THE EFFECTS OF BROKEN FAMILY IN THE ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS

IN BUTUAN CITY

A Research Proposal Presented to the

Faculty of the Senior High School Department

Butuan City Colleges

Submitted by:

KRISTIAN LADD CAGADAS

Grade 12 – ABM

October, 2019
Introduction

Most people enter into marriage with the best of intentions, assuming that they

will remain in a permanent and happy union. Unfortunately, it is not always the case that

relationship works out as planned. Many marriages degrade in quality over time and end

up in a conflicted state. In recent years, something like 50% of formal marriages made in

the United States have ended in divorce.

Financial problems is a situation where money worries are causing one stress.

Many people are facing hard financial and the impact on mental health can be significant.

These problems can seem impossible to overcome, but one can get help and take steps to

improve the situation.

Theoritical Framework

The scope and nature of broken home become a central part of many human

personality theories and basis of numerous programs in education. Attempts and therefore

have been made to know what is broken home and its nature and scope.

According to Homeby (1970), broken is a home in which the parents are separated

or divorced or are no longer together as a result of death. Children from such homes lack

proper care and security.

In the same way, Udro (1978) defines a broken home as a house in which the parental

are no longer living together. Other researcher’s studies carry out on broken homes seem

to agree that broken homes are associated with increase aggressive and juvenile

delinquency in children.

Lovell (1973), opened that families spites by death, desertion, divorce, or prolong

absence.

In assessing the above definition such as a situation ( broken home can result to poor

academic performance as one child misses such opportunities of guide, securities affection

and assistant where necessary.

Conceptual Framework

This study deals on determining the effect of marital problem on the children of

Butuan City. Marital problem is the independent variable. While academic performance is

the dependent variable. The presence of number of sibling and grade level as moderating

variable, can affect both or either of the variables.

The schema that follows presents the interalationship of the variables.

IV DV

Academic
Marital Problem Performance

MV

Number of siblings

Grade Level
Statement of the Problem

The study intends to determine the effects of marital problems on the students of

Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, in relation to their academic performance.

Specifically, it attempts to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 Grade level

1.2 Number of sibling

1.3 Marital Problem

1.4 Academic Performance?

2. Is there significant relationship between academic performance and marital problem?

3. Is there significant relationship between academic performance and grade level and

number of siblings?

4. Is there significant relationship between marital problem and grade level and number of

siblings?

5. Is there significant difference in the academic performance in terms of grade level,

number of siblings and marital problem of the respondents?

Hypothesis

Ho1: There is no significant relationship between academic performance and marital

problem of the respondents.

Ho2: There is no significant relationship between academic performance and number of

siblings and grade level of the respondents.

Ho3: There is no significant relationship between marital problem and number of siblings

of the respondents.

Ho4: There is no significant difference in the academic performance of the respondents in

terms of number of sibling and grade level and marital problem of the respondents.
Related Literature

Trustnecy et al (1984), stress both parents express concern about their relation with

their children and their competence as parents. However, in general none custodian parents

weather, they are mother or fathers experience lesser stress in day today student rearing but

fell mere dissatisfied, deficiently, powerless and shut out in their relation with their

children. On the side of the student from divorce family it should be noted that in every

home the parent student relationship is based on accpetanc.

It is based, on hostility the student would well come the separation and prefer to live

with one of the parent who he or she like most the student will only develop emotional

feeling, if and separation through a court of law and the decision is such that student harded

to be, appropriate manner one of the parent least preferred. The choice or custody can

adversely affect his school performance; certainly parents are not very responsible and in

most cases fail in their parental obligation.

Relatied Studies

Navarro (1990) revealed that solo parenting is a difficult road, though at the end

you’re glad you saw it through because the real rewards are having a happy, healthy kid

and being a better person for it.

Kelly (1989), stated that is you are a solo parent your children have a right to love,

stability and a future. You are still a family. You are not somehow less of a person because

you are in a new role.

According to Wallerstein (1991), after six years of parental marriage separation, a study

of children revealed that even though many years have passed, these children still feel

“lonely, unhappy, anxious and insecure”.

According to McLanahan and Sandefur (1994), Children who have divorced parents are

approximately two times more expected to drop out of high school than those children

whose parents are intact.

According to Dawson, twenty to thirty-five percent of children who are living with

both biological parents are physically healthy than those from broken homes. Children who

have divorced parents have greater possibility to experience injury, asthma, headaches and

speech defects than those children whose parents are intact.

APPENDIX A
 APPENDIX A

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

PART I: PERSONAL PROFILE

NAME : __________________________

BIRTHDATE : __________________________

BIRTHPLACE :

GENDER : ______

YEAR LEVEL : ______

STRAND : ______

NOTE: Your answer to the following questions will be used for research purposes only and
will be held in strict confidence. Thank you.

1.) Do you perform poorly in your home assignment because of the absence of your father/mother?

____Yes ____No

2.) Does insecurity affect your academic achievement?

____Yes ____No

3.) Do your parents provide you necessary security for you?

____Yes ____ No

4.) Do your parents ask the school authority to discipline you when you do wrong things?

____Yes ____ No

5.) Do your parents beat you when you do bad?

____Yes ____No

IV

1) Does having a broken family have a negative effect on your social life?
____Yes ____No

2) Were there any instances that you decide to live on your own?

____Yes ____ No

3) How many siblings do you have?

____Only Child ____2 ____3 and above

4) What did you feel when you knew that you mom and dad will never be together?

____Happy ____Sad ____Others

5) With whom are you living with?

____Mother ____Father ____Other(Pls specify)

MV

1) What is your grade when your parents separated?

2) Do you think broken family can affect your grades?

____Yes ____No

3) How does it affect to you financially?

4) Does having a broken family affect you daily living?

____Yes ____No

5) Do you still respect your parent who made your family broken?

____Yes ____ No
Curriculum Vitae

Address: Brgy. Limaha, T.Calo Extension, Butuan City

Personal Background

Date of Birth: June 19, 1998

Place of Birth: Malaybalay City, Bukidnon

Height: 5’8

Weight: 53kls

Sex: Male

Religion: Roman Catholic

Marital Status: Single

Citizenship: Filipino

Age: 21

Father’s Name: Primo Cagadas

Occupation: None

Mother’s Name: Marital Cagadas

Occupation: Saleslady

Parent’s Address: P-1 Kiburiao Quezon Bukidnon

Educational Attainment

Name of School Degree Received:

Elementary: Kiburiao Elementary School

High School: Kiburiao National High School

G-12: Butuan City Colleges