Loob & Ledger
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What we read

The 26 references from the research proposal, in alphabetical order. Each shows which posts draw on it.

  1. Abogadie, J. B., Dealca, J. Y., Repil, A. S. L., & Samoling, J. C. (2025). Impact of utang na loob concept on the Filipino young adults. International Multidisciplinary Journal of Research for Innovation, Sustainability, and Excellence (IMJRISE), 2(1), 29–36.

    https://risejournals.org/index.php/imjrise/article/view/909

    Used in: Post 1, Post 2, Post 9

  2. Aboy, E. D. V. (2024). Pag-unawa and the Thomistic virtue of mercy. Philippiniana Sacra, 59(178), 15–26.

    https://philsacra.ust.edu.ph/admin/downloadarticle?id=D75E65488EE6AB9CA5C05D2B56737787

    Used in: Post 3

  3. Baculi, J. A., et al. (2021). The experiences of firstborns on pagtánaw ng utang na loob toward family. University of Baguio Research and Development Center.

    https://rdc.ubaguio.edu/the-experiences-of-firstborns-on-pagtanaw-ng-utang-na-loob-toward-family/

    Used in: Post 5

  4. Bernardo, J. R. (2021). Pagsusuri sa pagpapahalaga ng “utang na loob” sa konteksto ng ugnayan sa pamilya. De La Salle University.

    https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_psych/18/

    Used in: Post 2, Post 8

  5. Boñon, W. B. (2024). Pakikisáma in dialogue with Aquinas’ amicitia, i.e., charity in friendship. Philippiniana Sacra, 59(178), 27–46.

    https://philsacra.ust.edu.ph/admin/downloadarticle?id=7983CA1AB525A98B135074EDE0E82B03

    Used in: Post 3

  6. Casilan, J. J., & Baclagan, T. (2024). Exploring parental expectations on children helping parents out in lower middle-income families. Theory and Practice in Child Development, 4(2), 86–113.

    https://doi.org/10.46303/tpicd.2024.12

    Used in: Post 5, Post 8

  7. Casiño, R. M. Z., Serrano, L., & Granada, M. I. (2025). Revisiting the Filipino value utang na loob: Contextual perceptions, implications and inputs to sustaining the Filipino psychology discussions. International Journal of Education and Humanities, 5(2), 309–324.

    https://i-jeh.com/index.php/ijeh/article/view/311/201

    Used in: Post 1, Post 2

  8. Chiong, S. (2024). A Thomistic reading of kagandahang-loób as benevolentia, beneficentia, and misericordia. Philippiniana Sacra, 59(178), 47–66.

    https://philsacra.ust.edu.ph/admin/downloadarticle?id=4033659AB9EFE5FD4664884C1615CD9C

    Used in: Post 2

  9. 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

    Used in: Post 5

  10. de la Peña, M. A. (2024). A dialogue on gratefulness: A study on the Filipino account of utang na loób in conversation with Aquinas’ notion of gratitude. Philippiniana Sacra, 59(178), 67–82.

    https://philsacra.ust.edu.ph/admin/downloadarticle?id=4A05EBF61D70AD097C4FD9026F085097

    Used in: Post 4

  11. Dizon, L. C. T., & Alampay, L. P. (2024). Family obligation moderates longitudinal associations between parental psychological control and adjustment of urban adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 48(5), 411–421.

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11343579/

    Used in: Post 7

  12. Grava, G., Elizabeth, V., & Keil, M. (2026). “Am I obligated to help?”: Emotions in the transnational enactment of Filipino family obligation and utang na loób in remittance-sending. New Zealand Sociology.

    https://nzsociology.nz/index.php/nzs/article/view/185

    Used in: Post 6

  13. Ji, Y. (2025). Family reinstitutionalization in the early 21st century China: Bilateralism, intergenerational caregiving, and filial piety. Sociology Compass, 19(3), e70050.

    https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/soc4.70050

    Used in: Post 6

  14. Kyeong, Y., Yu, M., Tiemeier, H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & Setoh, P. (2025). Filial piety across sociocultural context and the life span. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 34(3), 163–170.

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/09637214241312630

    Used in: Post 6

  15. Lim, M. J. M., & Rañola, S. L. B. M. (2022). The concept of utang na loob among select members of Generation Z in Metro Manila. De La Salle University Animo Repository.

    https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1073&context=conf_shsrescon

    Used in: Post 1, Post 9

  16. Locklear, L. R., Sheridan, S., & Kong, D. T. (2023). Appreciating social science research on gratitude: An integrative review for organizational scholarship on gratitude in the workplace. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 44(2), 225–260.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.2624

    Used in: Post 4

  17. Ma, J., Du, Y., Li, C., & Lin, G. (2026). The impact of family communication patterns on filial responsibilities among college students: A chain mediation model of perceived social support and gratitude. Frontiers in Psychology, 17.

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1708482

    Used in: Post 8, Post 10

  18. Mamayson, R. F. (2025). The evolving concept of filial piety in the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Nursing, 95(1).

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cEN4tTrBN6YX9hyOS4JuP5c-Hvv6Z-Lm/view

    Used in: Post 6

  19. Maninang, J. (2025). On kapwa: A core concept in Filipino social psychology. Philosophia: A Journal of the Department of Philosophy, Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan, 3(1), 5–11.

    https://philarchive.org/rec/MANOKA

    Used in: Post 3

  20. Melendres, I. J. G. (2024). Paninindigan as an integral part of Filipino virtue ethics. Philippiniana Sacra, 59(178), 97–114.

    https://philsacra.ust.edu.ph/admin/downloadarticle?id=CB2E5241B4AEAA4C5BE4377303392746

  21. Quindoza, T. L. V., Malcampo, M. C., & Rungduin, T. T. (2025). Narratives of utang na loob among working panganays in the Philippines. Social Transformations Journal.

    https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1208&context=socialtransformations

    Used in: Post 5

  22. Rote, W. M., et al. (2024). Cultural values, parenting, and child adjustment in the Philippines. Journal of Family Psychology.

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11257813/

    Used in: Post 7

  23. van Hulzen, M. (2021). Gratitude and that which we cannot return: Critical reflections on gratitude. Zeitschrift für Ethik und Moralphilosophie, 4, 109–119.

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42048-021-00091-x

    Used in: Post 4

  24. Vishkin, A., Kim, M. Y., Solak, N., Szymaniak, K., White, C. J. M., & Kitayama, S. (2025). Cultural variation in the motivational correlates of gratitude. Emotion, 25(1), 114–125.

    https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001425

    Used in: Post 4

  25. Xing, J., Xu, X., & Wang, X. (2023). Pagsusuri sa papel ng pananagutan at paniniwala na makatarungan ang mundo sa ugnayan ng pagtanggi ng magulang at pasasalamat ng mga kabataan. Behavioral Sciences, 13(4), 305.

    https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13040305

    Used in: Post 7

  26. Zarzycki, M., Seddon, D., Bei, E., Dekel, R., & Morrison, V. (2022). How culture shapes informal caregiver motivations: A meta-ethnographic review. Qualitative Health Research, 32(10), 1574–1589.

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/10497323221110356

    Used in: Post 6