Parental Support: Its Influence on the Well-being of Youth in the Province of Sorsogon

Abstract

This study determined the level of parental support and its influence on the well-being of youth in the province of Sorsogon. The main respondents of the study were 308 students from Grades 9 to 12 level from Prieto Diaz District I and II (SY 2022-2023). The study used a researcher-made and standardized questionnaire that underwent validation pre-testing. The study utilized descriptive-correlational and evaluative methods to analyze the impact of parental support on youth well-being. The descriptive method analyzed weighted mean, percentage, and rank, while the correlational method determined significant differences between parental support and respondents' well-being using Analysis of Variance. The evaluative method tested relationships between parental support and well-being among aspects using Pearson R. The study found that parental support for aspects of the well-being of the youth is very good. Youth exhibit excellent well-being. The relationship between parental support and youth well-being is highly significant, suggesting that if indicators of parental support are good, high well-being is expected. The proposed sustainable plan was crafted to help the local government unit sustain and upscale the level of parental support to the well-being of their children.