The Impact of Grit to Anxiety Vulnerability Among Dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers During the Pandemic

AUTHOR(S)

ORTIZ, KHIMBERLY XYLEM B. OMANDAM, MARY JANE B.

ABSTRACT

——— The challenge brought by the pandemic has impacted individuals’ psychological wellbeing, which increased the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression including the Overseas Filipino workers together with their dependents due to rapid increase of job terminations that led to financial constraints among direct dependents. Despite the odds, it is believed that gritty individuals are indicated to be focused even lack of favorable circumstances. Grit as defined, is the perseverance and passion of an individual for long term goals which can be a factor to associate grit and anxiety among the direct dependents of OFWs to construct further interventions and precautions needed for mental health issues. Furthermore, this study construes that there is a significant negative relationship between grit and anxiety among dependents of OFWs during pandemic with r-value of -.549, remarking moderate linear relationship wherein lower grit postulates more vulnerability to anxiety among dependents of OFWs during pandemic. Keywords — Grit, Anxiety Vulnerability, Overseas Filipino Workers