Comparison of the problem and coping mechanism of stepfamily and nuclear family and its relationship to their personalities

Date of Completion

1995

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Adaptation, Psychological, Family Relations, Personality

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine the most common problems, coping mechanisms and personality utilized by students who belong to stepfamily and nuclear family. Both the students from stepfamily and nuclear family encountered the following common problems: Environmental, Interpersonal, Psychological, Social and Personal Problems, but these problems are encountered more often by students from stepfamily. The nine (9) identified coping mechanisms are all being utilized by students from stepfamily since they encounter more problems/pressure in life. With these coping mechanisms, they are able to adjust to different situations and these later results to different personalities but most importantly, the use of coping mechanisms leads to a better position in solving problems and are able to adjust to it. The data gathered showed that the most common problems the students from stepfamily encounter are: disappointment in love affair, communication, jealousy and interpersonal relationship with stepfamily. In the nuclear family, the most common problem they encountered are: emotionally disturbed, communication and family having financial trouble. All the nine identified coping mechanism are being utilized by both students from stepfamily and nuclear family. The most common personalities identified from stepfamily are: outgoing, warmhearted, easy going, participating, casual, careless of protocol, untidy, follow own urges, assertive, independent, aggressive, stubborn and suspicious, hard to fool and self-opinionated. In the nuclear family the most common personalities are: reserved, detached, critical, cool, controlled, socially precise, self disciplined, compulsive, humble, mild, conforming, obedient and suspicious, self-opinionated and hard to fool. Based on the findings: 1. The study showed that there is no significant difference students from stepfamily and nuclear family differ in the problems they encounter, thus rejecting the first hypothesis. 2. The study showed that there is no significant difference in the use of the common coping mechanisms of students who belong to stepfamily and nuclear family, thus accepting the second hypothesis. 3. The study showed that there is no significant difference in the personalities of students who belong to stepfamily and nuclear family, thus, rejecting the third hypothesis.

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