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Questions

Respondent A

Respondent B

1. What age were you when

your parents separated?
2. What caused your parents to
separate?
3. What was your first reaction
upon knowing that your
parents will separate?
4. With whom are you living
now?

17 years old.

5. Was there any instances that

you thought of living on
your own?

Many times. They were Yes.

constantly quarreling where
I should stay so, maybe in
the end, I just did not care
where I would stay.
Fine.
I shifted from my course
because of the stress. I lost
interest in everything not
just my studies. Before, I
was studious but now I am
too lazy.
No.
No.

6. How did your parents

separation affect you? How
was your performance in
class?
7. Did you keep the separation
a secret from your friends?
8. Did you feel that your
friends avoided you?
9. Did you tend to avoid your
friends?
10. Did you continue to respect

Birth

Respondent C
6 years old

Lack of effort on the part of Lack of commitment

my dad.
Shocked.
NA

Infidelity

Mother

Mother

Father

In denial, sad and

confused.

No. Lack of resources

Motivated to do better
in school

No.

No.

No.

No

Yes.

No.

No

No.

Yes.

Yes

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your parents?
11. Did you maintain open
communications with them?
12. Did you think that you
contributed to their
separation?
13. Did you blame yourself for
not being able to prevent
their separation?
14. Did you hope that your
parents would stay
together?
15. Did you ever feel like
blaming God?
16. Did you become closer to
God as a result of the
situation?
17. Did you try to find help?
18. Whom did you approach for
help?
19. Why did you not ask for
help?

No.

Yes.

With one parent only

Yes

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

Yes

Yes.

Yes.

No.

No.

No.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, only to let out the

frustrations.
A faculty in GCC.

No.

No.

NA

NA

NA

Because my father
already found a new
woman in his life so
why should I be sad
about it?

I did not feel that I

needed help. Life
goes on. I have my
mom and God, and
that was enough.

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