PEÑAS, Sherry T. Unpublished Masteral Theses, University of Nueva Caceres , Naga City , 2000.
Keywords: Domestic Violence
This study attempted to determine the perceived effects of domestic violence on Filipino family values among teaching and non-teaching personnel of University of Nueva Caceres , Naga city, C/Y 2000. Specifically, the study sought to answer the following questions: 1). what are the perceived forms of domestic violence? What personal and environmental factors contribute to domestic violence? 3). To what extent has domestic violence affected Filipino family values along: family security, society and authority approval, socio-economic welfare, and submissiveness to partner?
Involved in the investigation were 250 employees of the University of Nueva Caceres who comprised the 80% of the total number of the University personnel. The descriptive-comparative method was the main method employed with a questionnaire as the tool-gathering instrument used in conducting this study.
Major conclusions were: 1). Indirect emotional violence using children, and verbal abuse were worst forms of domestic violence directed to the survivor and sexual abuse were only worse. 2). As perceived by the 23 victims In this study, the couple's house was the predominant environmental factor; while the least predominant was in a car; and as perceived by victims, temper was the predominant factor; while for the non-victims was influence of alcohol and drugs; and, the least dominant for both victims and non-victims was newly awakened from sleep factor. 3). Relative to family security, both victims and non-victims indicated that close family ties had the weakest effect on domestic violence; while emotional dependence to partner was the strongest for non-victims; in terms of society and authority approval, victims perceived respect for family traditions/ authority and fear of public reprisal was strong; along socio-economic welfare, both victims and non-victims perceived economic dependency and compadrazco system less strong; submissiveness, patience and endurance was less strong for victims; while tolerance was strong for non-victims; for the non-victims passiveness was rated strong. 4). Statistics showed that perceptions of victims and non-victims on the effects of domestic violence on Filipino values were significantly different for each set of values and the effects of the four values such as family security, society and authority, were not significantly different from each other.