National Pride of the Filipino Youth

The main purpose of this study was to know how proud the youth are of being a Filipino.Socio-demographic characteristics also play a role in determining the national pride of Filipino youth. The level of pride similarly varied among domain-specific aspects. We used a structured survey questionnaire adopted and modified from the International  Social Survey Programme from their National Identity study. For this study, a four-stage sampling was observed to get the sample. Sports was the top source of the Filipino youth’s national pride, among the 12 domain-specific aspects. However, Politics and Democracy got the lowest level of national pride. Differences among sexes significantly varied in the aspect of Sports, Economy and Social Security, and Environment. Pride in Arts and Literature, Sports, Armed Forces, and History differ among religions. The difference in Educational Attainment affects the level of national pride of the youth in the aspect of Fair and Equal Treatment in All Groups. Moreover, the socio-demographic characteristics play a role in determining the national pride of the Filipino youth. The study usedquantitative research approach, specifically descriptive. A self-administered survey was distributed to 400randomly selected youth respondents of 15 – 29 years old in the National Capital Region, Philippines.

Keywords: national pride, domain-specific pride, socio-demographic characteristics, Filipino,youth, Polytechnic University of the Philippines.