Samonte, Rachelle Ann Lim2026-02-102018-05Samonte, R.L. (2018). Samonte, Rachelle Ann Lim. (Unpublished master’s thesis). University of the Cordilleras, Baguio City.https://dspace.uc-bcf.edu.ph/handle/123456789/476Police officers belong to one of the most active force of professionals in the Philippines. They belong to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the largest government agency in the country with more than 140,000 personnel. Perception of the public regarding the police tends to be negative as shown on television news and newspaper write-ups, which is affecting the image of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Historically, the People's Revolution of 1986 saw the birth of the 1987 Constitution that included a provision on the Philippine National Police (PNP) which was to be "national in scope and civilian in character." Given these duties, values, principles and code, many of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Personnel do not level up to the expectations of the community including infidelity. The prevalent myth is that cops-male cops particularly, are frequently unfaithful because they have so many opportunities to meet women, and there are many civilians. In profession famous for challenges, even the strongest relationships suffer due to high stress. Unfortunately, many officers easily slip into affairs. A common stereotype held about police officers is their tendency to engage in extramarital affairs. It was argued that the number of affairs police officers engage in are often exaggerated, leading to rumors and stereotypes within and about the police department. Regardless of culture, age, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation, a committed relationship usually includes a stated or implied promise of sexual and emotional loyalty to one's partner. Such commitment helps define and preserve the relationship. However, despite the explicit or implicit promise of intimate exclusivity, partners may be unfaithful and "cheat" on the other. Infidelity can undermine the betrayed partner's sense of security and stability in a relationship; the emotional impact may be severe, including depression, anxiety, rage, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and decreased self-esteem. For many couples, infidelity brings an end to the relationship. In marriage, adultery typically constitutes on of the most devastating acts of betrayal and may cause serious damage to the foundation of trust, loyalty, and security typically associated with marriage. The study aims to determine the factor correlates of infidelity tendencies among police officers in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of infidelity tendency among police officers in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)? 2. What is the perception of police officers along the following factors of infidelity? a. Adventure Seeking b. Peer Pressure c. Sexual Deprivation d. Low frustration tolerance e. Relationship Conflict f. Ego-bolstering 3. What is the relationship between the level of infidelity tendency and the aforementioned factors? Hypothesis: There is a significant relationship between the level of infidelity tendency and the factors. This study made use of a descriptive correlation method. Data were gathered using a questionnaire to determine the perceived level of infidelity tendency among the police officers in Cordillera Administration Region (CAR). Data were treated using descriptive and correlation statistics. The following are the major findings of the study: 1. The police officers are highly susceptible to infidelity. There is a high tendency or proneness of police officers in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to engage in marital or relationship infidelity. 2. Police officers in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) perceive that adventure seeking and sexual deprivation are mostly the reasons of infidelity. Whereas, peer pressure, low frustration tolerance, relationship conflict, and ego-bolstering are sometimes the reasons of infidelity. 3. The hypothesis that there is a significant relationship between the infidelity tendency among police officers in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the identified factors of infidelity is accepted. These factors are: adventure seeking, peer pressure, sexual deprivation, low frustration tolerance, relationship conflict, and ego-bolstering. There is a high positive relationship between infidelity and the above mentioned factors. Based on the findings of the study, the following are derived conclusions. 1. Police officers Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have a high level of infidelity tendency. 2. There are varied factors of infidelity as perceived by the police officers, the most prevalent of which are related to thrill seeking and sexual needs. 3. Police officers' infidelity tendency is strongly influenced by personal and environmental factors. Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the following recommendations are proposed: 1. To prevent or alleviate the infidelity tendency of police officers, it is important to organize recreation activities and additional beneficial programs in the Philippine National Police (PNP) which can be incorporated with their human resource timetable. Recreation activities may include conduct of sports fest for various games; musical activities like battle of the bands or concert for a cause; and pursuant of "Gwapulis and Gandapulis" pageant. These activities will lessen boredom and may relieve stress that tends to contribute to the factors of infidelity. The beneficial activities may include: free family therapy or marriage counseling sessions; individual counseling; and spiritual upliftment schedule focusing on family relationship which should all be conducted by credible professionals. Since the Philippine National Police (PNP) already has a group called Bless Our Cops Movement with their goal to enhance the spirituality of police officers, they can be asked to also focus on marriage and family enhancement. 2. The researcher suggests that additional seminars/workshops should be conducted focusing on personal life structure (marriage and family relationship), values clarification, and sex education that may clear inappropriate thoughts and avoid the factors behind infidelity. Credible speakers like sociologists, psychologists and other mental health professionals should be invited for these topics. There is also a need to teach police officers with conflict resolution skills as well as emotional and psychological effects of family issues through seminars/workshops. The main priority is that the couples learn to work together. Police officers can also strengthen their personal life structure by: being intentional about spending time with the family; staying in community (keeping strong connections with others strengthens healthy family relationships}; practicing resiliency; and changing the negative pattern in the family. All these must be included in their yearly human resource strengthening schedules. 3. To mitigate the influence of infidelity factors, police officers are encouraged to be constantly involved and exposed with gender and development advocacy, seminars, and activities. Promoting gender and development themselves will make them conscious about how they behave in respect to both genders in the society. Likewise, the purpose of gender training workshops and seminars is to examine gender influences in the participants' own lives, cultural and societal expectations of men and women, how systems and institutions create and maintain gender roles and relationships, and how these factors affect their development process. 4. It is recommend to adopt the Behavior Modification Program that was developed based on this study and determine its effectiveness in alleviating infidelity among police officers through conducting another infidelity survey. 5. Further researches are encouraged to obtain a better understanding of police infidelity. The researcher should suggest to measure actual infidelity instead of just the likelihood of infidelity through case studies with police officers who were terminated due to infidelity. It is also important to include the consequences of infidelity. Further, it is recommended to look into the differences of infidelity levels across various work professions as compared to police officer. Lastly, it will be helpful if studies on infidelity can also be conducted not only in Cordillera Administrativeen-USThesis