The Lived Experiences of the Grade 9 Students

of Inawayan National High School

Whose Parents Are Separated

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements
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by:

Aquarius 7
Arianne Kent Loise C. Hitalia
Harley Davidson C. Dizon
Harris Jude A. Galinato
Jasmine V. Maglalang
Rain Alexandrie Miculob
Shaira B. Gallarde
Myko Justine Pareñas
Vhonric Dyken Vicen

June 2023
 Chapter 1-Introduction

The worst thing a divorced parent can say is something like "You're just like your

dad (or mom)!" in an angry or disgusted manner. (JANN BLACKSTONE, 2022)

Marija Lazic, (2022), children around the world have been impacted by

separated or divorced parents, not just in one nation. The current data is 37.6%

of all marriages in the US end in divorce or separation because of several issues

that they are unable to settle. For this reason, they chose to divorced people are

emigrating or one of them is claiming custody of the child (Marija Lazic, 2022).

Researchers claim that adultery, more frequently committed by the husband than

the wife, is the primary cause of divorce in China.

Teenagers with separated parents face unique challenges that can impact their

academic and social development. According to research, these teenagers may

experience academic difficulties, behavioral problems, and emotional distress.

The instability and unpredictability of their family situation can cause anxiety and

stress, which can result in poor academic performance, absenteeism, and lack of

motivation. In addition, these students may have a difficult time building and

maintaining social relationships, as they may feel isolated and unsupported (JRV

Costales, 2019).

China's divorce rate increased from 0.96 divorces per 1,000 people in

2000 to 3.36 divorces in 2019 (C. Textor, 2022). The recent studies of Russia's
divorce rate is 52%. Although there are many reasons why married couples in

Russia divorce, the main causes are a lack of money and a lack of understanding

among the partners. While the adultery/infidelity rate in South Africa is 17%more

generally referred to as "cheating" it is higher there.

The number of marriages that were registered and then annulled or

nullified in the Philippines in 2017 was 10,372, while the number of marriages

that were registered and ended in annulment or nullity in the same year was

3,164. However, there has not been a significant study on the percentage of

separated parents in the Philippines. Philippines Statistic Authority (PSA) (2018).

True the location and month of the wedding, men and women in Davao

City and Davao del Sur chose to get married between the ages of 25 and 29, as

seen in Figure 5 below. At the aforementioned ages, 2,699 males and 2,987

women in Davao City were married. In a similar vein, Davao del Sur witnessed

the marriages of 898 men and 895 women. The extreme age ranges of 20 and

older and 60 and older saw a sizable number of marriages in 2019. In Davao

City, just one girl under the age of 15 married, and 165 men and 46 women

married at age 60 or older. Another 38 men and 235 women married between the

ages of 15 and 19. In Davao del Sur, 33 men and 9 women were wed at least 60

years of age, while 38 men and 178 women, including 1 female under the age of

15, were wed between the ages of 15 and 19. 2019 October and November saw

a high mortality rate. According to the customary residency and months of

occurrence of the deceased, the largest number of deaths in 2019 occurred in

Davao City and Davao del Sur in the months of October and November, with

1,053 deaths and 411 deaths, respectively. Except for the month of October, the

following fatalities were reported in Davao City for the period of January 2019 to

December 2019: 946; 879; 904; 878; 883; 873; 919; 886; 921; 1,028; and 976.

The following fatalities were reported in the Province of Davao del Sur from

January to December of the same year (apart from November): 400, 365,338,

330, 376, 343, 344, 343, 329, 398, and 393. As a result, June recorded the

fewest fatalities in Davao City and September the fewest in Davao del Sur. Males

died more often than females in 2019 Out of the 15,516 Deaths (by Usual

Residence) documented in Davao City and Davao del Sur in 2019, there were a

total of 9,029 deaths of males, which is a disproportionately high amount.

Many related research have a primary focus on how teenagers cope with

the repercussions of divorce (Amy Morin, LCSW, 2022). Studies have also

looked at how a parent's divorce affected the behavior of teenagers (McKay

Deveraux, 2019). There are numerous research findings on the emotional

difficulties faced by teenagers following their parents' divorce. The long-term

effects on teenagers with split parents, including their mental health, education,

and other factors, are the focus of this study. Know how their familial

circumstance influences their academic and social lives.

 In keeping with this, we researchers would like to investigate and analyze

this issue in order to learn more about how teens deal with this kind of impact on

a regular basis. We selected this study for three reasons. Second, learn about

how it affects their academic performances and social lives and how they

overcome it. This helps the teenagers who just got their parents' divorce so they

can have a heads up on what, first, parents thinking about getting a divorce

should be informed about the effects their children will face when they decide to,

helping the parents might change their minds on going over a divorce The third

step is to understand the long-term consequences these teens will face. By

understanding what will happen after their parents' divorce and what kind of

effects they will experience, we can better prepare them for the future.

Purpose of the study

This study aims to determine the lived experiences of the Grade 9 students in
Inawayan National High School whose parents are separated.

Research Question

Specifically, this study seeks to answer to following questions:

1. What is the profile of the Grade 9 students of Inawayan National High

School in terms of sex and section?
 2.What are the lived experiences of the Grade 9 students of Inawayan

National High School whose parents are separated?

3.What are the coping mechanisms of the Grade 9 students whose parents

are separated?

Theoretical Lens

This study is anchored on the theory of parenting plans enable them to

maintain meaningful and healthy ties with both of their parents by Michael E.

Lamb (2018) in the Journal of Child Custody 15 (1), 16-25.

A discussion concerning parenting arrangements when Grade 9 Students'

parents separate has been triggered by the evolving family structure and

evidence that most of Grade 9 Students have attachment ties with both of their

parents. Evidence-based decision-making has been muddled rather than clarified

by misunderstandings of attachment theory and the actual data at hand. In this

paper, I carefully analyze the five studies that are most usually used in this
context to explain what they do and do not tell us about how to support children's

adjustment after a divorce. The evidence demonstrates that children benefit

when parenting plans enable them to maintain meaningful and healthy ties with

both of their parents, which is in line with attachment theory.

This study is anchored on the theory of Separated Parents’ Experiences

with the Australian School Systeml by Renee Desmarchelier, Krystal Schaffer, Jill

Lawrence, Kate Cantrell The Australian Educational Researcher, 1-20, (2022).

The development of learning and well being outcomes for children has placed a

priority on parental involvement in their education for many years. However,

these models of participation don't really take into account different family

configurations, such as those where a child's parents are divorced. As a result,

there is a paucity of study on separated parents' experiences of participating with

their children's schools. Rather, earlier research has focused on the effects of

separation and divorce on children's learning. To record the experiences of these

parents. This study has shown that different family types, especially those with

divorced parents, are not effectively supported or even understood in the context

of education. To improve parents' successful involvement in their children's

education, however, the school can often make minor improvements that have a

big impact.
 This study is anchored on the theory of Children's mental health and

parental separation or divorce by Brynn D'Onofrio and Robert Emery2019; World

Psychiatry 18 (1): 100

Due to separation, divorce, and the negative effects of cohabitation and

nonmarital childbearing, an increasing percentage of youngsters experience

family instability worldwide1. Alternatives to stable marriage are more prevalent

in industrializing Western nations (including Australia and New Zealand) and are

becoming more prevalent there. Particularly prevalent in Northern and Western

Europe, cohabitation which is more unstable than marriage decreases the

likelihood of divorce but not the prevalence of single-parent families. Particularly

prevalent in Northern and Western Europe, cohabitation which is more unstable

than marriage decreases the likelihood of divorce but not the prevalence of

single-parent families. With an early (starting in the late 1960s) and high increase

in divorce, the US has been a "leader" in family reform. This has been followed

by an explosion in nonmarital births with or without cohabitation. A decade or two

later, divorce rates rose in the majority of other Western countries; industrializing

Asia appears to be experiencing change at the moment. Only Latvia has a lower

percentage of children who live with their married, biological parents today only

approximately 60% of US children. While some consider divorce and separation

as relatively harmless, even a good thing, especially for women in unhappy

marriages or kids who are exposed to a lot of conflict, others see it as a serious
public health issue for kids. Parental divorce or separation has been linked in

research to an increased risk for child and adolescent adjustment issues, such as

academic challenges (such as poorer grades and school dropout), disruptive

behaviors (such as conduct and drug use problems), and sad mood2. Children of

divorced or separated parents are also more likely to live in poverty and

experience family instability as well as engage in risky sexual conduct. Risk

normally grows by a factor of 1.5 to 2. Even so, the majority of kids whose

parents divorce are strong and don't show any overt psychological issues.

Significant of the Study

The study's impact on pupils and parents parental duty is a significant

contribution. From an academic perspective, this is still of the greatest

importance to the researcher.

Adolescents with divorced parents, This study can help these kids

better comprehend and deal with the challenges they may encounter by

providing insight into their experiences. Parents anticipating divorce may find the

study's findings useful in understanding how their children may be impacted and

in determining what they can do to lessen any potential harm.

School Counselors and Teachers, This study that we conduct could be

beneficial for School Counselors and Teachers. They might come across to some
of students with divorced parents in their offices or classrooms. They might be

able to provide these students with more support and resources to help them

achieve academically and socially, if they have an understanding of their

experiences

Definition of Term

The definitions of the technical words used in this study will be presented
in this context for more understanding.
study
Behavioral problems. Are disorders gained by the teenagers due to stress and
loneliness of having divorce or separated parents
study
Behavioral problems. Are disorders gained by the teenagers due to stress and
loneliness of having divorce or separated parents
study
Behavioral problems. Are disorders gained by the teenagers due to stress and
loneliness of having divorce or separated parents
study
Behavioral problems. Are disorders gained by the teenagers due to stress and
loneliness of having divorce or separated parents
Behavioral and Mental Health problems are the disorders that gained by
the teenagers due to stress, anxiety and depression of having divorce or
separated parents.
Divorce. The married pair must formally and legally dissolve their union.
Separation is a move the married pair makes to live apart while they are
still officially married.

Scope and delimitation

 Students that enrolled at Inawayan National High School, GRADE 9 level

whose parents are separated. The emphasis is on comprehending the situations

and difficulties of young students have as a result of the separation of their

parents and how it impacts their academic achievement, social life, and mental

health. The focus involves examining the variables, such as the degree of

parental conflict, the strength of the teen's bond with each parent, and the

accessibility of support systems, that affect how parental separation affects the

students.
 Chapter 2-Review of Related Literature and
Studies

One of the most negative childhood experiences is parental divorce.

Conflict between the parents, which is a common precursor to separation,

increases the probability that a kid would engage in problem conduct. It is

uncertain if parental separation, even in the absence of conflict, has a negative

impact on a child's troublesome behavior. The Generation R population-based

cohort, which was followed from fetal life to age 9, included this study. 5,808

moms and fathers were surveyed to learn more about family conflict. The effects

of prenatal family conflict and parental separation on problem behavior in

children were divided into 4 nonoverlapping components using the 4-way

decomposition approach. The bidirectional impacts of child problem behavior and

family conflict over time were examined using structural equation modeling.

According to maternal and paternal ratings, family conflict beginning during

pregnancy and parental separation both significantly predicted poor behavior in

children up to preadolescence. We discovered evidence for reference interaction,

mediated interaction, and a strong direct influence of prenatal family conflict on

child problem behavior using the 4-way decomposition method. the interaction

data suggests that prenatal family conflict made the kids more susceptible to the
negative effects of parental separation. There was no proof that parental

separation had a pure indirect impact on a child's bad conduct. Overall, the

findings showed that parental separation does not predict increased problem

behavior in children if it happens in families with low levels of conflict.

Furthermore, the bidirectional pattern implied that problematic kid conduct affects

the tenacity of family conflict. In many countries, one-third of all marriages are

impacted by parental separation. Parental separation has been linked to a

number of adverse effects on children, including issues with their mental and

physical health (Felitti & Anda, 2010). According to numerous studies (Amato,

Citation2001; Lansford et al., Citation2006; Spruijt & Kormos, Citation2014),

many children from split families struggle to function, including having regular

emotional and behavioral issues. Family conflict, which raises the risk of

separation as well as causes child maladjustment (Bhrolch, Citation2001;

McLanahan, Tach, & Schneider, Citation2013), frequently occurs long before the

actual physical separation, making it difficult to determine whether the negative

effects on children are brought on by the parental separation or by the family

conflict (Goldthorpe, Citation2001).

Additionally, studies by Schermerhorn, Cummings, DeCarlo, and Davies

(2007) and Sturge-Apple, Davies, and Cummings (2010) show that child

maladjustment frequently causes or exacerbates family conflict. In some families,

strife may begin before the baby is even born and get worse over time.
 Families with children who have physical, developmental, regulatory,

emotional, or behavioral issues are more likely to experience family conflict

(Cummings, Schermerhorn, Davies, Goeke-Morey, & Cummings, Citation2006;

Goeke-Morey, Cummings, & Papp, Citation2007; Rhoades, Citation2008). Given

this intricate web of variables, it is crucial to take into account how prenatal family

conflict affects subsequent family conflict, separation, and child maladjustment.

Testing mediation and interaction effects that connect prenatal conflict and

separation with childhood maladjustment is also crucial.

The relationship of family conflict and child maladjustment is very crucial to

investigate. We review prior research on links between family conflict, separation,

and child maladjustment before outlining our specific hypotheses.

Family Discord Numerous studies (Camisasca, Miragoli, & Di Blasio,

Citation2016; Fosco & Grych, Citation2008; Pendry & Adam, Citation2013) have

shown that family conflict is a major contributor to child maladjustment. As

compared to parents in low-conflict marriages, parents in high-conflict marriages

are less affectionate, more rejecting, harsher in their discipline, and more

withdrawn and depressed (Amato & DeBoer, 2001; Booth & Amato, 2001; Davies

et al., Citation2016).

Family conflict may cause child maladjustment, such as internalizing and

externalizing difficulties, when it increases parental harshness, rejection, and

inconsistency (Gryczkowski, Jordan, & Mercer, Citation2010; Laurin, Joussemet,

Tremblay, & Boivin, Citation2015).

Additionally, the impacts of family conflict may differ depending on the

child's age, with toddlers displaying developmental, self-regulatory, and

attachment concerns while preschoolers exhibit self-blame, anxiety,

bewilderment, shame, and melancholy (Kelly & Lamb, 2000; McIntosh, 2003).

When their divorced parents are still at odds, children still experience allegiance

issues as they get older and gain a more sophisticated grasp of how people

interact (McIntosh, Citation 2003). The stability of family conflict through time has

only been studied in a small number of research, and even fewer have evaluated

this stability from the beginning of pregnancy. But according to Kluwer and

Johnson's (Citation 2007) research, having a lot of disagreement while pregnant

was associated with poorer marital connections after the baby was born. This

may be the case because a relationship that is already tense is made much more

so by parenting stressors (Howard & Brooks-Gunn, Citation 2009).

Published Date : 18 Jan 2019

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