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The personal & social adjustment patterns and the emotional intelligence of first offenders housed at Camp Sampaguita Muntinlupa / 6 6 Rizalyn A. Lagutan. - - - xi, 80 pages 28 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .
Thesis (M.A.) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2002.;A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of Arts, Sciences, and Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Psychology.
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ABSTRACT: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: The study determined the personal and social adjustment problems of first offenders housed at Camp Sampaguita, Muntinlupa and their relation to emotional intelligence. Specifically, this study sought answers to the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the first-offenders in the National Penitentiary in terms of: a. Age b. Civil status c. Educational attainment d. Religion e. Crimes committed f. Years of sentence 2. What is the profile of the respondents when grouped according to: a) Personal adjustment 1) Self Reliance 2) Sense of Personal Worth 3) Sense of Personal Freedom 4) Feeling of Belongingness 5) Withdrawal Tendencies 6) Nervous Symptoms b) Social adjustment 1) Social Standards 2) Social Skills 3) Anti-Social Tendencies 4) Family Relations 5) School Relations 6) Community Relations 3. What is the emotional intelligence of the respondents according to the following categories: a) Emotional awareness b) Managing moods c) Self-motivation d) Empathy e) Coaching one's emotions 4. How does the sociodemographic profile of the respondents relate with the following variables: a) Personal adjustment b) Social adjustment c) Emotional intelligence 5. Is there a significant relationship between the personal social adjustment patterns of the respondents when grouped according to the following categories of the emotional intelligence test: a) Emotional awareness b) Managing one's emotion c) Self-motivation d) Empathy e) Coaching one's emotion HYPOTHESIS 1. The sociodemographic profile of the respondents does not significantly relate with the following variables: a) Personal adjustment pattern b) Social adjustment pattern c) Emotional intelligence 2. There is no significant relationship between the personal and social adjustment patterns of the respondents when grouped according to the following categories of emotional intelligence: a) Emotional awareness b) Managing one's emotion c) Self-motivation d) Coaching one's emotion RESEARCH DESIGN: Descriptive Method SAMPLES AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: First Offenders detained in Bureau Corrections for the year 2001 in Camp Sampaguita Area or medium penitentiary Convenient Sampling technique in the selection of the respondents was used, because of the risk involve in interviewing and all not available. INSTRUMENT USED: The California Test of Personality by Louis T., Willis W. Clark and Ernest W. Tiegs 1952, and the Emotional Intelligence Self-Evaluation by Steine Hein, 1999. STATISTICAL TREATMENT: 1. Computation of simple percentage 2. Chi-square tested the relationship between each of the profile variable and the personal adjustment and emotional intelligence. 3. Pearson r- tested the significant correlation between the emotional intelligence of the first offenders and the personal and social adjustment patterns. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: 1. Sociodemographic profile of the offenders in the National Penitentiary. 1.1 Age- Majority are between 30 and below which is 50%. 31 and below is 32% and 41 and above is 18%. 1.2 Civil Status- 61% are single, 37% of the first offenders are married and 2% are separated. 1.3 Educational attainment- Majority of the first offenders are high school graduates with 52%, 37% has reached college level while 11% reached elementary level. 1.4 Religion- Most of the first offenders are Catholic which is 76%. Born Again Christian is 11%. Other religion is 13%. 1.5 Crimes Committed- The highest percent in crimes committed against life is 63%, against property is 17%, sex-related is 7%, drug-related is also 7% and illegal possession of firearms is 6%. 1.6 Years of Sentenced- Most of the first offenders were sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison which is 38%, 4 years and below is 29%, 12-22 years sentence 28%, and 18 years to life is only 5%. 2. 2.21 The Personal Adjustment Profile of the respondents as to: Self-reliance is 9.25% which is the highest of all the categories, belongingness is 9.11%, personal worth is 8.5%, withdrawing tendencies is 7.56%. All this categories are average. Personal freedom is 6.26% and nervous symptoms is 6.68% which is below average. The personal adjustment had a total of 47.9% which is below average. This only shows that they have personal adjustment difficulty inside the detention. 2.2 The social adjustment profile of the respondents as to: Social standard is 6.86%, social skills is 7.79% , anti-social tendencies is 7.28%, family relations is 6.08%, social relationship is 7.49% and community relationship is 7.05%. The social adjustment profile had a total percent of 42.86% which is below average. This implies that the respondents were definitely experienced difficulty in social judgment. Therefore, it is very difficult for them to adjust with others and maintain good interpersonal relationship with others. 3. The emotional intelligence mean of the respondents in all categories was 52.8. Which means that the respondents need substantial development in all categories in emotional awareness, managing one's emotions, self-motivation, empathy and coaching others emotions. 4. 4.1 There is no significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliations, crimes committed, and years of sentence and personal adjustment. But there is a significant relationship between civil status and personal adjustment. 4.2 There is no significant relationship between age, religious affiliation, crimes committed, years of sentence and social adjustment. 4.3 There is a significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliation, crimes committed and emotional intelligence. But there is a significant relationship between civil status, years of sentence and emotional intelligence. 5. There is a significant relationship between the social and personal adjustment patterns of the respondents patterns of the respondents, when grouped according to the following categories of the emotional intelligence; emotional awareness, managing one's emotion, self motivation, empathy and coaching one's emotion. CONCLUSION: 1. That there is no significant relationship between the age, educational attainment, religious affiliation, crimes committed and number of years of sentence and personal adjustment. Civil status appeared to have a significant relationship with personal adjustment. 2. That there is a significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliation, crimes committed and years of sentence and social adjustment. Civil status and educational attainment appeared to have a significant relationship with social adjustment. 3. That there is a significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliation and crimes committed and the emotional intelligence of the respondents. Civil status and years of sentence appeared to have no significant relationship. 4. That there is a significant relationship between personal and social adjustment patterns with all areas of emotional intelligence such as emotional awareness, managing one's emotions, self motivation, empathy and coaching one's emotions. RECOMMENDATION: 1. That this research be conducted again using a big number of subjects for further validate the result of this experiment. And a study similar to this one be done on the female prisoners to find out if they have the same personal-social adjustment and emotional intelligence. 2. That a more extensive screening of newly admitted prisoners with extreme insecurity and adjustment problems particularly social and personal, be implemented using other psychological test materials and procedures in order to identify their adjustment problems that they will be experiencing so that proper and immediate intervention be given. 3. That seminars and workshop be conducted which deals on how to overcome adjustment problems and emotional problems for attitudinal change to improve the outlook of those concerned to such places like Bureau of Corrections. Such activities will help sustain the first offenders especially the newly admitted one. 4. The school administration inside the Bureau of Corrections should develop a program of activities like inversion activities between the first offenders to enhance their emotional and psychological capabilities as individuals. 5. A seminar be conducted on the economic preparation for out of prison activities and study on the vocational preparation and activities of prisoners so that they will be productive members of society.
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The personal & social adjustment patterns and the emotional intelligence of first offenders housed at Camp Sampaguita Muntinlupa / 6 6 Rizalyn A. Lagutan. - - - xi, 80 pages 28 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .
Thesis (M.A.) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2002.;A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of Arts, Sciences, and Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Psychology.
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ABSTRACT: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: The study determined the personal and social adjustment problems of first offenders housed at Camp Sampaguita, Muntinlupa and their relation to emotional intelligence. Specifically, this study sought answers to the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the first-offenders in the National Penitentiary in terms of: a. Age b. Civil status c. Educational attainment d. Religion e. Crimes committed f. Years of sentence 2. What is the profile of the respondents when grouped according to: a) Personal adjustment 1) Self Reliance 2) Sense of Personal Worth 3) Sense of Personal Freedom 4) Feeling of Belongingness 5) Withdrawal Tendencies 6) Nervous Symptoms b) Social adjustment 1) Social Standards 2) Social Skills 3) Anti-Social Tendencies 4) Family Relations 5) School Relations 6) Community Relations 3. What is the emotional intelligence of the respondents according to the following categories: a) Emotional awareness b) Managing moods c) Self-motivation d) Empathy e) Coaching one's emotions 4. How does the sociodemographic profile of the respondents relate with the following variables: a) Personal adjustment b) Social adjustment c) Emotional intelligence 5. Is there a significant relationship between the personal social adjustment patterns of the respondents when grouped according to the following categories of the emotional intelligence test: a) Emotional awareness b) Managing one's emotion c) Self-motivation d) Empathy e) Coaching one's emotion HYPOTHESIS 1. The sociodemographic profile of the respondents does not significantly relate with the following variables: a) Personal adjustment pattern b) Social adjustment pattern c) Emotional intelligence 2. There is no significant relationship between the personal and social adjustment patterns of the respondents when grouped according to the following categories of emotional intelligence: a) Emotional awareness b) Managing one's emotion c) Self-motivation d) Coaching one's emotion RESEARCH DESIGN: Descriptive Method SAMPLES AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: First Offenders detained in Bureau Corrections for the year 2001 in Camp Sampaguita Area or medium penitentiary Convenient Sampling technique in the selection of the respondents was used, because of the risk involve in interviewing and all not available. INSTRUMENT USED: The California Test of Personality by Louis T., Willis W. Clark and Ernest W. Tiegs 1952, and the Emotional Intelligence Self-Evaluation by Steine Hein, 1999. STATISTICAL TREATMENT: 1. Computation of simple percentage 2. Chi-square tested the relationship between each of the profile variable and the personal adjustment and emotional intelligence. 3. Pearson r- tested the significant correlation between the emotional intelligence of the first offenders and the personal and social adjustment patterns. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: 1. Sociodemographic profile of the offenders in the National Penitentiary. 1.1 Age- Majority are between 30 and below which is 50%. 31 and below is 32% and 41 and above is 18%. 1.2 Civil Status- 61% are single, 37% of the first offenders are married and 2% are separated. 1.3 Educational attainment- Majority of the first offenders are high school graduates with 52%, 37% has reached college level while 11% reached elementary level. 1.4 Religion- Most of the first offenders are Catholic which is 76%. Born Again Christian is 11%. Other religion is 13%. 1.5 Crimes Committed- The highest percent in crimes committed against life is 63%, against property is 17%, sex-related is 7%, drug-related is also 7% and illegal possession of firearms is 6%. 1.6 Years of Sentenced- Most of the first offenders were sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison which is 38%, 4 years and below is 29%, 12-22 years sentence 28%, and 18 years to life is only 5%. 2. 2.21 The Personal Adjustment Profile of the respondents as to: Self-reliance is 9.25% which is the highest of all the categories, belongingness is 9.11%, personal worth is 8.5%, withdrawing tendencies is 7.56%. All this categories are average. Personal freedom is 6.26% and nervous symptoms is 6.68% which is below average. The personal adjustment had a total of 47.9% which is below average. This only shows that they have personal adjustment difficulty inside the detention. 2.2 The social adjustment profile of the respondents as to: Social standard is 6.86%, social skills is 7.79% , anti-social tendencies is 7.28%, family relations is 6.08%, social relationship is 7.49% and community relationship is 7.05%. The social adjustment profile had a total percent of 42.86% which is below average. This implies that the respondents were definitely experienced difficulty in social judgment. Therefore, it is very difficult for them to adjust with others and maintain good interpersonal relationship with others. 3. The emotional intelligence mean of the respondents in all categories was 52.8. Which means that the respondents need substantial development in all categories in emotional awareness, managing one's emotions, self-motivation, empathy and coaching others emotions. 4. 4.1 There is no significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliations, crimes committed, and years of sentence and personal adjustment. But there is a significant relationship between civil status and personal adjustment. 4.2 There is no significant relationship between age, religious affiliation, crimes committed, years of sentence and social adjustment. 4.3 There is a significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliation, crimes committed and emotional intelligence. But there is a significant relationship between civil status, years of sentence and emotional intelligence. 5. There is a significant relationship between the social and personal adjustment patterns of the respondents patterns of the respondents, when grouped according to the following categories of the emotional intelligence; emotional awareness, managing one's emotion, self motivation, empathy and coaching one's emotion. CONCLUSION: 1. That there is no significant relationship between the age, educational attainment, religious affiliation, crimes committed and number of years of sentence and personal adjustment. Civil status appeared to have a significant relationship with personal adjustment. 2. That there is a significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliation, crimes committed and years of sentence and social adjustment. Civil status and educational attainment appeared to have a significant relationship with social adjustment. 3. That there is a significant relationship between age, educational attainment, religious affiliation and crimes committed and the emotional intelligence of the respondents. Civil status and years of sentence appeared to have no significant relationship. 4. That there is a significant relationship between personal and social adjustment patterns with all areas of emotional intelligence such as emotional awareness, managing one's emotions, self motivation, empathy and coaching one's emotions. RECOMMENDATION: 1. That this research be conducted again using a big number of subjects for further validate the result of this experiment. And a study similar to this one be done on the female prisoners to find out if they have the same personal-social adjustment and emotional intelligence. 2. That a more extensive screening of newly admitted prisoners with extreme insecurity and adjustment problems particularly social and personal, be implemented using other psychological test materials and procedures in order to identify their adjustment problems that they will be experiencing so that proper and immediate intervention be given. 3. That seminars and workshop be conducted which deals on how to overcome adjustment problems and emotional problems for attitudinal change to improve the outlook of those concerned to such places like Bureau of Corrections. Such activities will help sustain the first offenders especially the newly admitted one. 4. The school administration inside the Bureau of Corrections should develop a program of activities like inversion activities between the first offenders to enhance their emotional and psychological capabilities as individuals. 5. A seminar be conducted on the economic preparation for out of prison activities and study on the vocational preparation and activities of prisoners so that they will be productive members of society.
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