effects of parents separation to a lasallian’s academic performance group 4
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Effects of Parents Separation to a Lasallian’s
Academic Performance
Group 4
Review of Related Literature
-Conflict between parents, being witnessed by children will lead to anxiety and depression. Burton (2012)
-They are less likely to complete high school and have high chances of being mentally poor during their adulthood. (Case, McLanahan and Lin, 2000)
Review of Related Literature
-Children 1-5 years old, living with a single parent, will more likely behave abnormally than those staying with both parents. Chartrand, et. al. (2008)
-DiPrete (1981) found higher rates of discipline problems among students from single- parent families.
Review of Related Literature-Single parents have higher rates of poverty (Bogue 1985),
-have less time for the supervision and care of their children (Hetherington, Camara, and Featherman 1981),
-may have emotional problems stemming from divorce and separation (Hetherington et al. 1981).
-Each of these factors can be expected to have negative implications for school outcomes.
Hypothesis
• Separation of parents has a negative effect to a student’s academic performance.
Research Questions- Will there be a change in the performance of the student if the parents are separated or not?
-Does the separation of the parents have a negative or a positive effect to the student’s academic performance?
MethodologyResearch Design, Primary Source Survey Method
Secondary Source Articles, research papers, related books, and the Internet.
Unit of Analysis Students with complete and separated parents
Study Area De La Salle University
Sample size 76
Techniques of Data Collection Questionnaires were developed and finalized before executing the survey
Data Processing and Analysis Frequency Distribution and Percentages
Results
Married: 34 Male: 16Female: 18
Separated: 21M- 5 F- 16
Annulled: 9M- 6 F- 3
Legally Separated: 2M- 0 F- 2
MARRIED
My family has strong family ties
My parents have a good relationship with one another
MALE FEMALE
MARRIED
I have a good relationship with my parents
I feel bad whenever my parents have an argument
MALE FEMALE
MARRIED
I am affected with how my parents treat each other
I can't concentrate with the things that I'm currently doing when my parents are having a disagreement.
MALE FEMALE
MARRIED MALE FEMALE
My mother gives special attention to my studies
My father gives special attention to my studies
MARRIEDMALE FEMALE
I believe that my grades will be affected positively if they separate
I believe that my grades will be affected if they separate
MARRIEDMALE FEMALE
I can always consult my parents whenever I have problems in school
I believe that my grades will be affected negatively if they separate
Separated
Regardless of my parents separation, my family still has strong family ties.
Male Female
Separated
My parents are on good terms after their separation.
Male Female
Separated
I had a good relationship with my father before their separation
Male Female
I had a good relationship with my mother before their separation
Separated
I have a good relationship with my father after their separation
Male Female
I have a good relationship with my mother after their separation
Separated
I am in favor of their separation Male Female
Separated
It matters to me how my parents treat each other after their separation
Male Female
I feel uneasy when my parents are hostile with each other even after their separation.
Separated
My father gives special attention to my studies regardless of their separation.
Male Female
My mother gives special attention to my studies regardless of their separation.
Separated
I can still count on my parents when I have problems in school.
Male Female
My grades were affected when they separated.
Separated
My grades were affected positively after they separated.
Male Female
My grades were affected negatively after they separated.
Separated
We experienced financial problems when they separated.
Male Female
Separated
I feel uncomfortable seeing other children with both of their parents together.
Male Female
I feel jealous of my friends that have both of their parents in their household.
Separated
When did they separate?
Male Female
Separated
To whom did you stay with after their separation?
Male Female
Are you in good terms with your parents after their separation?
Separated
Was your school performance affected because of their separation?
Male Female
If your grades dropped. What could be the reason?
Comparison of grades Male Female
Married Will go up: 2 or 12.5%Will go down: 9 or 56.25%No effect: 5 or 31.25%
Will go up: 2 or 11.11%Will go down: 13 or 72.22%No effect: 3 or 16.67%
Separated Went up: 2 or 20%Went down: 5 or 50%No effect: 3 or 30%
Went up: 4 or 19.05%Went down: 8 or 38.10%No effect: 9 or 42.86%
Recommendations
• Look on other factors that could affect their grades.
• Include people outside of DLSU in the survey.
• Survey more students with separated, divorced or annulled parents.
• Research more on the positive effects of it.
ReferencesChartrand, Molind, Deborah Frank, Laura White and Timothy Shope, 2008, “Effect of Parents’ Wartime Deployment
on the Behavior of Young Children in Military Families,” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 162, No. 11 (November), 1009-1014.
Haveman, R. and B. Wolfe, 1995, “The Determinantsof Children’s Educational Attainments: A Review of Methods and Findings,” Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 33 (4), pages 1892-1878.
Case, Anne, Sara McLanahan and I-Fen Lin, 2000, "Educational Attainment in Blended Families," NBER Working Paper 7874, September.
Burton, N. (2012). Divorce Effect On Kids: Do You Wish Your Parents Had Split? The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natasha-burton/divorce-effect-on-kids_b_1601627.html
David E. Myers, Ann M. Milne, Keith Baker and Alan GinsburgSociology of EducationVol. 60, No. 1 (Jan., 1987) , pp. 18-33Published by: American Sociological AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2112616