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The resilience and coping mechanisms used a heterosexual romantic relationship dissolution by undergraduate students of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila / 6 6 Dumaual, Julianne Marice P. - - - 80 pp. 28 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .

Undergraduate Thesis: (B.S. Psychology) - Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2018.





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ABSTRACT: During young adolescence stage, engaging ina relationship dissolution is common for several factors. After the distress these people have been through, how did they cope? This research aims to know if there is a significant relationship between the resilience level of and the specific coping mechanism an individual uses after the distress of a heterosexual romantic relationship dissolution. Thus, a correlational study was used along with purposive sampling technique, 100 undergraduate students, fitting the criteria of (1) Bonafide Student of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), (2) Experienced a heterosexual romantic relationship dissolution, and The dissolution experienced is within the past 3 months - 2 years, were given tqo questionnaires. The questionnaires used was based from the scales: Wagnild and Young's Resilience (RS-14) Scale and COPE Inventory by Carver et.al. After obtaining data from them, standard deviation, mean, percentage was computed for the resilience levels then Pearson;s formula was used to determine the correlation between the resilience level and each of the coping mechanism of the scale used. With an overall mean of 71.95 obtained from the perceived resilience levels of respondents, results show that majority of the students comprised on the Low-End Resilience Level with a percentage of 34. On the other hand, Positive Reinterpretation and Growth, Aceeptance, and Mental Disengagement are the three most used coping mechanisms while Behavioral Disengagement, Denial and Substance Use are the three least used coping mechanisms. Also, there is no significant relationship between Resilience and dimensions of the COPE Inventory Mental Disengagement. Instrumental Social Support, Religious Coping, Restraint, Emotional Social Support, Focus on and Venting Emotions, Suppression of Competing Activities and Humor, whereas there is a significant relationship between Resilience and dimensions Positive Growth and Reinterpretation. Active Coping, Denial, Behavioral Disengagement, Substance Use, Acceptance, Planning. Positive correlation produced dimensions Positive Growth and Reinterpretation. Active Coping, Acceptance, and Planning, whereas negative correlation for dimensions Denial, Behavioral Disengagement and Substance Use.













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