Mendiola Teng-Calleja
Biographic Data
| ID | 360198 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mendiola Teng-Calleja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mendiola |
| FAMILY NAME | Teng-Calleja |
| SIGNATURE | TENG-CALLEJA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ateneo de Manila University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4592-0647 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The In-Between Space of Uncertainty, Upheaval, and Untrust: When the Past Has Not Yet Ended and the Future Is Yet to Begin
Enabling Change: A Multi-Case Study of Philippine NGOs’ Role in Community Transformation
This research examined the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in community transformation through the experiences of six Philippine-based development NGOs and their community partners, who were winners/finalists of the nationwide Galing Pook Citizenship Awards. We used a combination of a backward mapping approach and a multi-case study design in gathering narratives through 16 interviews and 20 focus group discussions with 39 NGO leader…
The International Work Addiction Scale (Iwas): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents
State of Work and Organizational Psychology in the Philippines
The state of work and organizational psychology in the Philippines was examined in the seminal work of Hechanova in 2004. The current study seeks to provide an update on this important work, and to determine the developments and changes that have occurred in the two decades that have passed in the education, research, and practice of the field. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study utilized data from desktop research as well as interviews and…
Beyond CSR – Building a Culture of Sustainability in Philippine Organizations
This study examines the practices and initiatives of business organizations in building a culture of sustainability. The CREATE framework for culture-building was utilized as a guide in understanding the culture-building strategies. It utilized a multicase study approach, analyzing data from seven Philippine organizations chosen by a panel of experts on organization sustainability. The seven companies have integrated sustainability practices in t…
International Psychology - Remembering What Was to Create More Inclusive Futures
Using Narrative Analysis to Understand Community Transformation
The study examined personal stories and publicly shared narratives about community transformation among beneficiaries/partners of six non‐government organisations in the Philippines. We conducted 16 focus groups and three interviews to collect data, employing an integrated approach to narrative analysis for interpretation. We identified four key narratives that weave together the participants' personal and public stories of transformation within …
International Psychology for Peace and Prosperity
We are six years away from reaching our collective promise, as humankind, to ensure "peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future" made concrete by Goal 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; https://sdgs.un.org/goals).The SDGs explicitly acknowledge that prosperity, or human thriving, go hand in hand with peace.Embedded in the SDGs is the acknowledgme…
Job Loss During the Covid-19 Crisis: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Filipino Migrant Workers
Massive involuntary job loss is one of the most damaging consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a distressful life event, studies revealed how it can adversely impact one’s well-being, especially when challenges are unmanaged. Using phenomenology as its theoretical lens, this study aimed to provide an understanding of the experiences of sudden job loss among 12 Filipino migrant workers through semistructured online interviews. In particular, i…
Leadership experiences of bicultural business leaders: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Using the lens of interpretative phenomenological analysis, this study explored the leadership experiences of bicultural business leaders in the Philippines. Semistructured interviews were conducted among 16 leaders in family‐owned, small and medium‐sized enterprises in the Philippines who are ethnically Chinese and have Filipino nationality. Findings focused on salient expressions of biculturalism in leadership, bicultural leadership challenges,…
International Perspectives in Psychology for Sustainable Life
is the half-way mark for accomplishing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, United Nations, 2023).The 17 SDGs, that set the world's development agenda up to the year 2030, emphasize the need for global partnerships to achieve meaningful impact.Increasingly, psychology as a discipline is claiming its place as an important contributor to realising these goals.Such positioning is reflected in this year's themes of international p…
Community Engagement Experiences of Social Entrepreneurs in Rural Communities: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Using the lens of interpretative phenomenological analysis, this study explored the community engagement experiences of six social entrepreneurs working with rural communities in the Philippines and how they made meaning of their community engagement experience. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews. The findings illustrate how engaging with rural communities through social entrepreneurship is a way for the entrepreneurs to help co…
Facing the Frontline – An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Filipino Rural Doctors' Mental Health Amid Covid-19
Global health crises impose considerable strain in health care systems worldwide that create mental health challenges among medical practitioners. Greater challenges are experienced by doctors practicing in rural areas of developing countries such as the Philippines that have weak healthcare infrastructures and meager resources for health services. Thus, this study sought to explore doctors’ experiences of working in rural areas during the COVID-…
Experiences of Intergenerational Caregiving among Women Belonging to the Sandwich Generation: An Example from the Philippines
This study sought to understand the experiences of intergenerational caregiving among urban poor women belonging to the Sandwich Generation that is individuals who care for both their children and aging parents. Guided by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, we explored the experiences of eight Filipina mothers. Results revealed how societal/cultural expectations contributed to their willingness to accept the responsibility to be intergenera…
Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation and Care in Philippine Local Governments: Enablers, Barriers, and Outcomes
This research examined the enablers, barriers, and outcomes of community-based drug rehabilitation programs in Philippine local governments. A multicase study research design was used in collecting and analyzing narratives from 38 leaders, program implementers, and participants in five local government units that implemented community-based drug rehabilitation. Using the World Health Organization’s Health Systems framework, the study elicited bar…
Work-life balance crafting during Covid-19: Exploring strategies of telecommuting employees in the Philippines
The purpose of this study is to explore the work-life balance (WLB) crafting strategies of employees with telecommuting work arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data from 112 employees in the Philippines were collected through online surveys. Deductive thematic analysis was then conducted to identify the physical, cognitive and relational WLB crafting strategies that they practice. Results suggest that employees utilized a vari…
How do national values contribute to perceived organizational resilience and employee resilience in times of disaster? An example from the Philippines
Using a sequential exploratory mixed‐methods design, this research examined the role of national values on perceived organizational and employee resilience in times of disaster. First, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 13 Filipino employees and leaders involved in disaster response in six organizations. Thematic analysis revealed bayanihan , malasakit , pananagutan , and volunteerism as values relevant to the disaster response and ma…
Toward the Pursuit of What People Value: Determining a Living Wage Based on Capability Gaps
This study sought to initiate conversations on the utility of the capability approach and a psychological lens in approximating a living wage. We put forth the concept of capability gap – defined as the difference between what one values and what one perceives as attainable. We used a set of valued domains of a good life that were identified based on well-being indicators in determining capability gaps. Five hundred workers (all breadwinners) bel…
Work Is Life”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Work–Life Balance Among Nongovernment Workers
This study explored the experiences of work–life balance (WLB) of development nongovernment organization (NGO) workers in the Philippines. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to make sense of the data gathered from semistructured interviews with 6 NGO fieldworkers. Findings surfaced 3 superordinate themes arising from the WLB experiences of NGO workers as (a) work–life synthesis (WLS) rather than WLB characterized by perceiving that…
Examining inter-organizational roles in Philippine post-disaster MHPSS delivery
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical grounding on the management of inter-organizational roles in the delivery of mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) through the experiences of three disaster-stricken localities. It describes challenges in the provision of MHPSS, and offered implications to post-disaster management practices in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach In total, 28 individual inter…
Work-Nonwork Spillover of Wage Justice through Work Capabilities in Low and Middle Income Workers
Wage justice literature asserts that it is the perceived fairness of pay (based on comparison others) instead of actual pay that matters most to an employee. This study therefore investigates the spillover effect of wage justice on life capabilities in the Philippines. It is hypothesized that wage justice will influence life capability through work capabilities such as job empowerment, job satisfaction, and occupational pride. Using data from the…
The Development of a Community-Based Drug Intervention for Filipino Drug Users
This article documents the development of a community-based drug intervention for low- to mild-risk drug users who surrendered as part of the Philippine government's anti-drug campaign. It highlights the importance of developing evidence-informed drug recovery interventions that are appropriate to the Asian culture and to developing economies. Interviews and consultations with users and community stakeholders reveal the need for an intervention t…
Transformation in Philippine local government
This research examined the challenges, enablers and outcomes of organisation transformation in Philippine local governments. We combined a multi-case study research design and backward mapping approach in collecting and analysing narratives from 55 leaders in 9 Filipino local government units (LGUs) that have successfully undergone transformation. Results show that the transformations of the LGUs appear to have been catalysed by three interrelate…
Humour in Power-Differentiated Intergroup Wage Negotiation
This research examined the role of humour in power-differentiated wage bargaining conversations. We collected transcripts of wage bargaining between the local labour union and management negotiators of a multinational beverage company operating in the Philippines. Through conversation analysis, we determined how both parties utilised humor to challenge or maintain power relations even as both labour and management worked towards a wage bargaining…
Work-life balance crafting during Covid-19: Exploring strategies of telecommuting employees in the Philippines
The purpose of this study is to explore the work-life balance (WLB) crafting strategies of employees with telecommuting work arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data from 112 employees in the Philippines were collected through online surveys. Deductive thematic analysis was then conducted to identify the physical, cognitive and relational WLB crafting strategies that they practice. Results suggest that employees utilized a vari…
Transformation in Philippine local government
This research examined the challenges, enablers and outcomes of organisation transformation in Philippine local governments. We combined a multi-case study research design and backward mapping approach in collecting and analysing narratives from 55 leaders in 9 Filipino local government units (LGUs) that have successfully undergone transformation. Results show that the transformations of the LGUs appear to have been catalysed by three interrelate…
Work-Nonwork Spillover of Wage Justice through Work Capabilities in Low and Middle Income Workers
Wage justice literature asserts that it is the perceived fairness of pay (based on comparison others) instead of actual pay that matters most to an employee. This study therefore investigates the spillover effect of wage justice on life capabilities in the Philippines. It is hypothesized that wage justice will influence life capability through work capabilities such as job empowerment, job satisfaction, and occupational pride. Using data from the…
Experiences of Intergenerational Caregiving among Women Belonging to the Sandwich Generation: An Example from the Philippines
This study sought to understand the experiences of intergenerational caregiving among urban poor women belonging to the Sandwich Generation that is individuals who care for both their children and aging parents. Guided by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, we explored the experiences of eight Filipina mothers. Results revealed how societal/cultural expectations contributed to their willingness to accept the responsibility to be intergenera…
Humour in Power-Differentiated Intergroup Wage Negotiation
This research examined the role of humour in power-differentiated wage bargaining conversations. We collected transcripts of wage bargaining between the local labour union and management negotiators of a multinational beverage company operating in the Philippines. Through conversation analysis, we determined how both parties utilised humor to challenge or maintain power relations even as both labour and management worked towards a wage bargaining…
Transformation in Philippine local government
This research examined the challenges, enablers and outcomes of organisation transformation in Philippine local governments. We combined a multi-case study research design and backward mapping approach in collecting and analysing narratives from 55 leaders in 9 Filipino local government units (LGUs) that have successfully undergone transformation. Results show that the transformations of the LGUs appear to have been catalysed by three interrelate…
The Development of a Community-Based Drug Intervention for Filipino Drug Users
This article documents the development of a community-based drug intervention for low- to mild-risk drug users who surrendered as part of the Philippine government's anti-drug campaign. It highlights the importance of developing evidence-informed drug recovery interventions that are appropriate to the Asian culture and to developing economies. Interviews and consultations with users and community stakeholders reveal the need for an intervention t…
Examining inter-organizational roles in Philippine post-disaster MHPSS delivery
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical grounding on the management of inter-organizational roles in the delivery of mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) through the experiences of three disaster-stricken localities. It describes challenges in the provision of MHPSS, and offered implications to post-disaster management practices in a developing country context. Design/methodology/approach In total, 28 individual inter…
Work-Nonwork Spillover of Wage Justice through Work Capabilities in Low and Middle Income Workers
Wage justice literature asserts that it is the perceived fairness of pay (based on comparison others) instead of actual pay that matters most to an employee. This study therefore investigates the spillover effect of wage justice on life capabilities in the Philippines. It is hypothesized that wage justice will influence life capability through work capabilities such as job empowerment, job satisfaction, and occupational pride. Using data from the…
Work Is Life”: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Work–Life Balance Among Nongovernment Workers
This study explored the experiences of work–life balance (WLB) of development nongovernment organization (NGO) workers in the Philippines. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to make sense of the data gathered from semistructured interviews with 6 NGO fieldworkers. Findings surfaced 3 superordinate themes arising from the WLB experiences of NGO workers as (a) work–life synthesis (WLS) rather than WLB characterized by perceiving that…
How do national values contribute to perceived organizational resilience and employee resilience in times of disaster? An example from the Philippines
Using a sequential exploratory mixed‐methods design, this research examined the role of national values on perceived organizational and employee resilience in times of disaster. First, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 13 Filipino employees and leaders involved in disaster response in six organizations. Thematic analysis revealed bayanihan , malasakit , pananagutan , and volunteerism as values relevant to the disaster response and ma…
Toward the Pursuit of What People Value: Determining a Living Wage Based on Capability Gaps
This study sought to initiate conversations on the utility of the capability approach and a psychological lens in approximating a living wage. We put forth the concept of capability gap – defined as the difference between what one values and what one perceives as attainable. We used a set of valued domains of a good life that were identified based on well-being indicators in determining capability gaps. Five hundred workers (all breadwinners) bel…
Community-Based Drug Rehabilitation and Care in Philippine Local Governments: Enablers, Barriers, and Outcomes
This research examined the enablers, barriers, and outcomes of community-based drug rehabilitation programs in Philippine local governments. A multicase study research design was used in collecting and analyzing narratives from 38 leaders, program implementers, and participants in five local government units that implemented community-based drug rehabilitation. Using the World Health Organization’s Health Systems framework, the study elicited bar…
Work-life balance crafting during Covid-19: Exploring strategies of telecommuting employees in the Philippines
The purpose of this study is to explore the work-life balance (WLB) crafting strategies of employees with telecommuting work arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data from 112 employees in the Philippines were collected through online surveys. Deductive thematic analysis was then conducted to identify the physical, cognitive and relational WLB crafting strategies that they practice. Results suggest that employees utilized a vari…
Leadership experiences of bicultural business leaders: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Using the lens of interpretative phenomenological analysis, this study explored the leadership experiences of bicultural business leaders in the Philippines. Semistructured interviews were conducted among 16 leaders in family‐owned, small and medium‐sized enterprises in the Philippines who are ethnically Chinese and have Filipino nationality. Findings focused on salient expressions of biculturalism in leadership, bicultural leadership challenges,…
International Perspectives in Psychology for Sustainable Life
is the half-way mark for accomplishing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, United Nations, 2023).The 17 SDGs, that set the world's development agenda up to the year 2030, emphasize the need for global partnerships to achieve meaningful impact.Increasingly, psychology as a discipline is claiming its place as an important contributor to realising these goals.Such positioning is reflected in this year's themes of international p…
Community Engagement Experiences of Social Entrepreneurs in Rural Communities: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Using the lens of interpretative phenomenological analysis, this study explored the community engagement experiences of six social entrepreneurs working with rural communities in the Philippines and how they made meaning of their community engagement experience. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews. The findings illustrate how engaging with rural communities through social entrepreneurship is a way for the entrepreneurs to help co…
Facing the Frontline – An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Filipino Rural Doctors' Mental Health Amid Covid-19
Global health crises impose considerable strain in health care systems worldwide that create mental health challenges among medical practitioners. Greater challenges are experienced by doctors practicing in rural areas of developing countries such as the Philippines that have weak healthcare infrastructures and meager resources for health services. Thus, this study sought to explore doctors’ experiences of working in rural areas during the COVID-…
Experiences of Intergenerational Caregiving among Women Belonging to the Sandwich Generation: An Example from the Philippines
This study sought to understand the experiences of intergenerational caregiving among urban poor women belonging to the Sandwich Generation that is individuals who care for both their children and aging parents. Guided by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, we explored the experiences of eight Filipina mothers. Results revealed how societal/cultural expectations contributed to their willingness to accept the responsibility to be intergenera…
International Psychology for Peace and Prosperity
We are six years away from reaching our collective promise, as humankind, to ensure "peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future" made concrete by Goal 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; https://sdgs.un.org/goals).The SDGs explicitly acknowledge that prosperity, or human thriving, go hand in hand with peace.Embedded in the SDGs is the acknowledgme…
Job Loss During the Covid-19 Crisis: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Filipino Migrant Workers
Massive involuntary job loss is one of the most damaging consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a distressful life event, studies revealed how it can adversely impact one’s well-being, especially when challenges are unmanaged. Using phenomenology as its theoretical lens, this study aimed to provide an understanding of the experiences of sudden job loss among 12 Filipino migrant workers through semistructured online interviews. In particular, i…
The International Work Addiction Scale (Iwas): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents
State of Work and Organizational Psychology in the Philippines
The state of work and organizational psychology in the Philippines was examined in the seminal work of Hechanova in 2004. The current study seeks to provide an update on this important work, and to determine the developments and changes that have occurred in the two decades that have passed in the education, research, and practice of the field. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study utilized data from desktop research as well as interviews and…
Beyond CSR – Building a Culture of Sustainability in Philippine Organizations
This study examines the practices and initiatives of business organizations in building a culture of sustainability. The CREATE framework for culture-building was utilized as a guide in understanding the culture-building strategies. It utilized a multicase study approach, analyzing data from seven Philippine organizations chosen by a panel of experts on organization sustainability. The seven companies have integrated sustainability practices in t…
International Psychology - Remembering What Was to Create More Inclusive Futures
Using Narrative Analysis to Understand Community Transformation
The study examined personal stories and publicly shared narratives about community transformation among beneficiaries/partners of six non‐government organisations in the Philippines. We conducted 16 focus groups and three interviews to collect data, employing an integrated approach to narrative analysis for interpretation. We identified four key narratives that weave together the participants' personal and public stories of transformation within …
The In-Between Space of Uncertainty, Upheaval, and Untrust: When the Past Has Not Yet Ended and the Future Is Yet to Begin
Enabling Change: A Multi-Case Study of Philippine NGOs’ Role in Community Transformation
This research examined the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in community transformation through the experiences of six Philippine-based development NGOs and their community partners, who were winners/finalists of the nationwide Galing Pook Citizenship Awards. We used a combination of a backward mapping approach and a multi-case study design in gathering narratives through 16 interviews and 20 focus group discussions with 39 NGO leader…
Psychology (15 works) · Political science (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Public relations (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Community Health and Development (5 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (5 works) · Government (linguistics (5 works) · Medicine (5 works)