Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Adaptation, Psychological, Stress, Psychological, COVID-19, Parrents

Abstract

Objectives of the Study A. General Objectives To determine the coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during COVID-19 pandemic. B. Specific Objectives 1. To determine the profile of the respondents in terms of their age, sex, religion, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, and number of children. 2. To identify the coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during COVID-19 pandemic. 3. To determine the significant difference in the coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during COVID-19 pandemic when they are grouped according to their age, sex, religion, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, and number of children.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study The study included 262 biological parents either the mother or father of nursing students in De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute in Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines. The respondents were age 35 years old and above and were chosen regardless of sex, religion, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status and number of children.

Methodology The study utilized a descriptive research design with a questionnaire tool composed of the (a) demographic profile and the (b) modified adaptation of the Brief COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) tool by Carver et al. (1989). Purposive sampling was used to get target respondents, specifically parents from each section of every batch in DLSMHSI’s College of Nursing. Statistical tools used in the study were Slovin’s formula, percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test (ANOVA).

Findings The following results were obtained from this study: 1. Out of the 262 respondents, 174 (66%) were 45 to 54 years old, 167 (64%) were female, 212 (81%) were Roman Catholic, 141 (54%) were white collar workers, 201 (77%) were married, 82 (31%) had an estimated family monthly income of 100,000 to 249,999 pesos, and 175 (67%) had two to three children. 2. Based on the overall findings, the parents rely on meaning-focused and problem-focused coping mechanisms to a moderate extent when dealing with stress during COVID-19 pandemic (M = 2.53, SD = 0.281). The highest mean indicated that the coping mechanism used by parents is accepting the reality that the pandemic had happened (Acceptance) (M = 3.53, SD = 0.746). 3. The coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic did not have significant difference when grouped according to age (p-value = 0.99 > 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 3 and 258), sex (p-value = 0.23 > 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 260), Religion (p-value = 0.37 > 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 7 and 254), marital status (p-value = 0.22 > 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 5 and 256), occupation (p-value = 0.44 > 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 4 and 257), and socioeconomic status (p-value = 0.12 > 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 4 and 257). However, the coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic have a significant difference only in terms of the number of children (p-value = 0.01 < 0.05 level of significance, degrees of freedom = 2 and 259).

Conclusions Based on the foregoing findings, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. Majority of the respondents were (a) 45 to 54 years old, (b) female, (c) Roman Catholic, (d) white collar workers, (e) married, (f) had an estimated family monthly income of 100,000 to 249,999 pesos, and (g) had two to three children. 2. Overall, the parents rely on meaning focused and problem focused coping in a moderate extent when dealing with stress during COVID-19 pandemic. The highest mean score implied that the parents used acceptance as their coping mechanism to deal with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. There was no significant difference in the coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic when they are grouped according to their age, sex, religion, marital status, occupation, and socioeconomic status while there was a significant difference in the coping mechanisms of parents when dealing with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic only when they are grouped according to the number of children they have.

First Advisor

Leon L. Fojas, RN, MAN, PhD.

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