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“If I Stop Now What Will Happen Later?”: The Lived Experiences of Teenage Moms as Students and Mothers in Cebu City during the Pandemic Amolo, Raiza Mae; Calamohoy, Don Eric; Congson, Jan Carylle; Cubillan, Gregory John; Gingoyon, Hazel Mae; Lanticse, Chloe; Lausa, Jan Mark; Tajanlangit, Lorraine Belle; del Socorro, Celeste; Gagani, Flordeliza
International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Rese
Publisher : Future Science / FSH-PH Publications

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/ijmaber.05.02.10

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This phenomenological study was conducted to give a platform and to amplify the voices of teenage mothers who were at the same time studying during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted in Cebu City, Philippines in 2022 having teen mothers as the participants of the study employing non-probability sampling. Using Colaizzi's descriptive analysis method to evaluate transcripts of online interviews with five selected participants, the researchers identified five major themes that accurately portrayed the highlights, challenges, coping mechanisms, and overall meanings of participants' experiences. The five major themes were: (1) “Choose The Right Partner!”: Having Company; (2) “The One That Changes Me”: The Effect of Motherhood; (3) “Student/Mother/Father/Daughter”: Conflict in a Routine; (4) “If I Stop Now, What Will Happen Later?”: The Value of Education; (5) “Survival of the Fittest”: Me and My Future. The researchers discovered that teenage mothers in this situation benefit greatly from supportive relationships, form strong attachments to their children, face numerous conflicts in different aspects of their lives, value education highly, and have optimistic views of their futures and of themselves. With these results in mind, the researchers strongly recommend more programs to be implemented and policies to be developed to encourage teenage mothers to re-engage with education, especially knowing the factors that may contribute to a more positive experience.
To Paint a New Picture: Into the Lives of Eldest Siblings of Separated Fami-lies during COVID-19 Rabuya, Daniel Andrei; Moralde, Franz Elloise; Villacampa, Angel Rose; Sagosa, Shane; Fernandez, Ravyn Bridget; Cabrera, Ralley Kyle; Cagalitan , Willem Mikkel; Bendibel, Rycel Monique; del Socorro, Celeste; Gagani, Flordeliza
International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research Vol. 4 No. 7 (2023): International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Rese
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/ijmaber.04.07.03

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This study emerged to enable humanitarian organizations to provide better services for children in separated families by understanding eldest siblings' lived experiences. Through Husserlian’s descriptive phenomenology utilizing Colaizzi’s method of data analysis, six participants were interviewed online at the height of the pandemic in 2021-2022 in Cebu City, Philippines. Data were transcribed using data reduction methods and revealed 6 themes: (1) "Having to always be the bigger person": Role Intensification; (2)"Devoting myself to things that weren't supposed to land on me": Adult Difficulties; (3) "Becoming stronger and keeping a soft spot"; Growing in Stature; (4) "True brothers are there for you”: The Support Given to the Supporter; (5) “To be free but mindful:'' Motivation to Persevere; (6) “To paint a better picture of life: ''Setting and Living an Example. The researchers discovered that the eldest siblings were forced to take charge of responsibilities that were not supposed to be theirs; encountered emotional difficulties such as loneliness and anxiety in facing a wide range of familial, developmental, and logistical problems; coped through these challenges with social support, religious devotion, and modern entertainment; and devoted their lives to protecting their siblings and giving them the lives they deserve. From these results, the researchers recommend that counseling is provided for the eldest siblings to enable the development of support structures and meaningful relationships that propel the eldest siblings to persevere.