- Parental favoritism is when one or both
parents display consistent favoritism toward one child
over another. This study aims to evaluate the impacts of
parental favoritism on the personality and sibling
relationship of the students of the Nueva Ecija University
of Science and Technology, San Isidro Campus. The study
used a descriptive research design that used a survey
questionnaire to solicit data on the socio-demographic
profile of respondents and to determine the respondents'
perception about parental favoritism and its impact on
their personality and sibling relationship. Analysis of the
resulting survey data included descriptive statistics such
as frequencies, percentage, mean and correlation. The
study consisted of 89 students from Nueva Ecija
University of Science and Technology, San Isidro
Campus. The majority of them or, 53 (59.55%) were
male, many or 27 (30.34%) had 2 siblings and most or 38
(42.70%) were the eldest. Regarding their perception of
parental favoritism, they agreed that parental favoritism
negatively affects an individual in mental, social, and
emotional aspects. Furthermore, parental favoritism also
affects their relationship with their siblings. Last, the
different variables have a significant relationship with
their perception about parental favoritism. For the
conclusions, the impacts of parental favoritism on
children’s personality and sibling relationships have been
a significant issue in different fields, sectors, and even in
the students' academics. Therefore, it is not a good
decision to have parental favoritism on the family because
of its effects on an individual.
Keywords : Parental Favoritism, Personalilty, Sibling Relationship