Video gaming is usually portrayed negatively by the media. This study aims to
determine the personal, cultural and socio-economic effects of gaming. This qualitative study
seeks personal accounts from gamers themselves ...
Filipino youth who engage in sexual activities often experience unwanted pregnancies and
sexually transmitted diseases, according to 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey.
This often is the effect of not having ...
This study aimed to describe and understand the University of the Philippines Manila students" experiences in utilizing the university's healthcare services. The respondents were 368 male and female students of UP Manila, ...
This study investigates the role played by HIV and AIDS in the structuring of the current identity
of five Filipino adults (as per WHO definition) whose parent(s) are inflicted with the said
disease. A case study design ...
The Philippines as a conservative and a catholic nation in Asia, gives an
emphasis on religion, studies have shown that there is a declining number of youth that
are engaging in religious activities amidst the presence ...
This study explores the concept of long-distance parenting and its impacts on the general
well-being and relationships with the OFW parent/s and other family members, among selected
Filipino adolescents in Manila. Fourteen ...
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease affecting 125 million people worldwide, including 1.9
million Filipinos. Although there are various forms of treatment, there is no cure. Symptoms can be mild
to severe, ...
The Catholic community, including that of the Philippines’, is currently experiencing many changes in their
thinking and beliefs, regardless of teachings imposed by the Catholic Church. This will add to current ...
Compassion fatigue is a natural consequent of behaviors that include depletion on overall
well-being specifically on the physical, emotional, social and spiritual aspects often associated with
patient caregiving. This ...
This study aimed to explore and describe the fear of being perceived as gay among heterosexual
males and the cause of this fear. This also aims to describe how the fear is enforced through the
years of the men's lives. ...
The study regarding changes on the courtship style among Filipino male youth in the
Philippines is limited. This study shows how the evolvement of communication through
technology has created changes in relationships and ...
This study aimed to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of
kangaroo mothers and their significant associations with their attitudes and
stressors. This also aimed to determine factors that affect their approval ...
Every day, employees encounter different challenges in their work activities and
workplace. They are sometimes faced with dilemmas like harassment, unfair treatment, low
salary or inappropriate compensation and benefits. ...
Health care received by rural areas is different from urban ones. There are limited studies that seek to understand the health care system and health seeking behavior (HSB) in rural areas, and this may be essential in ...
Internet addiction is not recognized in the Philippines as a serious problem as manifested in the
lack of treatment facilities and programs that caters to individuals who suffer from internet
addiction. It is interesting ...
Interpersonal violence, defined as any abusive behavior within an intimate
relationship, has been found to be one of the effects of child abuse to romantic
relationships by the World Health Organization (2012). Attempts ...
This mixed-method study probed on the self-concept of children and the impact of traumatic experience of sexual abuse. The study included 9 children-participants, aged 9 to 17, from the Department of Social Welfare and ...
More than a decade has passed since its emergence in the Philippines and yet, cosplay remains to be an underresearched area of study. Furthermore, majority of existing local studies on cosplay tend to focus more on the ...
This study sought to understand the various life issues faced by Filipino, aged 18 and above, out-patients of PGH particularly on the phenomenon of perceived stress using a combination of quantitative and qualitative ...
The phenomenon of selfies has become a continuous trend worldwide. Selfie is defined as a photo of taken by oneself, commonly using the front camera feature of smartphones or iPhones and uploaded on social networking sites ...