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?
Methodology
Research 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: 16
Female: 18
Separated: 21
M- 5 F- 16
Annulled: 9
M- 6 F- 3
Legally Separated: 2
M- 0 F- 2
MARRIED
MALE
My family has strong family ties
FEMALE
My parents have a good relationship with one another
MARRIED
MALE
FEMALE
I have a good relationship with my parents
I feel bad whenever my parents have an argument
MARRIED
MALE
FEMALE
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
MARRIED
FEMALE
My father gives special attention to my studies
My mother gives special attention to my studies
MALE
MARRIED
FEMALE
I believe that my grades will be affected if they separate
I believe that my grades will be affected positively if they separate
MALE
MARRIED
FEMALE
I believe that my grades will be affected negatively if they separate
I can always consult my parents whenever I have problems in school
Separated
Male
Female
Regardless of my parents separation, my family still
has strong family ties.
Separated
Male
Female
My parents are on good terms after their separation.
Separated
Male
Female
I had a good relationship with my father before their separation
I had a good relationship with my mother before their separation
Separated
Male
Female
I have a good relationship with my father after their separation
I have a good relationship with my mother after their separation
Separated
Male
Female
I am in favor of their separation
Separated
Male
Female
It matters to me how my parents treat each other after their separation
I feel uneasy when my parents are hostile with each other even after their
separation.
Separated
Male
Female
My father gives special attention to my studies regardless of their
separation.
My mother gives special attention to my studies regardless of their
separation.
Separated
Male
Female
I can still count on my parents when I have problems in school.
My grades were affected when they separated.
Separated
Male
Female
My grades were affected positively after they separated.
My grades were affected negatively after they separated.
Separated
Male
Female
We experienced financial problems when they separated.
Separated
Male
Female
I feel uncomfortable seeing other children with both of their parents
together.
I feel jealous of my friends that have both of their parents in their
household.
Separated
Male
When did they separate?
Female
Separated
Male
Female
To whom did you stay with after their separation?
Are you in good terms with your parents after their separation?
Separated
Male
Female
Was your school performance affected because of their separation?
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
•
•
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•
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.
References
Chartrand, 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