Personality Adjustments and Coping in Learning of Grade 6 Pupils of Jose Zabarte Elementary School
Keywords:
personality, belongingness, self-esteem, unique wayAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Different personality traits cause a person to participate in certain activities actively. The feeling about oneself influence in getting along in the different areas of life, family, school, opposite sex with adult and friends in the community.
It is a known fact that the most common problem in our school today is personality adjustment. It is for this reason why the researcher come to think of conducting a study to find out what factors cause these problems that contribute to their learning in school.
METHODS
The researcher used the qualitative descriptive research method in order to have factual information about the personality and coping strategies in the learning of the pupils. The qualitative descriptive method described and interpreted conditions that existed or do not exist that prevails, beliefs, points of views, attitude that are held, or do not held, processes that are going or otherwise effects that are felt or trends present facts concerning the nature and status on anything and give meaning to the quality and standing of facts that are going on.
RESULTS
The theories that are developed are in attempt to explain the nature of personality and predict the pupils' behavior. The stage of development is accompanied by crisis and different personalities are determined by the manner in which these crisis are resolved. Social learning theories believe that what has been learned can be unlearned and another behavior can be learn in its place. It also emphasized that each individual responds in a unique way.
DISCUSSIONS
The study revealed that personality adjustment and coping strategies in learning at home, opposite sex and the community, is significantly related to the learning and performance in school. The need of self-belongingness and affections are best developed through self-esteem, a person must experience himself as valuable and worthy if a healthy personality is to be achieve.
