Paternal role and task through the lens of a teenage father / Ivy Joy C. Devis and Paola Judith T. Dones.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Cavite State University.

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College of Nursing. (CON)

DEVIS, IVY JOY C. DONES, PAOLA JUDITH T. PATERNAL ROLE AND TASK THROUGH THE LENS OF A TEENAGE FATHER. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Cavite State University. April 2012. Thesis Adviser: Mrs. Nenita B. Panaligan RN, MAN.

The study was conducted among teenage fathers in selected barangays in Tanza, Cavite. Specifically, this study aimed to describe the demographic profile of the teenage fathers, age, educational attainment, occupational status and the number of years the respondent and his wife have been together, the view of the respondents about the qualities of being a good father, the paternal roles and paternal tasks, the ways on how the teenage father have adjusted from different transitions: from singlehood to parenthood and from adolescent to adulthood; and last, would be how adaptive the teenage fathers in line with the transitions from singlehood to parenthood, and from adolescent to adulthood are, The study determined the paternal role and task of a teenage father between the primary people around him. It also assessed the level of the acceptance of the teenage father and the family he is involved to. The study involved what their view of a good father was, the role and their tasks as a father, how they adjust and adapt from singlehood to adulthood and from adolescent to adulthood. This study was conducted from November 2010 to December 2011.

The study utilized the descriptive research approach and was conducted to attain the objectives of the study. A total of 4 teenage fathers, ages 13-19, having a child, who are residing from selected barangays (Poblacion, Julugan, Punta) in Tanza, Cavite, were the respondents of the study. The respondents were interviewed and given questionnaires to get the necessary data. Purposive sampling, as well as snowball technique, was used to determine the number of respondents.

All four respondents have been in the said age range. One (1) respondent is 15 years old and the other three (3) were18 years old when they became a father. Two (2) of the respondents preferred to stop studying; one (1) respondent had somewhat finished a two year course; while the other one (1) respondent is still continuing his studies. All four (4) respondents have been together with their wives for the range of 1-2 years. This entails the demographic data of the respondents.

According to the respondents, being a father at a very young age is not easy. It served as one of the big challenges that they want to surpass. On the other hand, they believe that they should be responsible for their family as what their parents have implicated in them. They have commonalities in terms of their descriptions in the roles and tasks of a good father which they think, they want to possess for their family. Though this cannot be achieved simply, with their greatest efforts, they deem that they will be able to attain their goal of becoming a good father and role model to their children.

The respondents’ significant persons in life help them to become the person they want to be. Their parents have been supportive to them and give them pieces of advice, as well as their friends who, at the same time, have experienced becoming a teenage father as well, and most importantly, was the help of their wives, emotionally and psychologically.

Submitted to the University Library 04/23/2012 T-4559