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

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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