PERSONALITY FACTORS AND ANXIETY LEVEL OF POLICEMEN IN LIPA CITY, BATANGAS

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A Thesis

presented to

the Faculty of the College of Education, Arts and Sciences

De La Salle Lipa

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In partial fulfilment

Of the requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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by:

GERONIMO, MICHAEL EDISON B.

GREGORIO, MARIE CHERIE ANNE

PASCUA, MELANIE CHRISTINE S.

2012

ABSTRACT

The study entitled “Personality Factors and Anxiety Level of

Policemen in Lipa City, Batangas” dealt with looking into any significant

relationships among the profile, personality factors and anxiety level of the

respondents. It intended to contribute to the policemen, officers-in-charge

and government of Lipa by giving a more detailed understanding of the

psychological status of the policemen of Lipa City. Simple random

sampling and Descriptive correlational design was used in gathering and

analyzing the respondents of the study. The 16 Personality Factors Test of

Raymond Cattell and Burn’s Anxiety Scale of David Burn was utilized in

assessing the personality factors and anxiety level of the respondents,

respectively. These research instruments were supported by the Factor

Analysis Theory of Cattell and General Theory of Anxiety of Barlow. After

correlating the respondent’s profile, personality factors and level of

anxiety, the study established inverse relationship among personality

factors: M (Abstractedness) and personal profile Age. Gender had a

significant relationship to some personality factors I (Sensitivity) and M

(abstractedness). Civil status also had a significant relationship to factor B

(Reasoning). Meanwhile, no significant relationship was found between

the profile of the respondents and level of anxiety. Significant relationship

was also found between personality factors: O (Apprehension) and H

(Social Boldness) to Anxiety Level.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ABSTRACT ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vi

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH viii

LIST OF TABLES xi

LIST OF FIGURES xiii

LIST OF APPENDICES xiv

Chapter

1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1

Introduction 1

Statement of the Problem 2

Research Objectives 4

Significance of the Study 5

Scope and Limitation 7

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 9

Related Literature 9

Related Studies 26

3 REASERCH DESIGN 33

Conceptual Framework 33

Operational Framework 34

Hypotheses 36

Assumptions 36

Operational Definition of Terms 37

4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 38

Research Design 38

Sources of Data 38

Sampling Design 39

Respondents of the Study 39

Research Locale 39

Research Tools and Instruments 40

Data Gathering Procedure 43

Procedure of Data Analysis and Interpretation 44

5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 47

6 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND 74

RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary of Findings 74

Conclusion 76

Recommendation 78

BIBLIOGRAPHY 80

APPENDICES

LIST OF TABLES

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Table

1 16 Personality Factor’s left and right meaning 41

2 Burns Anxiety Inventory categories 42

3 Profile of the respondents according to age 47

4 Profile of the respondents according to gender 48

5 Profile of the respondents according to civil status 48

6 Profile of the respondents according to rank 49

7 Profile of the respondents according to years in service 49

8 Factor A (Warmth) 50

9 Factor B (Reasoning) 51

10 Factor C (Emotional Stability) 51

11 Factor E (Dominance) 52

12 Factor F (Liveliness) 52

13 Factor G (Rule Consciousness) 53

14 Factor H (Social Boldness) 54

15 Factor I (Sensitivity) 55

16 Factor L (Vigilance) 55

17 Factor M (Abstractness) 56

18 Factor N (Privateness) 57

19 Factor O (Apprehension) 57

20 Factor Q1 (Openness to Change) 58

21 Factor Q2 (Self Reliance) 58

22 Factor Q3 (Perfectionism) 59

23 Factor Q4 (Tension) 60

24 Mean of policemen’s 16 personality factor 61

25 Anxiety level 63

26 Relationship of personality factors to age 65

27 Relationship of personality factors to gender 66

28 Relationship of personality factor to civil status 67

29 Relationship of personality factors to rank of the 69

respondents

30 Relationship of personality factors to years in service 70

31 Relationship of anxiety level to profile of the respondents 71

32 Relationship of personality factors to the anxiety 72

level of the respondents

LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure

1 Schematic diagram of the Conceptual Paradigm 34

2 Schematic diagram of the relationship of personality factor 35

and anxiety level to the profile of the respondents

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix

A Request Letter

B Profile Questionnaire

16 Personality Factor Questionnaire and Answer Sheets

Burns Anxiety Scale

C Tabulation of the respondents Profile, Personality Factors

and Anxiety Level

D Personal Information of the Author