Bagong Barrio Senior High School

IMPACT OF CROSS-DRESSING IN DETERMINING SELF-OBJECTIFICATION

AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG LGBT COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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A Research

Presented to

The English Department Faculty

BAGONG BARRIO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City

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In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements in

Practical Research 2

By:

Krystal Kaye T. Ofracio

Francis Ann Jaso Jaso

Karl Sebastian

Nicole Rilloraza

2019
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Acknowledgement

The researchers would like to extend their deepest gratitude to all the people

who have helped them in this study:

Their families, for their love and support especially morally and financially.

Also, their long patience and understanding for the researchers to be motivated.

Ms. Lavie Claire Tado for sharing her knowledge of wisdom with us during the

course of this research and her accommodation during the consultation of this

research.

Mrs. Kristina Cruz for letting the researchers stay in their house and allowing

them to use the internet access for free and their help to accomplish the research.

The researchers would also like to express their gratitude to Lavism Fam in

helping to complete and share their knowledge on this study.

The researchers would like to extend their appreciation to the crossdressers

who helped them and sharing knowledge about the research.

Lastly, the Almighty Father for giving strength, good health and determination

to the members of the group to pass the entire research.

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Abstract

Amidst noise of entertainment in a city, gays and transgenders who are

crossdressers are subject of ashamed and self-objectification.

The current study aimed to raise awareness through a correlational design in

determining the frequency level of self-objectification and frequency level of self-

esteem among crossdressers.

Series of questionnaires and scale were administered to 50 crossdressers

within Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City to measure the frequency of the respondents

levels of self-objectification and self-esteem.

The scales used were a 10- item Rosenberg Scale and a 5-item Objectified

Body Conciousness Scale. Results gathered that there is moderately low correlation

between self-esteem and self-objectification (r=0.49).

In conclusion, crossdressing resulted to the low relationship of self-

objectification and self-esteem. Crossdressers would become more conscious about

themselves but they crossdressed as a comfort or their style.

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Table of Contents

I. Chapter I…………………………………………………………… 1

The Problem and a Review of Literature………………………… 1

Review of Related Literature and Studies……………………….. 3

Conceptual Framework……………………………………………. 13

Theoretical Framework……………………………………………. 14

Statement of the Problem…………………………………………. 15

Hypotheses of the Study…………………………………………… 15

Significance of the Study…………………………………………… 16

Scope and Delimitations of the Study……………………………… 17

Definition of Terms…………………………………………………… 18

II. Chapter II…………………………………………………… …………………… 19

Method………………………………………………………………….. 20

Research Locale……………………………………………………….. 20

Research Design………………………………………………………. 21

Research Instrument…………………………………………………. 21

Respondents of the Study……………………………………………. 22

Sampling Technique………………………………………………….. 22

Statistical Treatment of Data…………………………………………. 22

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III. Chapter III…………………………………………………………………… 24

Results and Discussion…………………………………………… 24

Cause of Crossdressing…………………………………………… 24

Reaction of people to Crossdressers……………………………. 25

Benefits of being an open Crossdresser………………………… 26

Frequency on the Level of Self Esteem………………………….. 28

Frequency on the Level of Self Objectification…………………… 29

Pearson Correlation of Self Esteem and

Self Objectification of Respondents……………………………….. 30

IV. Chapter IV…………………………………………………………………… 36

Summary of Findings, Conclusions

and Recommendation………………………………………………… 36

V. References…………………………………………………………………….. 38

VI. Appendices…………………………………………………………………….. 40