The Adaptive Coping Strategies of Overseas Filipino Workers' Children Studying in the Senior High School Level

Abstract

This study is conducted in order to explore and investigate the adaptive coping strategies of the students whose parents are working abroad in a certain Senior High School in Batangas City. Also, it aimed to assess the influences regarding their coping strategies towards difficult opportunities. Quantitative descriptive data was employed to 130 student-respondents. A standardized questionnaire with 9 sub-scales was used in the gathering of data. The results showed that children of OFW use the coping strategy by looking for special types of support, such as different hobbies and interests. In addition, cognitive appraisals are also the most common coping strategy applied by the students. Likewise, using alcohols and sedatives are the least used strategy. Thus, students resort to healthy coping strategies and use these to influence and lessen the difficulties they encounter to cope up with every problem. The presence of guardians and family relatives in addition to the support system extended by their OFW parents compensate for the physical non-contact with their absentee parents.