CHAPTER I

THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

Effects of Teenage Relationship on the Academic Performance of Senior High School

Students in AMA BATANGAS

INTRODUCTION

During the adolescence stage of adulthood, attraction to opposite gender occurs.

Teenagers become more interested and involved with opposite gender because of their desire to

be. As an outcome, romantic relationship gains value in teenage life. Teenagers tends to crave for

intimate relationship wherein love is given and received without boundaries.

Puppy love and childhood crushes turn to teenage dating activities for at least half of all

high school students with the onset of adolescence, teen spend less time with family and more

time with peers, in early teen years, mixed gender groups predominate. By mid-teens, up to two

thirds of high school students report they have dated or are in a romantic relationship. Having a

boyfriend or girlfriend in high school can have significant effects on teen-agers social

development and personal identity.

Teenage relationship has a huge impact to a teenager. Some high school students are

having a hard time in maintain good grades while being involved in this kind of romantic

relationship. Involvement in a serious or exclusive romantic relationship in the preteen / early

teen years can create problems. Youth spend most of their time thinking, talking, and engaging in

romantic relationships. Strong positive or negative emotions in youth are more commonly caused

by romantic relationships as opposed to other kinds of relationships such as with friends, parents,

or school staff (Furman & Shaffer, 2003). It is often believed that romantic relationships may
negatively affect youth’s academic outcomes because the time spent with a romantic partner

might distract one from schoolwork. Regarding such behavior of students on focusing more on

their love life they inclined on failing examinations, being late in class and losing comprehension

and retention on their studies.

A lot of students nowadays get involved to many kinds of relationship. Somehow,

students are getting careless on making decisions due to immaturity and lack of guidance. One

potential factor that has been largely overlooked thus far in the academic achievement literature

is the potential role of romantic relationships.

Learning all these aforementioned concepts, the researchers were motivated to conduct a

study to be able to determine the effects of teenage relationship on academic performance of

senior high school students, specifically in AMA Batangas. It explores the degree of importance

on how to handle such and to establish proper connection between students, thus this study will

help the students with romantic relationship to enhance their relationship and maintain their

academic grades.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

1. Profile of the
respondents in terms of:
1.1 Age
1.2 Gender
1.3 Strand
1.4 GWA in AY 2017- Seminar on establishing
2018 1st Semester #relationship goals
1.5 GWA in AY 2017-
2018 2nd Semester Survey / Questionnaire
2.Respondent’s academic
performance being
affected by the following:
2.1 Motivation
2.2 Time Management in
Studying
2.3 Time Spent with
Partner

Figure 1. Effects of Teenage Relationship on the academic performance of Senior High School

Students in AMA BATANGAS

Figure 1 shows the study on the Effects of Teenage Relationship on the academic

performance of Senior High School Students in AMA BATANGAS. The input consists of the

profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, strand, GWA in AY 2017-2018 1 st Semester,

and GWA in AY 2017-2018 2nd Semester. Moreover, it also includes the respondents’ academic

performance according to motivation, time management in studying and time spent with partner.

Through the use of questionnaires, the researchers will conduct a survey as process of this study.

Lastly, the output of this study will be a seminar on establishing a real relationship goal.
 The researchers will conduct the study among Grade 12 Senior High School students of

AMA Batangas. Another purpose of this study is to assess the association between

Belongingness Theory and Teenage relationship. According to Baumeister and Leary’s (1995)

belongingness theory, individuals have an evolved and robust need of closeness and social

belonging. Furthermore, the theory states that human beings have an almost universal need to

form and maintain at least some degree of interpersonal relationships with other humans.

Because of this, most high school students enter such relationship in order for them to

feel that sense of belonging, self respect and self acceptance and thus provide a positive climate

for learning. The mentioned theory supports this study as it exhibits the positive effects of

romantic relationships on the academic performance of teenagers.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study determined how relationship affects academic performance. Effects of

Teenage Relationship on the Academic Performance of Senior High School in AMA Batangas.

Specifically, it sought answers for the following questions:

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

1.1 Age

1.2 Gender

1.3 Strand

1.4 GWA in A.Y. 2017 – 2018 1st Semester

1.5 GWA in A.Y. 2017 – 2018 2nd Semester

2. How is the respondent’s academic performance affected by the following:

2.1 Motivation
 2.2 Time Management in Studying

2.3 Time Spent with Partner

3. Are there significant differences on the respondent’s academic performance when

grouped according to their profile variables?

4. What action plan may be suggested to stop Teenage Relationship from being a distraction

on the academic performance of Senior High School in AMA Batangas.

HYPOTHESES OF THE STUDY

1. There is no significant relationship between respondents’ academic performance and time

spent with partner.

2. There is no significant difference between effects of teenage relationship on academic

performance among respondents who are female and belonging to TVL strand.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The study will be limited to Grade 12 Senior High School students of AMA Computer

College Batangas. The study will focus on the academic performance of students who are in a

relationship.

The researchers will conduct a survey by disseminating questionnaires to chosen

respondents. The questionnaires that will be used are pre-validated and were used by previous

researchers.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is significant or important for the following reasons:

For the Students, we will provide data and information about the distraction of having

romantic relationship on their academic performance.

To the Parents, we will provide a tabular data to show how their son/daughter affects

their academic performance on having a romantic relationship.

To the Teachers, we will provide the information of this study to give proper guidance

and attention to their students who are involved in romantic relationship.

To the AMA Batangas, we will provide a chart that helps the other students with

romantic relationship to avoid on having distraction on their academic performance.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Adolescence – The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops

from a child into an adult.

Adulthood –The state or condition of being fully grown or mature.

Attraction– The action or power of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or

something.

Gender – The state of being male or female.

Intimate – Used euphemistically to indicate that a couple is having a sexual relationship.

Love – An intense feeling of deep affection.

Opposite – Diametrically different; of a contrary kind.

Puppy Love – An intense but relatively shallow romantic attachment, typically associated with

adolescents.

Relationship –An emotional and sexual association between two people.

Romantic–Conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.

Teenager – A person aged from 13 to 19 years.