{"id":305,"date":"2025-11-01T03:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T03:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project-entangled-ph.com\/iteration1\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:04:28","slug":"article-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/project-entangled-ph.com\/iteration1\/article-2\/","title":{"rendered":"article 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ADVOCACY<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Money, Money, Money: How Financial Capacity Shapes Families<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Written By:<\/strong> Lauren Janelle Peralta<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Many people emphasize that love and togetherness is enough to keep a household happy. That in life, material goods aren\u2019t important as our bond with our family is a strong enough foundation to weather any storm that may cross their paths. But as much as we want that to be true, when times get tough, I\u2019m sure many of us are aware that love won\u2019t always be enough. While emotional connection remains an essential part in families, practical factors may also shape how Families.<\/p>

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In fact, we have discovered that financial capacity, amongst other things, has an influence on family dynamics.<\/p>

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In our study, which involved Gen-Z participants as survey respondents, which were then reviewed by three experts, we found that financial capacity and resources play a significant role in influencing family enmeshment, though this is dependent on pre-existing dynamics within the family.<\/p>

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Interestingly, our survey participants, who all came from middle to upper-income backgrounds, felt their financial stability gave them space to explore their identity and interests due to fewer responsibilities. This reflects findings of Chua et al. (2022), who stated:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our experts had noted that if individuals who had been parentified, children who take on the responsibilities of adults, had less financial capacity, the pressure to help and provide for the family could have been exacerbated. This may be due to the fact that the increased financial strain leads to children feeling obligated to sacrifice their own needs for their family. This also aligns with Chua et al\u2019s findings. (2022) wherein their participants placed emphasis on the fact that “to achieve family wellbeing, a family should have savings to rely on during emergencies.\u201d<\/p>

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On the other hand, if children are not given responsibilities to carry or any opportunity to do so, contributes to the infantilization by their guardians, as their skills may not have fully developed due to the lack of opportunities. Infantilization refers to when teens or adults are treated as children despite being capable individuals, which robs the person of their self-autonomy or agency. This suggests that, financial capabilities aside, if families don\u2019t balance their dynamic, personal autonomy, and financial capacity, it may inhibit their ability to grow and be independent.<\/p>

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Although money may provide opportunities and security in certain dimensions of our life, it is still important to remember that family relationships are a careful balancing act of remembering the practicality and reality of life while also keeping in mind the need of members to learn things, ranging from household responsibilities to their own wants and needs.<\/p>

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Ultimately, we wish to highlight how financial circumstances play an important role within the family, as it may influence how a member\u2019s autonomy or emotional-well being is shaped. The presence or absence of financial stability in the family may affect a family\u2019s dynamic, and may contribute to unhealthy relationships between members of the family, which we should be mindful of.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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REFERENCES AND READINGS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Flordeliza, M.A., Peralta J.L., Cabarrubia, S.M., Manzano, Puyat, M.J.(2024). Exploring Familial Enmeshment and its Impact on the Mental Well-being of Filipino Gen Z Adults in Metro Manila [Undergraduate Thesis], De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde].https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1G0qBnNPVXaLuEHev8B4O8MSLZRjthSPE\/view?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>

Chua, C., Gabriel, F., Bantang, J., Llige, A.(2022). Conceptualization of Filipino family wellbeing. International Journal of Home Economics, 15(2), 103-114. https:\/\/www.ifhe.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/e_Journal\/Vol_15_2_corr\/P11_1.pdf<\/a><\/p>

Garber, B.D. (2021). The Dynamics of the Enmeshed Family System Ten Years Later: Family Court and Contemporary Understanding of Adultification, Parentification, and Infantilization. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. 34, 97-120. https:\/\/familylawconsulting.org\/publications\/Enmeshment%202021%20update.pdf<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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