.e., by showing love through valuing and by concretely responding to the adolescent’s needs. However, the father seems to feel that he is not as responsive to his adolescent’s needs as the adolescent and the mother feel since he rated this item only as seventh (7th) compared to mother (2.5th) and adolescent (3rd). Table 5 Item-Level Group Mean Rankings (N = 169) Total Adolescent Father Mother (Item No.) Item r* μ** r μ r μ r μ 1 4.57 1 4.48 1 4.58 1 4.64 (7) Maaasahan… 2 4.37 4 4.15 2.5 4.46 2.5 4.49 (4) Ipinapadama …(halaga) 3 4.35 3 4.18 7 4.39 2.5 4.49 (13) Tumutugon …(pangangailangan) 4 4.34 2 4.20 8 4.37 4.5 4.44 (10) Nagiging panatag…(loob) 5.5 4.32 7 4.08 2.5 4.46 7 4.43 (16) Mapagmalasakit… 5.5 4.32 5.5 4.11 5 4.42 7 4.43 (22) Mabait… 7 4.31 5.5 4.11 6 4.40 7 4.43 (19) Mabuting tagapamahala… 8 4.30 11 4.05 4 4.44 9.5 4.40 (24) Maalalahanin… 9.5 4.27 12.5 4.02 9.5 4.36 4.5 4.44 (3) Matulungin…(specific) 9.5 4.27 9 4.06 11.5 4.34 9.5 4.40 (21) Mapag-alaga… 11 4.23 14 3.98 9.5 4.36 12 4.34 (17) Matulungin…(general) 12 4.14 9 4.06 13 4.24 18 4.13 (9) Magalang… 13 4.16 15 3.91 15 4.20 11 4.38 (2) Mapaggabay… 14 4.13 17 3.78 11.5 4.34 13 4.28 (25) Maunawain… 15 4.12 9 4.06 18.5 4.08 15.5 4.22 (14) Tinitingala… (huwaran) 16 4.04 19 3.66 14 4.21 14 4.24 (11) Pinapalakas … ang loob 17 4.06 12.5 4.02 18.5 4.08 19 4.08 (12) Masayahin… 18 3.99 18 3.70 16 4.13 17 4.14 (5) Marunong makisama… 19 4.02 16 3.82 22 4.03 15.5 4.22 (6) Inaalam… (pangangailangan) 20.5 3.88 22 3.60 17 4.10 24 3.95 (18) Nauunawaan…(pangangailangan) 20.5 3.88 23 3.55 21 4.04 20 4.05 (20) Pinapakinggan… (hinaing) 22 3.86 20 3.64 24 3.91 21 4.04 (1) Kinukumusta… (pag-aaral) 23 3.83 24 3.41 20 4.05 22 4.02 (23) Nakikinig… (problema) 24 3.86 21 3.62 23 3.96 23 4.01 (15) Nakikipag-ugnay 25 3.64 25 3.39 25 3.78 25 3.75 (8) Nakikinig… (opinyon) Σ = 103.3 97.64 105.7 106.4 * r = rank **μ = mean The item unanimously ranked last by all rates is “Nakikinig si Tatay sa aking mga opinion”. This is probably a reflection of the continuous growing need of the late adolescent to assert his individuality and independence which can be a major conflict issue between parent and adolescent as mentioned by such authors as Bigner, 1998, Hamner & Turner, 1996, and Lamb, 1997. A look into the third and second to the last ranked items further confirm the need for fathers to listen and connect: “Nakikinig si Tatay sa aking mga problema” and “Nakikipag-ugnay sa akin si Tatay’. These are probably the reasons why adolescents describe their fathers as distant, uninvolved, inaccessible, and unapproachable (Aguiling-Dalisay, et. al., 2000; Decaesstecker in Tan, 1989; McCann-Erickson Philippines, 2001) and why they crave for deeper intimacy and more time with their parents (Youth Study, 2001). These last three items have in common the call for fathers to improve his communication skills with his adolescent children, especially in the aspect of listening. 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Appendix A PKUPA Stanine Score Frequency Distribution (N = 169) Raw Stanine Actual Theoretical Score f Score n n Difference 125 5 9 8 6.8 1.2 124 3 [4.7%] [4%] 123 0 122 2 8 10 11.8 - 1.8 121 1 [5.9%] [7%] 120 2 119 3 118 2 117 0 116 5 7 22 20.3 1.7 115 2 [13%] [12%] 114 2 113 3 112 2 111 2 110 5 109 1 108 4 6 29 28.7 0.3 107 4 [17.2%] [17%] 106 5 105 3 104 5 103 8 102 3 5 33 33.8 - 0.8 101 3 [19.5%] [20%] 100 4 99* 6 98 6 97 8 96 3 95 5 4 29 28.7 0.3 94 7 [17.2%] [17%] 93 3 92 4 91 4 90 3 89 3 88 2 3 21 20.3 0.7 87 1 [12.4%] [12%] 86 0 85 3 84 5 83 3 82 0 81 0 80 1 79 2 78 2 77 0 76 0 75 2 74 2 2 12 11.8 0.2 73 0 [7.1%] [7%] 72 2 71 0 70 1 69 2 68 0 67 4 66 0 65 1 64 1 1 5 6.8 - 1.8 63 0 [2.9%] [4%] 62 0 61 0 60 1 59 0 58 1 57 0 56 0 55 0 54 0 53 0 52 0 51 0 50 0 49 1 48 1 47 0 46 0 45 0 44 0 43 0 42 0 40 0 41 0 38 0 39 0 37 0 36 0 35 0 34 0 33 0 32 0 31 0 30 0 29 0 28 0 27 0 26 0 25 0 Total 169 *Median Appendix B Parental Bonding Instrument (For Fathers) Code Number: _______ Instruction: This questionnaire lists various attitudes and behaviors of parents. As you remember your FATHER in your first 16 years would you place a check in the most appropriate brackets next to each question. Very Moderately Moderately Very Like Like Unlike Unlike 1. Spoke to me with a warm and friendly voice. 2. Did not help me as much as I needed. 3. Let me do those things I liked doing. 4. Seemed emotionally cold to me. 5. Appeared to understand my problems and worries. 6. Was affectionate to me. 7. Liked me to make my own decisions. 8. Did not want me to grow up. 9. Tried to control everything I did. 10. Invaded my privacy. 11. Enjoyed talking things over with me. 12. Frequently smiled at me. 13. Tended to baby me. 14. Did not seem to understand what I needed or wanted. 15. Let me decide things for myself. 16. Made me feel I wasn't wanted. 17. Could make me feel better when I was upset. 18. Did not talk with me very much. 19. Tried to make me dependent on him. 20. Felt I could not look after myself unless he was around. 21. Gave me as much freedom as I wanted. 22. Let me go out as often as I wanted. 23. Was overprotective of me. 24. Did not praise me. 25. Let me dress in any way I pleased. Thank you very much! May the good Lord bless you and your family! -------------------------- Note. Permission to use the instrument for research was requested from the principal author, Gordon Parker, who responded through e-mail in a letter dated March 18, 1999 by saying "The PBI is not held under copyright. Therefore, clinicians and researchers are free to use the measure without obtaining permission". Appendix C Reliability Analysis – Scale (Alpha) A. Inter-Item Correlation Matrix ITEM_1 ITEM_2 ITEM_3 ITEM_4 ITEM_5 ITEM_1 1.0000 ITEM_2 .4165 1.0000 ITEM_3 .2733 .4565 1.0000 ITEM_4 .4099 .3919 .2695 1.0000 ITEM_5 .2057 .3216 .3951 .3669 1.0000 ITEM_6 .4234 .4285 .4552 .4825 .3684 ITEM_7 .2994 .4790 .4821 .4979 .3749 ITEM_8 .3855 .3408 .4341 .3577 .5191 ITEM_9 .2850 .3770 .3099 .4324 .5724 ITEM_10 .3471 .3350 .2304 .3684 .4665 ITEM_11 .4138 .4180 .3818 .4159 .4779 ITEM_12 .3300 .4359 .2641 .4238 .4425 ITEM_13 .2821 .3354 .4656 .3150 .3263 ITEM_14 .2818 .4856 .2643 .5125 .4110 ITEM_15 .4881 .4001 .4427 .4184 .5093 ITEM_16 .4312 .4918 .4932 .4105 .4173 ITEM_17 .3431 .4364 .5151 .3129 .4135 ITEM_18 .2059 .2969 .3378 .3140 .4669 ITEM_19 .1971 .3730 .3567 .4507 .4760 ITEM_20 .3060 .4178 .4766 .3279 .5182 ITEM_21 .3304 .4823 .4316 .3909 .4239 ITEM_22 .2964 .4400 .3074 .4427 .4398 ITEM_23 .4158 .3815 .3588 .3537 .4933 ITEM_24 .2976 .4412 .4323 .4739 .4434 ITEM_25 .2921 .5100 .3660 .3895 .4221 ITEM_6 ITEM_7 ITEM_8 ITEM_9 ITEM_10 ITEM_6 1.0000 ITEM_7 .4882 1.0000 ITEM_8 .4491 .3921 1.0000 ITEM_9 .3885 .5083 .3944 1.0000 ITEM_10 .3586 .4041 .4454 .4856 1.0000 ITEM_11 .5206 .4327 .5474 .4932 .5008 ITEM_12 .3828 .5227 .4187 .4820 .4628 ITEM_13 .5105 .5303 .3782 .4266 .3437 ITEM_14 .4983 .5508 .4050 .5088 .5158 ITEM_15 .5631 .4433 .5846 .4714 .4364 ITEM_16 .5830 .5813 .5211 .4431 .4838 ITEM_17 .4935 .5290 .5584 .4824 .4699 ITEM_18 .4363 .3985 .5056 .4149 .2769 ITEM_19 .4609 .5341 .4998 .4637 .4101 ITEM_20 .4552 .4564 .6924 .4207 .3934 ITEM_21 .4756 .4251 .4444 .4855 .5121 ITEM_22 .4383 .4209 .4501 .4554 .4663 ITEM_23 .4693 .3707 .6470 .3676 .3566 ITEM_24 .5334 .4422 .3344 .4893 .3624 ITEM_25 .4321 .3758 .4334 .3793 .3575 ITEM_11 ITEM_12 ITEM_13 ITEM_14 ITEM_15 ITEM_11 1.0000 ITEM_12 .4417 1.0000 ITEM_13 .3845 .3602 1.0000 ITEM_14 .4640 .5042 .4423 1.0000 ITEM_15 .5973 .4408 .5020 .4897 1.0000 ITEM_16 .6300 .4153 .5252 .4821 .5954 ITEM_17 .4979 .4287 .4935 .4869 .5373 ITEM_18 .4330 .3226 .3130 .4992 .5258 ITEM_19 .5101 .4945 .3006 .5259 .4991 ITEM_20 .5348 .4463 .3724 .4061 .5689 ITEM_21 .5196 .3976 .4648 .3637 .5140 ITEM_22 .5326 .5689 .3264 .3736 .5222 ITEM_23 .4705 .3970 .2868 .3964 .5955 ITEM_24 .5007 .4259 .4281 .3827 .4813 ITEM_25 .5493 .4412 .3081 .3937 .4601 ITEM_16 ITEM_17 ITEM_18 ITEM_19 ITEM_20 ITEM_16 1.0000 ITEM_17 .6858 1.0000 ITEM_18 .3844 .4786 1.0000 ITEM_19 .5244 .4747 .5245 1.0000 ITEM_20 .5578 .6613 .5806 .5371 1.0000 ITEM_21 .5790 .5461 .3578 .4126 .5044 ITEM_22 .5157 .5123 .3743 .5467 .5263 ITEM_23 .4621 .5489 .4890 .4634 .7014 ITEM_24 .5619 .5809 .4237 .4271 .5012 ITEM_25 .5042 .5231 .4809 .4979 .5830 ITEM_21 ITEM_22 ITEM_23 ITEM_24 ITEM_25 ITEM_21 1.0000 ITEM_22 .5106 1.0000 ITEM_23 .4926 .4458 1.0000 ITEM_24 .6240 .5971 .4116 1.0000 ITEM_25 .5740 .5655 .5634 .6296 1.0000 N of Cases = 169.0 Reliability Coefficients 25 items Alpha = .9519 Standardized item alpha = .9525 B. Item-total Statistics Scale Scale Corrected Mean Variance Item- Squared Alpha if Item if Item Total Multiple if Item Deleted Deleted Correlation Correlation Deleted ITEM_1 94.0178 237.6247 .4813 .4526 .9518 ITEM_2 93.7515 233.6522 .5977 .5089 .9506 ITEM_3 93.6450 236.4089 .5560 .4942 .9510 ITEM_4 93.5148 235.3822 .5752 .4899 .9508 ITEM_5 93.9586 233.8257 .6270 .5372 .9502 ITEM_6 93.8402 232.7898 .6757 .5433 .9497 ITEM_7 93.1834 237.1269 .6623 .5950 .9500 ITEM_8 94.2722 229.8421 .6839 .6337 .9496 ITEM_9 93.6036 234.2764 .6390 .5342 .9501 ITEM_10 93.4615 234.6548 .5929 .5175 .9506 ITEM_11 94.0000 229.0952 .7137 .5815 .9492 ITEM_12 93.6391 236.5297 .6210 .5092 .9503 ITEM_13 93.4793 237.4892 .5667 .4982 .9508 ITEM_14 93.6036 233.4312 .6455 .6234 .9500 ITEM_15 94.0414 231.1947 .7427 .6323 .9490 ITEM_16 93.5799 233.3165 .7507 .6785 .9490 ITEM_17 93.6805 231.7782 .7345 .6704 .9491 ITEM_18 94.0592 232.8536 .5999 .5292 .9506 ITEM_19 93.5562 233.7483 .6676 .5646 .9498 ITEM_20 94.1124 229.6480 .7356 .7005 .9490 ITEM_21 93.6036 231.6097 .6869 .5926 .9495 ITEM_22 93.5562 234.1412 .6749 .5881 .9497 ITEM_23 94.2485 229.7950 .6721 .6471 .9498 ITEM_24 93.6095 232.7513 .6826 .6501 .9496 ITEM_25 93.8876 232.8623 .6761 .6137 .9497 Appendix D Panukat ng Ugaling Pagkamapagkalingang Ama (PUPA) Pangalan: ______________________________________ Petsa: _____________ Edad: _____ TUNTUNIN: Gamitian ang mga numero sa ibaba sa pagsagot sa mga patlang para ipahayag ang dalas ng pagpapakita ninyo ng mga sumusunod na paguugali sa iyong binata o dalagang anak na nagpapasagot nito at sa pamilya ninyo ngayon: 1 = Hindi o Hindi Ginagawa 2 = Bihira o Bihirang Ginagawa 3 = Paminsan-minsan o Paminsan-minsan Ginagawa 4 = Madalas o Madalas na Ginagawa 5 = Palagi o Palaging Ginagawa ___ 1. Kinukumusta ko ang kanyang pag-aaral. ___ 2. Mapaggabay ako sa kanya. ___ 3. Matulungin ako sa kanya sa oras ng kanyang pangangailangan. ___ 4. Ipinapadama ko sa kanya na ako ay mahalaga sa kanya. ___ 5. Marunong akong makisama sa kanya. ___ 6. Inaalam ko ang kanyang mga pangangailangan. ___ 7. Maaasahan ako bilang ama. ___ 8. Nakikinig ako sa kanyang mga opinyon. ___ 9. Magalang ang pakikitungo ko sa kanya. ___ 10. Nagiging panatag ang kanyang kalooban kapag kapiling niya ako. ___ 11. Pinapalakas ko ang kanyang loob. ___ 12. Masayahin ako sa pakikitungo sa kanya. ___ 13. Tumutugon ako sa kanyang mga pangangailangan. ___ 14. Tinitingala niya ako bilang isang huwaran o modelo. ___ 15. Nakikipag-ugnay ako sa kanya. ___ 16. Mapagmalasakit ako sa kanya. ___ 17. Matulungin ako sa kanya. ___ 18. Nauunawaan ko ang kanyang mga pangangailangan bilang kabataan. ___ 19. Mabuting tagapamahala ako ng aming tahanan. ___ 20. Pinapakinggan ko ang kanyang mga hinaing. ___ 21. Mapag-alaga ako sa kanya. ___ 22. Mabait ako sa kanya. ___ 23. Nakikinig ako sa kanyang mga problema. ___ 24. Maalalahanin ako sa kanya. ___ 25. Maunawain ako sa kanya. _______________________ Lagda ng Ama Maraming, maraming salamat po! Appendix E Panukat ng Ina ng Ugaling Pagkamapagkalingang Ama (PIUPA) Pangalan: ______________________________________ Petsa: _____________ Edad: _____ TUNTUNIN: Gamitian ang mga numero sa ibaba sa pagsagot sa mga patlang para ipahayag ang dalas ng pagpapakita ng inyong ASAWA ng mga sumusunod na paguugali sa inyong BINATA o DALAGANG ANAK na nagpapasagot nito at sa pamilya ninyo ngayon: 1 = Hindi o Hindi Ginagawa 2 = Bihira o Bihirang Ginagawa 3 = Paminsan-minsan o Paminsan-minsan Ginagawa 4 = Madalas o Madalas na Ginagawa 5 = Palagi o Palaging Ginagawa ___ 1. Kinukumusta niya ang pag-aaral ng aming anak. ___ 2. Mapaggabay siya sa aming anak. ___ 3. Matulungin siya sa aming anak sa oras ng pangangailangan nito. ___ 4. Ipinapadama niya sa aming anak na siya ay mahalaga sa kanya. ___ 5. Marunong siyang makisama sa aming anak. ___ 6. Inaalam niya ang mga pangangailangan ng aming anak. ___ 7. Maaasahan siya bilang ama. ___ 8. Nakikinig siya sa mga opinyon ng aming anak. ___ 9. Magalang ang pakikitungo niya sa aming anak. ___ 10. Nagiging panatag ang kalooban ng aming anak kapag kapiling siya. ___ 11. Pinapalakas niya ang loob ng aming anak. ___ 12. Masayahin siya sa pakikitungo sa aming anak. ___ 13. Tumutugon siya sa mga pangangailangan ng aming anak. ___ 14. Tinitingala siya ng aming anak bilang huwaran o modelo. ___ 15. Nakikipag-ugnay siya sa aming anak. ___ 16. Mapagmalasakit siya sa aming anak. ___ 17. Matulungin siya sa aming anak. ___ 18. Nauunawaan niya ang mga pangangailangan ng aming anak bilang kabataan. ___ 19. Mabuting tagapamahala ang aking asawa ng aming tahanan. ___ 20. Pinapakinggan niya ang mga hinaing ng aming anak. ___ 21. Mapag-alaga siya sa aming anak. ___ 22. Mabait siya sa aming anak. ___ 23. Nakikinig siya sa mga problema ng aming anak. ___ 24. Maalalahanin siya sa aming anak. ___ 25. Maunawain siya sa aming anak. _______________________ Lagda ng Ina Maraming, maraming salamat po!

unwanted child: a personal sharing

with my psychologist friend's permission, i'm publishing a part of her letter to me to cite a concrete example of how the family systems framework can be applied to personality analysis. she also leaves us a very important message: parents' words are VERY POWERFUL! in the christian viewpoint, as parents, we are merely STEWARDS of god's children and creation and will render to him an account of how well we have treated the souls he entrusted so very closely to us! a timeless reminder to all of us parents!
- junrayx :-)

Aug 9, 2007
"Dear Jun,

"Sorry, I forgot to give you the context of my death wishes in the womb. I was conceived and born 9 years after my elder brother. My parents then didn't plan on having more kids. But, lo and behold, after a curcillo experience, my parents had me "by accident." Matter-of-factly, my parents, particularly my mother would tell us when we were growing up that I and my younger brother were "latak" [dregs]and not part of the plan, that they would have had a more comfortable life if we didn't come along. I didn't realize the depth of the impact of these innocent comments from my mother till I got pregnant and became a mother myself.

"We parents really need to be very careful about seemingly innocent messages we send to our children. Of course, more than those innocent messages, I think it was my mother's anxiety and ambivalence about her pregnancy with me that resulted in my developing those death wishes (part of the childhood misconceptions as Bradshaw would put it)...."