Teenagers Dealing With The Separation of Their Parents - How It Affects Their Academic Performance FINAL
Teenagers Dealing With The Separation of Their Parents - How It Affects Their Academic Performance FINAL
Teenagers Dealing With The Separation of Their Parents - How It Affects Their Academic Performance FINAL
Academic Performance
Presented By:
Cruz, Ed Raven M.
Presented To;
June 2022
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers wish to express their overwhelming and heartfelt gratitude and
appreciation to those people who have extended their valuable assistance, help and
First of all the researchers would like to thank the Almighty God for giving
knowledge, strength, patience and guidance to pursue this study. The researchers would
also like to acknowledge their dear teacher, Ms. Melissa L. Acuña for her valuable
assistance and suggestions for the improvement of this study, for her patience in
reminding us and for keeping us on track for the completion of the study. The researchers
wholeheartedly appreciate her kindness and generosity for introducing us into the world
The researchers would also like to extend their massive gratitude to the parents
for the unending support and guidance, for the patience and understanding toward this
study.
The researchers really appreciate the help of those generous people who
contributed in whatever aspect. Thank you for making all of these possible.
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ABSTRACT
human beings in love. When that vow is broken, it affects not only the couple but the
entire family. The separation between parents and the issues that arise. When parents
split, teenagers suffer and struggle with coping after the divorce, and they will want
assistance and support from their parents. This research will appraise the impact of
parental divorce as well as the contributing factors that can strengthen or weaken the
academic performances of teenagers. The researchers selected 5 participants out of all the
potential participants that have been asked, to conduct an interview and answer specific
questions from the researchers towards the participants. The researchers administered an
interview with their participants through Google Meet and their answers is recorded via
audio and video recording. The researchers applied thematic analysis to identify and
describe the patterns from the responses of the participants of the study. The process of
(4) Ways of teenagers to deal with parental separation. The researchers found out that the
way teenagers to cope with parental separation is to find distractions, learn to accept,
focus on what’s important and have a strong mind. The conclusion of this study
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract ..…………………………………………………………….……………………2
Introduction …….…………………………….………..……………………….....5
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Synthesis ………………………………………………………………………...39
Introduction …………………………………………………………………..….41
Sampling Technique
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Participant’s Profile
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RECOMMENDATIONS ………………………………...………….…………………..71
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………75
Recommendations ……………………………………………………………….76
APPENDICES ..…………………………………………………………………………78
References ……………………………………………..………………………...78
Participant 1 ……………………………………………………………..87
Participant 2 ……………………………………………………………..90
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Participant 3 ……………………………………………………………..95
Participant 4 ……………………………………………………………101
Participant 5 ……………………………………………………………104
CHAPTER I
Introduction
The idea of having a true family is a having a father, a mother, and the fruit of the
parents love for each other, their child or children, and each of them must form love and
happiness that will result on a strong bond between them. They are meant to stick
together and not to be separated by any circumstances, they must support, care and love
each other. Family is always the first, first stage when we showcase and enhance our
skills, first school to learn academic and non-academic lessons, first people to accept and
love us no matter what we are, first people to help us decide what path of life we must
take and first people to defend us in every war we may face. Every childrens’ beliefs also
Some families, when losing one member, are often branded as broken family, and
one of the most common reasons why they are called broken family is because of divorce
or parent separation. Everyday in the whole world, the divorce rate and parents separation
rate is getting high, in fact, according to Haimi M and Lerner A (2016) , the highest
divorce rate is in the United States, where about half of all first marriages end in divorce
and more than a million children experience their parents’ divorce each year. In the
Netherlands, nearly 40% of first marriages end in divorce (Centraal Bureau voor
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Statistiek 2016) and more than half of these cases, children and teenagers are involved.
Given the large number of children affected by divorce and parent separation every year,
a key question is formed, whether and how children adjust to their parents’ divorce or
parents separation and how do they deal with that kind of situation.
Cited by Nusinovici et al., (2018) parental separation has been associated with
can result in multiple negative effects, including perceived guilt, blame, stressors, and
diminished resources for the children, it is not surprising that parental separation has also
behavior in the classroom. Therefore, parent separation is a huge cause why some of the
children and teenagers in school have low academic performance that results on having
This study assessed the negative impact of the separation of parents on the
sacred pledge made by two human beings in love. When that vow is broken, it affects not
only the couple but the entire family. Imagine the impact it will hold on their child's
mental health. The separation between parents and the issues that arise as a result of it is
one of the most intense and intricate aspects of any family law case. Children from one to
seven years are most susceptible when one or both parents are apart for an extended
incarceration. Children as they grow up, tend to feel stressed, Teenagers are caught
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between their parents, and they must play both sides to avoid things becoming worse.
Because teenagers are increasingly capable and autonomous, parents may rely on them to
assist with younger siblings or undertake additional responsibilities. Some parents even
improperly vent to them or rely on them to act as intermediaries between themselves and
their other parents (Morin, 2021). However, this does not still change the fact that they
are not yet adult peers. When parents split, teenagers suffer and struggle with coping after
the divorce, and they will want assistance and support from their parents.
According to research, while dealing with their own personal experience with a
parental divorce, children may also be concerned about how the parent is coping with the
new shift (Wallerstein & Lewis, 2004). Among the numerous concerns that children have
is if their parents will remarry or if their relationship with their parents would collapse.
Most importantly, studies have revealed that the percentage of people who have suffered
from parental divorce and are attending college is rather low, ranging between 16% and
This study will seek to address the following question: "Does parental divorce
the likelihood of child and adolescent adjustment problems such as scholastic challenges
(e.g., poorer grades and school dropout), disruptive behaviors (e.g., conduct and drug use
problems), and sad mood (D’Onofrio & Emery, 2019). Other studies have suggested that
divorce may have a more negative impact on teenagers than on elementary school-age
children, or that the age of the kid had no influence on the effect of divorce on academic
success. Finally, relatively few research has been conducted to examine the impact of
parental separation on very young children (Nusinovici, et al., 2018). This research will
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appraise the impact of parental divorce as well as the contributing factors that can
The main problem of the study is how do teenagers deals with the separation of
their parents and how it affects them, particularly in their academic performance. The
researchers aim to answer this problem by researching information that is reliable and
accurate.
2. What are the other factors contributing to the academic performance of teenagers?
teenagers?
Theoretical Framework
parental separation affects teenagers’ studies which may lead them to poor academic
To give support and to give more in-depth understanding about the topic of the
The theory that supports this research paper is from a Russian-born American
psychologist, Urie Bronfenbenner and his human ecology theory also known as the
ecological systems theory. This theory views child development as a complex system of
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settings of family and school to broad cultural values, laws, and customs. In order to
study a child's development, we must look not only at the child and his/her immediate
environment, but also at the interaction of the larger environment as well (Evans 2020).
systems: The Microsystem, The Mesosystem, The Exosystem, The Macrosystem, and
The Chronosystem.
The most influential level of the ecological systems theory and the first level of
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, the Microsystem. This are the things that are
directly contacted with the child in their environment, such as their parents, siblings,
teachers and school peers. Relationships in this level are called bi-directional, which
means a child or a teenager can be influenced by those who are in the Microsystem level.
microsystem, will affect how the child or teenager will treat them in return. For example,
if a child perceives that his/her mother is scary, the child will be afraid when he/she
Next level on the ecological systems theory is the Mesosystem. In this stage, there
between the parent and the teacher, the friend/s of the child and the parent, and any other
relationships or interactions that can occur inside the Mesosystem. In simpler words, the
For instance, if a child’s parents interacts with the child’s teachers, this interaction
may influence the child’s development. So, putting into a situation, if the child’s parents
and teachers produced a good relationship, this will have positive effects on the child’s
development. Likewise, if the child’s parents and teacher did not get along well, it will
Third level of the ecological systems theory is the Exosystem. This level is almost
similar to the Mesosystem, but the difference between them is at least one setting in the
relationship is not directly related to the child or teenager. Example of this is when the
father of the child and the father’s boss had misunderstanding, and when the father come
home, he may pour out his anger onto his family resulting to negative effects on the
Next level on the ecological systems theory is the Macrosystem. This focuses on
how cultural elements affect a child's development, examples are, religion, ethnicity,
current financial status of the family, culture in community, and many other cultural
elements. The Macrosystem has a big difference on the other stages on the ecological
systems theory, because unlike other environments, this level is already established even
One best example of this stage is for example, a child is living in a slum, a place
inhabited of many poor people. So, as the child develops, the child will be affected by
what he/she sees around, like they lack in food and water, the surroundings are very
unhealthy. Therefore that child will be very different from those children who lives in
Last level of the said theory, and the most connected one to the research paper is
the Chronosystem. This level demonstrates all of the environmental changes in the
child’s lifetime which can affect their development. Examples are the positive and
negative life events, like happenings graduation, moving onto a new house, some family
The Chronosystem is the main focus of the research paper, because it shows that
all of the events occurring in a child or teenager’s life will affect on how they live.
Parents separation can be a big factor on how the child will grow, maybe the child or
teenager will be worried about his/her parents, they can question themselves or find out
what are the reasons why his/her parents separated. There are many things that can be
affected by parents separation like, the child’s mental health, emotional health, self-
Conceptual Framework
In this part of the research paper, the graphic organizer will represent the
connection of the variables of the topic which is how teenagers deal with parental
separation and how it affects their academic performance. Through the help of the
graphic organizer created by the researchers, this will determine what will be the effect of
the parental separation to a teenager and its academic performances. The researchers also
Figure 1
Figure 1 represents the conceptual framework of the research study. From the
figure shown above, the main point of the framework shows that one of the most
common family problem is parent separation. Parent separation can have both physical
and mental effects on the teenagers. Separation of parents from teenagers tends to pose a
serious threat to their academic performance since they lack the necessary parental role or
care from parents. This is a problem that needs to be addressed to avoid any possible
Lastly, the four (4) boxes connected to teenagers represents some of the factors
background, school environment, peers and friends characteristics and the personal traits
of a specific teenager.
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This research study entitled “Teenagers dealing with the separation of their
parents: How it affects their academic performance” aims to know the effects of being a
teenager from a broken family towards their performance academically. Specifically, the
To the teenagers. The findings of this study will help them assess and determine
how their environmental situation affects their ability to learn and their academic
performance as a whole.
To the teachers. The findings of the study will allow them to come up with
varying approaches in teaching and find different ways on how learnings can be
To the family of the respondents. The findings of the study will allow them to
be aware of the impact of the environment and hopefully make something to improve
To the administration of the school. They are the ones responsible for looking
To the future researchers. The result of the study can be used as a reference by
This study will solely focus on how teenagers deal with the separation of parents
and how this situation affects their performance academically. The collection of answers
will be conducted among all teenagers with separated parents living in Sta. Maria
Bulacan and Norzagaray Bulacan. No teenagers outside of the said place will be part of
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the research study. The study will utilize a qualitative approach to evaluate the answers
Additionally, this research study will not answer any other questions except the
questions stated on the statement of the problem that will later on broaden and asked on
Definition of terms
For broader and clearer understanding of the study, the following terms are the
most common terms used in the research paper and are conceptually and operationally
defined:
student achievement across various academic subjects. Teachers and education officials
typically measure achievement using classroom performance, graduation rates and results
from standardized tests. In this research paper, academic performance is one of those
Broken family. According to Very Well Mind, a broken family is one that
includes unhealthy or severed relationships within the family unit. They are often
associated with divorce but certainly can occur in an intact family where various
members are in conflict with or estranged from each other. In this research paper, broken
family is the title given to those family that is missing a member, or in a teenager, a
parent is missing.
cause to become disunited or disjointed to legally dissolve one's marriage with or in other
words, to end marriage by divorce to dissolve the marriage contract between a couple. In
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this research paper, it is defined as the result of the parents being separated, the parents
can file a divorce and cut their relationship, leaving the teenager with one parent.
marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each
other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and
siblings. In this research paper, family is one of the factors affecting the teenager in their
academic performance and family also has the biggest influence on a teenager’s life.
brings forth offspring. In this research paper, parent is defined as the ones who affects
separation is generally preceded by conflict, which is itself a risk factor for child problem
behavior.
action or state of moving or being moved apart. In this research paper, it is defined as the
action did by the parents of a teenager resulting to many things particularly in academic
performance.
Teenager. According to Standford Childrens org. The teenage years are also
called adolescence. This is a time for growth spurts and puberty changes (sexual
maturation). In this research paper, teenager is the most affected due to the separation of
their parents. It brings anorexia, anxiety and depressions, the feeling of lack of oneself
CHAPTER II
Related Studies
This chapter of this research study presents the review of related literature and
studies regarding on how do teenagers deal with parents separation and how it affects
Specifically, the review of related literatures and studies consists of four parts.
First is the importance of a whole family, and why a whole family is important to a
teenagers’ life. Second is the other factors aside from parent separation, that is
The literature and studies included in this research study are from both reliable
local and foreign sources. These resources aims to answer the problems of the study.
Families are important to individuals for several key reasons. The definition of
family seems to change with the times, but it usually includes a group of people related to
each other and/or living together. Like many healthy social relationships, strong bonds
with family members can have great benefits for society and individuals. Family support
is important to individuals for various reasons, most of which are related to one's personal
emotional, and mental health, and what it offers human beings can't be found anywhere
According to Ensio (2021), family is the most important and valuable gift that god
has given us. It is the first lesson in relationships with others. Family is really an
important word. It means to feel secure, to have someone who you can count on, whom
you can share your problems with. But it also means to have respect for each other and
responsibility. What family means is love and someone that will always be there for you
through the good times and the bad. It is about encouragement, understanding, hope,
comfort, advice, values, morals, ideals, and faith. These things are all important because
it makes an individual feel secure and happy inside regardless of what is going on in
someone’s life. This is one of the main reasons why the family is important in our life.
According to Allison Academy (2021), family probably has the most important
influence on a child’s life from the first encounter with the world and first emotions to
unconsciously forming one’s own attitude and views. Since birth, our family influences
our world view and guides us toward rational decision making, playing a big role in our
development well into early adulthood. In an ideal world, a family is supposed to provide
a safe, stable, and loving environment which will enable each member, especially
As stated by Hanley Foundation (2022), family can exist in many forms. What
lies in the epicenter of that are the people who consider themselves family and the love
that they have for one another. These bonds are important because family helps us get
through the most disastrous times and the best times. Family is important because they
can offer support and security coupled with unconditional love; they will always look to
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see and bring out the best in you even if you cannot see it for yourself. Family is
important because they will, for the most part, be the only ones who can really
In addition in what they said, family is also very crucial to guide you down the
path of morality when it comes to outside influences such as dealing with drugs, alcohol,
peer pressure, bullying, or someone saying negative things to you. Your family might not
be able to shield you from everything, but they will be able to assist you through the hard
times and give you the tools you need to diffuse or avoid the situation. Family will
provide you with a home if you do not have one and they will point you in the right
direction so that you can get back on your feet. Family will tell you what you do not want
Another reason family is so important is because they can teach us to know our
family history, which can shape our persona into something positive and give us a sense
of direction. Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without the knowledge of their past
history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” (Kids Count Data Center 2020).
According to the Kid’s Data Center, in 2016, When family comes together, they
can make the impossible become possible, and give hope to those that they love so dearly
and give them a fighting chance in this life. Parents, both married and single, and elders
must hold each other accountable because our children are worth it. “One generation
Cited by John Donovan (2016) in his article, it says that families, almost from
their start, face forces that could pull them apart. When a family begins to mature, that
And it makes communication even more important. “This idea of feeling connected
mental health and it does contribute also to physical health,” says John Northman, a
psychologist from Buffalo, NY. “It’s well known that when people feel better connected,
that they feel better physically, they’re certainly less likely to feel depressed — or if they
do, they’re in a better position to get out of being depressed. “Overall, it leads to a feeling
Filipinos. Filipino families, in fact, impacted our values, actions, and way of thinking. It
instilled in us good principles, values, and qualities. Families create an environment for
personal development. It is the single most essential influence in a child's life; they rely
on their parents to protect them and provide for their needs from the minute they are born
(Ensio, 2021). If both parents raise the child, there is a greater favorable impact to the
child's physical and psychological well-being (Lucas et al., 2008; Pillsworthand Haselton,
2005). For the traditional Filipino family, it is important when a father and a mother is
present when raising a kid. There are many living arrangement patterns forming, such as
relationships involving one parent and a kid, both parents and child, simply parents, or
parents with their in-laws and the child. (Medina, 2001). Changes in the Filipino family's
The nuclear family structure is preserved, with male and female parents placing
equal weight on the significance of having both parents involved in child-rearing. When
(Lucas et al., 2008; Amato, 1993). Except for ethnic origin, the necessity for children to
grow up with parents appears to be the greatest common value among Filipino
communities. This valuation agrees on the necessity of both parents being present for the
kid's growth and development, which stems from an instinctual desire to support and be
with one's child (Morillo, et al., 2013). When a family deviates from the norm, the kid
bears the burden, even sometimes result in a traumatic experience (Carandang, 2007).
A perfect family is a shining example for the entire society. Father, mother, and
children must all work together to create a great family. If any of them failed, the entire
family would crumble. Family has a large influence on society, and society has a large
impact on the country. As a result, a perfect country is created not only by the
A. Parental Background
One of the vital factors that influence the academic performance of a teenager is
(2016), achievements of their parents this is for the reason that, literate parents can share
their insights and help teenager students during the learning process through imparting
knowledge. Furthermore, parents with academic achievement can help their teenager
learners with regards to school activities that involve parent’s participation and that is as
In addition, families with higher social economic status can make use of their
advantages to gain access to better education opportunities for their children, to enhance
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their possibilities of obtaining higher education (Li 2006; Liu 2008; Zhao and Hong
2012). Research shows that the parental social economic status can affect their children’s
schooling quality significantly. The higher the social economic status of a family, the
better schools their children attend (Wen 2006; Chen and Fang 2007; Li 2008; Wu 2013).
(2021), traditional parenting is still ideal. Their research shows that less than 35% of
families get divorces and there is a direct relationship between teengaer’s high academic
performance and school success due to this parenting style. Thus, a teenagers raised in a
complete family with the traditional parenting style results to good academic
In the Philippines, there are many reasons why parents’ actions towards their
child can affect their academic performance. First, rearing a child to have desirable
supervision, and teaching “right and wrong.” Conversely, negative child outcomes are
due to lax or neglectful parenting (Dela Cruz et al., 2001; Durbrow et al., 2001).
a parent has when it comes to the schooling of his/her children. Parenting is important in
the Philippine society because family is viewed as a center to one's social world. But,
social contexts in which Filipino families are embe dded have changed rapidly over the
past ten years (Ochoa & Torre, n.d.). Children’s learning is increasingly moving toward a
academic achievement as cited by Yawman and Appiah Kubi (2020), it says that parents
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with high level of educational qualification are likely to create an environment that is
intellectually stimulating for their child in education and social life. This high level of
educational qualification could make parental support systematic, proper and timely
Filipino parents across all social class levels typically regard education as
essential to their children's success and are willing to go to great lengths to help their
students do not continue past their elementary grades (Blair, 2014). In his Comparative
study of Filipino and U.S. Parents which uses Questionnaires from six different
measures, it concludes that Filipino parents are engage in their children's education, and
want them to succeed, yet the filial responsibilities engrained in their culture necessitates
the needs of the family ahead of the needs of the individual child. In his study, it uses
theories which envision the flow of family capital. It recommends future studies to
develop theories which can more readily account for both structural and cultural traits.
developmental strategies should be done to help learn more about early childhood
education. These future researches can contribute to the later growth and development of
children, income generation and occupational success, and offsets for observed
others, learners can avoid wasteful actions and come close to behaviors which are
acceptable within the group. If a learner spends more time together with brilliant student
then he or she will imitate this attitude and behavior towards learning for the better. Thus,
peer and friends characteristic affect the academic performance of students through the
process of imitation.
findings of Bandura (2016) and states that the academic performance of students and
agrees that peer influences has a huge impact on how learner performs at school. The
relationship between individuals behavior and other group members behavior results to
Peer influence has factors that affect adolescent behavior positively and
negatively (Padilla-Walker and Bean 2009). Peers may help students to encourage and
engage their selves towards academic success (You 2011). Besides, Peers may also
influence adolescent decision making due to the changes of their brain’s reward system
which associates with each other in a complex manner (Albert et al., 2013).
According to Modena and Legaspino (2020), peers are the people in which you
have a close relationship with each other and they have regular interactions. They share
views, opinions, and exchange ideas with each other and do activities together. Peer
group composed of equal status, that all students within a given peer group are of the
same age, and came from the same social status.Somehow, peer influence affects
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the performance of the students either inside or outside the school campus.
Performance tasks as part of the student’s performance in school, probably this might be
influenced by peers of the students. They conducted a survey in Jagobiao National High
School, it has been observed that students belong to a specific peer group. This peer
group might help the students to improve their work on the performance task. Also, it is
one of the sources of motivation for some students in doing well on their tasks.
In the study of Calingayan et al,. (n.d.), the results of their survey revealed that
there were significant differences in the level of influence of peers in the study habits of
students when classified as to age, sex, civil status, ethnic affiliation and year level.
Based on the results of the study, the respondents attained good grades since they are
C. School environment
and academic performance of students (McCullough et al., 2014). They mentioned that a
leaner who have a good social environment and receives positive attitude from their
parents can perform well academically. Thus, having an environment that helps a
students acquire better learning is necessary for their academic performance in general.
the child’s growth and development. A healthy social environment allows learner become
happy and motivated whereas schools placed in social situation as urban places, are
students. The student performs better academically depending on the type of social
The academic performance of students is significant for every teacher who has
contributed his or her knowledge for the development of every student. Many learning
achieve the educational goals they strive to achieve. Learning factors greatly influence
the performance of each Filipino student. The student is the center of the teaching and
learning process where the attitude of their study regarding a particular subject can be
considered a huge challenge to the teacher (Abad et, al., 1996). Students’ learning
attitudes towards Filipino affect the performance of their learning (Villafuerte and
Bernales, 2008).
D. Personal traits
considered the most meaningful term that carry a lot of meanings with several
because, as (Abdel-Qawi, 2010) shows, “personality” represents the personal traits of the
individual and the patterns of behavior, through which one can identify the individual’s
situations. Furthermore, students differ in their personal values; they receive and process
Extraversion and Introversion are relevant factors that affects academic context
among students. (Rolfhus et al,. n.d.). Introverts, who preferred to be silent, withdrawn,
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and comfortable being isolated, obtain higher grades. However, extraverts, who are
talkative, dominant, and open in expressing their insights, can successfully manage
situations that lead them to better outcomes. Extraverts seem to be more motivated in
groups than introverts and by that resulting to less individual academic performance and
which is associates with the behaviors involved in the different ways to achieve the goal,
performances in different school activities which involve strict realization. This means
that an emotionally stable individually, who can manage different stressful situations can
have better academic performance compared to those who are not (Tabak et al,. n.d.).
In the survey conducted by Inte (2020) in Loon South National High School,
Bohol, regarding the connection between personal traits and academic performance of
teenagers, the results showed that respondents have moderately high level of
high level of emotional stability. The most dominating personality was agreeableness and
the least dominating was emotional stability. In general, respondents have satisfactory
difference was found between personality traits and gender while a significant difference
Children whose parents separated are, on average, less likely to complete high
school and attend and complete college. Sociologists have, unsurprisingly, suggested that
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occur more frequently following parental separation, and such instability disrupts
children’s lives and their schooling (Lee and McLanahan 2015; Sweeney 2010). With the
loss of a parent in the household, typically fathers, mothers generally have fewer
children’s education, especially the ability to attend and complete college. Agulana
(1999) pointed out that the family lays the psychological, moral and spiritual foundation
in the overall development of the child. The educational pursuit of every child is
relatively determined by the pattern of family or home he/she comes from, be it wealthy
or poor, educated or otherwise. Parents are primarily responsible for the educational and
The correlations between parental separation and educational outcomes are partly
due to selection (Amato 2000, 2010; Härkönen 2014; Härkönen et al. 2017, this issue). In
many countries, separating couples are less educated than those who do not separate
(Härkönen and Dronkers 2006) and they also differ on many other characteristics—such
many findings indicate that parental separation can have a negative causal effect on
education, even though these effects are substantially weaker than the crude associations
poverty, particularly for women (DiPrete and McManus 2000; Uunk 2004; Callens and
Croux 2009). Loss of socioeconomic resources and economic disadvantage explain part
1994; Thomson et al. 1994; Jonsson and Gähler 1997; Bernardi and Boertien 2017, this
issue). Parental separation often also means residential mobility, potentially because of
social networks and other aspects of their life (McLanahan and Sandefur 1994; Amato
2000).
children whose parents separated. Some prior research treats these two components of
(e.g., Kim 2011). Yet such a view obscures the way in which such skills develop over
noncognitive skills, such as emotional and behavioral wellbeing, evolve and change
throughout childhood and thus may change in response to disruptive family events
(Borghans et al. 2008; Cunha and Heckman 2009; Hsin and Xie 2016; Roberts, Wood,
A field study was designed by Amato (2001) to identify and quantify damage in
the mediating variables between parental separation and school failure (i.e., external
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disorders, self-concept, and social adjustment. The results of the survey conducted by
Amato said that the estimates on the average damage are around 17% in psychological
adjustment; a 14.6% increase in the rate of academic failure (school repetition rate) and a
16.9% fall in academic performance; a rise in the mean rate of 13.2% in disruptive and
academic, 27% emotional, 22% physical, and 37% family self-concept; as well as in
and an increase of 21% in social withdrawal (Seijo et al., 2016). Moreover, some of these
spheres may act as protective factors safeguarding from maladjustment (e.g., in academic
performance, self-concept), whereas in others they reflect the level of damage such as
academic performance may prompt the risk or protect against violence and delinquency
(Jolliffe et al., 2016), psychological distress (Lyndon et al., 2014), and dysfunctions in
Bearing in mind that parental separation does not affect the child’s aptitudes (e.g.,
IQ), mediators serve to explain the decrease in the damaged domains. The literature has
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identified beliefs and attitudes toward the educational system (Baker, 2006; Lee, 2016),
school engagement (Wang and Holcombe, 2010), school environment (Norton, 2008;
Roorda et al., 2011), and behavioral problems (Stipek and Miles, 2008) as the main
mediators of academic achievement. Taking into account the literature and the fact that
study was undertaken to assess the mediating variables of this effect and to quantify
damage.
Parents who failed in their responsibilities to assist and guide their children
through every stage of development in life may likely have to contend with the poor
behaviors, as foundation to success in any child is laid upon the home and at the initial
stage in life. Parents therefore have a great role to play in seeing to it that students acquire
Felisilda and Torreon (2020), the family, being a powerful influence on the child and its
academic achievement of the child depending on the social climate in the family.
Out of all things that a parent can influence to their children, parents separation is
one of the most common negative influence that a parent can inflict to their children
causing changes to the teenagers’ academic performance. Children expect their parents to
stay happy and in love with each other as they spend their lives together. The children are
the ones mainly affected when their parents separate. There is a negative impact brought
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about by broken homes among children. This is in response to the stressful experience of
parental separation, regardless of the age and developmental level they are in (Madla et
al., 2019). In addition, Afable et al., (2020) said that, whatever happens in the family
could affect the child’s educational development as well as the academic performance.
Because one of the important tasks of a parents is to educate their children because the
family. Cago et al., (2019) says that having a broken family can cause a child’s miserable
the age of the child at the time of parent’s separation, and on the personality and family
relationship. Broken family can negatively affect all domain of your child’s development.
The effects of a broken family on a children often have a very mixed feeling after a
family change, some children can be rebellious and have unclear acts because of a broken
family. In the Philippines, Lanozo et al., (2021) stated that a broken family is one of the
educational outcomes.
Having a broken home can change a person’s mindset, life and insights towards
the family. Filipino students involved in this situation feel difficult to accept their
concerns and think it is their fault, which will soon lead to them being distracted in
their studies. Behavioral bumps were found on the students after their parents’
separation; these were bad temper, moody, and rebellious (Ariston, 2019).
(Felisilda and Torreon 2020). Magazine Desk (2015) also proves that slowed academic
development is another common way that parental separation affects the children. The
emotional stress of a divorce alone can be enough to stunt your child’s academic
progress, but the lifestyle changes and instability of a broken family can contribute to
poor educational outcomes. This poor academic progress can stem from a number of
factors, including instability in the home environment, inadequate financial resources and
inconsistent routines .
more of the students from broken families have many absences, being late, and skip
classes than those with stable families. You can observe that students especially the
one who have a broken family have a difficulty in participating in class because of
overthinking. They’ve got plenty of thoughts bouncing around in their little heads,
absenteeism and dropping out of school are the manifestations of the problem. As such,
victims are invited to the guidance center for counseling spiritually and involvement in
Moreover, going home late at night and getting in fights are one of the
most common behavioral issues of students from broken homes (Magpantay et al.,
2014). Students whose parents are separated are more likely to leave home, not wanting
to be involved in the problem facing their parents, and deciding to live independently.
Due to their current situation, they turn their attention to others. They entertain
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themselves by hanging out with friends or fighting with classmates at school to forget the
Teenagers experience negative emotions; they feel isolated and embarrassed due
to their current situation. Filipino students can have trouble concentrating and
understanding their academics because they know that their parents are separated. Due to
the parents’ inability to pay attention to their children, it can lead to bullying of their
fellow students and ambiguous action. Their academic performance can suffer, and they
might begin engaging in some forms of deviant behavior like associating with the wrong
friends and acting up during class. This insufficient academic progress may stem from
parents legally separated from each other. As per Ncube et al., (2018), the teenagers from
develop antisocial behaviors such as substance abuse, prostitution, have a low self-
esteem, poorly perform in their studies and have a negative attitude towards marriage,
and when their parents had a divorce, it is not just their personality that is being affected,
it also affects their relationship to their parents. The absence of a close parent– child
relationship is linked to negative outcomes across all socio-economic levels (Luthar &
Latendresse, 2005).
with behavioral problems. Divorce leads to changes in family composition, family roles,
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and adaptations for family members and can have a significant impact on family
functioning. In addition to the study of (Mashego & Taruvinga, 2014), the findings
revealed that teenagers who cope use behavioral and cognitive strategies and less of
avoidance strategies. Family resilience factors among the families of these teenagers were
hardiness (Family Hardiness Index-FHI) and, the problem solving and behavioral
specific areas that track family and teenagers’ adaptation to stressful events as well as the
As per Westman (1983), the turbulence of the post-divorce phase plays a crucial
role in influencing pathological reactions in affected teenagers. Bell (2001) argues that
teenagers from divorced families are faced with behavioral, delinquent and moral order
Suffering from traumatic stressors without getting help, can make a teenager become
more prone to engaging in self-destructive behaviors such as drug abuse, school failure,
unsafe sex, and violence. Even though they are afraid on what consequences will be
toward their actions, they still wonder on what is the use of being a good child If their
will be no relationship that will happen again within their family. But many teenager
students found their comfort in different place like school. Some resilient teenagers had a
favorite teacher who had become a role model, friend, and confidant for them (Werner
and Smith, 1992). Positive and social outcomes in teenagers are often realized in schools
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that are characterized by climates of caring, participation and high expectations for all
With other people and places, we truly feel our home. But sometimes, compared
with children with continuously married parents, children with divorced parents
psychological adjustment, self-concept, and social relations. After controlling for study
characteristics. curvilinear trends with respect to decade of publication were present for
Amato and Keith (1991). In addition of Precious (2016), the assumption is that children
belonging to such a family setup are associated with poor academic performance, are
likely to drop out of school, which often results in teenage pregnancy and drug abuse. It
has also been indicated that children from single parent households are likely to have
behavioral problems and perform less academically, because there is less supervision
whether the parents were never married, or have separated or divorced, have twice the
risk of repeating the grade, having behavioral problems, dropping out of high school and
girls have the risk of becoming teenage mothers. This is because parents have to work
long hours in order to make ends meet, leaving them with minimum time to spend with
their children.
The parents believed that being separated with each other can help themselves to
grow and to protect the emotional feelings of their child, but little did they know, those
crises will make a change in their family structure. According to Becvar and Becvar
(1996), we should view these unexpected crises as challenges that necessitate a change in
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the original family structure, in order for the family to return to full functionality. It is in
this family that the teenager is found and everything which affects the family affects
him/her. The power of reuniting the family is in the hands of the parents. The teenager
who still has to overcome all these stressors becomes a victim of a situation. That’s why
the parents only realized the trauma and effect they made once that a teenager shows
some unnecessary actions. Those actions will lead to diseases that affects teenagers’
wellness. In order to overcome the situation, the teenager have (1) Reluctant to confront
their parents’ divorce, (2) Willingness to express and reflect, (3) Acceptance of parental
divorce, (4) Forgiveness of their parents, (5) Letting it go and moving on with life, (6)
Acceptance of support from others, (7) Spiritual inclination, (8) Self-help, and (9)
According to Madla et al,. (2019), they said that we are the product of human
relationships, and most of us spend our days within the context of relationships with other
people. Problems experienced in our early relationships in the family are often expressed
in our own behavior towards others. Some young adults can define a family as their role
model, mentor and people who will always inspire them to be self-sufficient, socially
responsible and to get along with other individuals. But some other young adults defined
it as traumatic experience, bad influence and considered family as the most hated people
in their life because of being into a broken home. It can affect their whole life, especially
in their marital relationship and in their emotions. Being into a broken family gives a lot
It has been shown in a study done by Luepnitz (1979) cited by Madla et al,.
(2019), that marital breakdown is a crisis event, which essentially throws the family into
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a transitional phase that necessitates the need for a new equilibrium. This new
equilibrium can and most likely includes the gradual change of a child's perspective about
his or her own parents and families in general. This seed of a thought will likely be
carried by the child all the way into their own adulthood.
In addition to what Madla et al,. (2019) cited on their study, according to Fagan
(1999) adolescents who have gone through the trauma of their parents’ divorce in their
peers with intact families. Most of the studies mentioned, if not all, showed negativity
and positivity in the respondents’ outlook regarding future marital relationships. The
studies indicate that many participants who come from broken families have on average a
However, what the studies did not delve into is the reason behind those negative
views. As stated, to a larger scale of the study, further inquiry into the matter was likely
to be difficult. As an addition to what was unknown about this study, there has been a
lack of updated literatures about the topic. The purpose of this qualitative study was to
define the impact of having a broken family on the outlook of young adults regarding
using semi-structured open?ended questions as the data analysis of this study aimed to
explore the perceived experiences of young adults from broken families regarding their
In the Philippines, separation among married couples is not rare. Despite the
absence of a divorce law, there is still a high rate of annulment among Filipino couples. A
the common reasons why Filipino couples separate include financial problems, lack of
communication, infidelity, and domestic violence. Clinical and therapists note that
children caught in the middle of parent’s animosity during separation have attention and
concentration problems, academic problems, anger issues, sleep disorders, and other
While children in quite high conflict homes may benefit by being removed from
that environment (not necessarily through divorce), the situation of children in lower-
conflict marriages (of which 2/3 of divorces are of this type) can go much worse
following a divorce. Furthermore, children experience lasting tension even after their
values and ideas. The point: children of even so-called “good divorces” fare worse
(Gatdula 2017)
can read a detailed explanation of findings about the adverse effects of divorce on
children. In that authoritative publication, they read that numerous studies have found
that parental separation and divorce is associated with a range of negative outcomes for
younger children and adolescents across various domains. Parental separation or divorce
is associated with academic difficulties, including lower grades and prematurely dropping
out of school. This latter negative consequence of divorce would actually aggravate the
already serious problem of school dropouts in the Philippine educational system where
more than 40 percent of grade school children drop out before their reach high school,
involving a great deal of wastes of public funds. Among the children of divorced parents,
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there exist greater disruptive behaviors (e.g., being oppositional with authority figures,
getting into fights, stealing, and using and abusing alcohol and illegal drugs). It has also
been found out that children and adolescents who experience the divorce of their parents
Synthesis
The study presents the review of related literature and studies regarding on how
do teenagers deal with parents separation and how it affects their academic performance.
The researchers reviewed and they were able to determine and understand the importance
of a whole family, the factors that are contributing to the academic performance of
and personal traits of a teenager, the effects of parental separation to teenagers’ academic
performance and how do teenagers deal with it. With the help of these studies, the
researchers were able to come up with an idea about helping the teenagers on how will
Parent separation can cause changes in family composition, family roles, family
for family members. Teenagers from broken families face social, psychological, and
educational challenges. Suffering from traumatic stressors without seeking help can
Additionally, those studies were able to help the researchers to deepen their
understanding about the need to solve the issues. This problem of teenagers may remain
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worse over time if it remained unsolved, and through the help of different researchers,
including this research paper, it might help those who are in need.
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
Upon analyzing the problem, the background, and the related literature and
studies, we can now continue into the next part of the research study. This chapter
contains the research design, research locale, participants of the study, sampling
technique, data gathering procedure and the data analysis. This will help the researchers
to know more about the parts that the researchers should consider in interfacing with the
participants, and this chapter aims to help the researchers to expand their knowledge
their academic performance, and the researchers will never know what they are going
through, so the researchers will prepare questions and conduct an interview and record
the participants’ responses. That is why this chapter focuses on understanding the impact
of teenagers’ separated parents on their studies by letting them express their feelings and
Research Design
The research design of this study is qualitative design that aims to know the cause
and effect of the treatment on the variables. According to Bhandari (2020), qualitative
research involves collecting and analyzing non-numerical data (e.g., text, video, or audio)
The main focus of this qualitative research design is to determine what is the
effect of parent separation in teenager and how it affects to their academic performance.
experience of a certain phenomena in their life. It allowed the researchers to know about
Research Locale
The researchers found possible participants around Sta. Maria Bulacan and
Norzagaray Bulacan where the researchers are currently living. In this areas, the
researchers found teenagers who had separated parents and asked them if can they be a
part of the study. Fortunately, the researchers successfully found participants for their
The participants of the research study are teenagers aged 14-17 with separated
parents. The researchers selected 5 participants out of many possible participants that had
been asked. The researchers conducted an interview and the respondents answered
Specifically, the questions solely focused on the questions given on the statement
Sampling Technique
The aim of the researchers is to answer the problems of their research study, but
the researchers cannot conduct their interview with a large amount of population.
Therefore the researchers used purposive sampling for the sampling technique of their
Purposive sampling is about selecting samples from the overall sample size
based on the judgment of the researcher wherein the researchers depend on their
knowledge on choosing who among the population will fit to the study requirements .In
qualitative responses, which will lead to better insights and more precise research results.
This study was conducted to find out what teenagers experience in having a
separated parent. The data gathering procedure of the study is conducted through
qualitative methods. The researchers created questionnaire, they prepared the questions
and gave it to their teacher and wait for it to be approved. As the researchers are making
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the questions, they found potential participants and contacted them via Facebook and
Messenger, and the researchers explained the purpose of the study and granted the ethical
their potential participants through Google Meet and their answers is recorded via audio
Data Analysis
The researchers applied thematic analysis to identify and describe the patterns
from the responses of the participants of the study. Thematic analysis involves coding of
qualitative data into clusters of similar entities, the researchers grouped codes that were
linked with one form it into themes or conceptual categories and after that, the
There are 6 phases involved in thematic analysis in order for the researchers to do
this analysis effectively. First, the researchers familiarized themselves with data that they
will obtain from the respondents of their research. Second, generating initial codes, the
researchers coded features of the data they gathered and found commonalities between
those data. Third, after coding the data, the researchers searched for themes by extracting
it from the codes. Fourth, right after theming, the researchers proceeded on reviewing the
themes that they obtained and also, the researchers defined and name those themes.
Lastly, finalizing the analysis, in this stage, the researchers discussed the codes and
CHAPTER IV
This chapter presents the data gathered by the researchers through interview that
they conducted. Additionally, this chapter also shows the interpretation of the qualitative
data that the researchers have acquired in accordance to the main idea of the research
paper which is “Teenagers Dealing with the Separation of their Parents: How it affects
their Academic Performance”. This chapter is divided into four different sections, and it
is from the four questions included in the first chapter of the study, specifically, it is
Participants’ Profile
There were 5 between - to - years of age and they all have separated parents. They
agreed upon the invitation of interviewing them on the said topic. Some of the
anonymous. The Table 1 below will show the participants’ age, gender, age when their
parents’ separated, and who they are living with as of the moment.
Presentation of Data
- Root of appreciation
importance of family?
- Sense of They… they are the ones who
that.
Respondent 2
Respondent 3
foundation of life.
Respondent 4
needed.
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Respondent 5
important.
happy?
- Acceptance I think that… that the moments
Respondent 2
other.
Respondent 3
happy.
Respondent 4
Respondent 5
Statement of the Problem #2: What are the other factors contributing to the
separation of your - Attention seeker For me, my friends, they are a big
performance?
Respondent 2
in my academic performance I
Respondent 3
support my studies
Respondent 4
student.
Respondent 5
Mommy.
study hard?
- Passion Mainly, to my parents because, I
Respondent 2
Respondent 3
Respondent 4
motivates me.
Respondent 5
Statement of the Problem #3: What are the effects of parents’ separation to the
- Alteration in academics
- Being resilient
- Lack of support
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and after your parents - Seeking for validity remember much, but I knew, there
- Inexperienced
Respondent 2
validation
Respondent 3
Respondent 4
best.
Respondent 5
care of me.
separated affects your - More pressure I think because of… maybe... the
- Apathetic support.
Respondent 2
it is no longer whole. So my
more pressure.
Respondent 3
Respondent 4
Respondent 5
Respondent 2
Respondent 3
changed my perspective on
Respondent 4
Respondent 5
uhm…
Respondent 2
Respondent 3
Respondent 4
Respondent 5
part…
Statement of the Problem #4: How teenagers deal with parental separation?
- Distracting oneself
Did you already cope Respondent 1
- Diverting attention
or adapt to the
- Acceptance For me I think I've been able to
situation? If yes, what
- Having good cope because I'm both in good
are your ways to cope
relationship terms with my parents when I was
with it? If no, what are
in grade 7 I was there with my
you trying to do to
daddy studying and now I'm in
cope with it?
high school I’m with my mom.
Respondent 2
house
Respondent 3
Respondent 4
myself busy.
Respondent 5
move forward
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or balance your
- Self love Hmm what ,, I just don't think too
problem regarding the
much or I don’t let myself to be
separation of your - Focus
affected on what happened there in
parents and your
- Imbalance the past.
studies?
Respondent 2
Respondent 3
separated.
Respondent 4
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being myself.
Respondent 5
the problem.
CHAPTER V
drawn from the themes that emerged from the data. This chapter also includes the
discussion of the analyzed data from the data gathered by the researchers from the
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interviews that formed basic themes and organizing themes. The summary of findings
and conclusions section of this chapter will further emphasize the emerged themes from
the gathered data. Lastly, this chapter includes recommendations that will benefit the
subjects, other teenagers who had separated parents, and the future researchers who will
Summary of Findings
Based on the chapter 4 of the study which shows the themes that emerged from the data,
the following are the summary of the findings for each statement of the problem:
The purpose of the Statement of the Problem 1 is to know what are the opinion of
the teenagers towards the importance of a whole family. The basic themes that emerged
protection from them. Majority of teenagers stated that the family are the ones who
taught us what life is all about and all things that a family must teach and instilled in us
the proper morals, as seen in some of the respondents’ statement, “...sila yung nag nu-
nurture sa mga bata, parang humuhubog sa kanila upang ano, sila yung nagtuturo sa
mga bata ng mga tama at mali…”, “for my perspective family is important because they
are the first one that will help us to improve ourselves”. In addition to the most common
answers, the teenagers said that if you have a problem, they are the one to whom you can
always turn and can support, protect and appreciate you because you are a family as
found on their statements “...dun ka talaga sasandal kasi dun ka lumaki, dun ka
nanggaling, so kahit anong mangyari sayo … kung may pamilya ka alam mo na merong
at pagkakaisa sa bawat isa. Dito nagmula ang pakiramdam ng pagiging ligtas at payapa
at ang ating pamilya rin ang nagbubukod- Nagbubuklod sa bawat isa. Sama samang
lumalaban sa kahit na anong pagsubok at hamon ang dumating sa bawat isa ay kaya
needed”.
teenagers?
Statement of the Problem 2 aims to explore the other factors affecting to the
academic performance of teenagers. The basic themes that emerged are Pleasure from
loved ones, Personal satisfaction and Vulnerability Based on some of the respondents’
their academic performance aside from the separation of their parents, “...yung mga
thoughts ko lang mga anxious thoughts, anxious thoughts uh regarding sa family ko like
sa uhm ibang family na hindi sila kumpleto tapos parang dun na rin pumapasok sa
thoughts ko na bakit ba ko cocom- bakit ko pa itutuloy yung pag- studies ko kung like
alam mo yon parang wala namang patutunguhan kasi syempre yung parents ko naman
yung nag papa aral sakin, so ayun”, “I think being a mentally unstable student”,
“...naging root siya ng kailangan maging overachiever ako kasi syempre kapag
ako para yung attention nila nababaling parin sa'kin”. On the other hand, all of the
respondents said that another factor that is affecting their academic performance is their
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loved ones, family and friends to be specific, teenagers tend to be more motivated
because of their loved ones and help them forget their problems especially in the
separation of their parents, for the respondents that said friends, it is shown to the
following statements “yung mga friends ko, malaking tulong sila sakin dahil ano,
pinaparamdam nilang ano, … kahit ganun nga, nagiging kasiyahan ko din sila”,
“friends talaga kasi syempre, … mas nakakagana ko mag-aaral kapag may mga little
outings kame, ganun pag pagod na ako tatawag lang ako sa friend ko…” and for the
respondents who said that their family is the ones who motivates them to do better in
their academics is “...sa parents ko dahil ano, gusto kong matupad mga pangako nila
kasi syempre may expectations sila sakin so uhm nag wwork hard din ako para sakanila
para in the future after ko mag aral pag ka nag trabaho ako makakatulong ako sakanila
teenagers?
The third statement of the problem intended to know the changes of the teenagers
Striving for more, Emotional instability, Being resilient, and Lack of support were
the basic themes that emerged. The participants generally experienced the inconvenience
of educational adjustment for them due to their parents separation. One of the participants
said “kasi yung mga usap namin hati na hindi na siya whole so may gustong ma achieve
yung mommy ko tapos may gusto rin ma-achieve yung daddy ko , tapos ang nangyayari
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ngayon dahil magkahiwalay nga yung gusto nilang ma-achieve magka iba, na do-doble
siya, so mas maraming pressure” While other participants expressed how the separation
affect their academic performance and what they felt after it, few statements out of many
have seen with this thought “...after nilang mag ano maghiwalay ayun doon na nag-start
yung pag ano ko pagfefeeling ko na gusto ko ng validation”, “Before I don’t care about
my performance as long as I pass, but when my parents separated I feel motivated that’s
why I’m doing my best”, “...I actually felt that i just became more determined to study”.
Lastly, few of the participants experienced emotional instability and lack of support
towards their academic performances when they parents got separated, “We’re not that
grateful, unlike before when my father is still here” “I think because of… maybe... the
The last statement of the problem aims to know the ways of the teenagers on
dealing on parental separation. The basic themes emerged from this were, Find
distractions to forget problems, Learn to accept to care for oneself, Focus on what’s
important and Have a strong mind. Most of the participants agreed that the separation
of their parents is really life changing, all of them shared their ways about coping with
that situation. Some of them are finding ways to redirect their minds and somehow forget
their problem in their family, “We’re not thinking of him anymore and for keeping my
self busy”, “I keep myself busy talaga sa friends ano nilugmok ko iyong sarili ko sa
kaibigan ko…” ,”...hindi ko na lang masyadong iniisip or nag papa apekto dun sa
nangyari dun nung nakaraan…”. The teenagers also said that, learning to care and accept
by having a strong mind is very important for them to help themselves to cope with the
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problem, and this are found in some of the statements, “natutunan ko iaccept na yun nga
yung mang- yun na ganun nga yung mangyayari and wala din naman ako magagawa e
so parang ayun inaccept ko na lang”, “ako kasi personally i believe na meron akong, i
have a strong mind. so kapag meron akong problems na na eencounter lagi ko iniisip na
Conclusions
Based on the findings of the study, the following are the concluded ideas:
satisfied because of all the love, support, appreciation and protection they gain from their
family. In addition, teenagers said that the family is one who teaches everything first.
Although all of the respondents have different answers, all of those answers have still the
same thought, that family is the very most important people in a person’s life.
2. The teenagers said that being vulnerable or emotionally unstable is one of the
factors affecting their academic performance, and they are dealing with it alongside the
problem of their parents’ separation. On the positive side, most of the respondents said
that another factor affecting their academic performance is the ones they love and trust,
their family and friends. The teenagers said that they are more motivated because of
them, some are because those people make them happy and some are because they want
teenagers experiences many changes in their academics, and most of those changes are
the teenagers are motivated and they are striving for more because of the separation of
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their parents. In addition, changes in personal life like, emotional instability, being more
resilient, and lack of aid have been the effects of the separation of the teenagers’ parents,
and they also said that they felt envious and sorrowful after it.
4. Most teenagers agreed that the separation of their parents was truly life changing
and they all have a way to deal with the situation. Some of the teenagers find a way to
turn their thoughts around to somehow forget their problems in their family. Teenagers
also learn to take good care of themselves and accept the situation with a strong heart and
mind, that it is very important because it can help those teenagers to have a healthy body
and a healthy mind and also, to help them deal with the problem.
Recommendations
Based on the findings and conclusions derived from the study, the following
1. The school must provide a facility or a guardian or a councilor and activities for
those teenager or students to come up or open with their problems and give them an
of parents and guide them to learn and to help them to focus more on their study while
3. The parent/s or guardian/s of those teenagers with separated parents should ask
for things about parent separation for them to be aware on the problem facing by the
4. Future researchers should find more respondents as this study used only 5
teenagers. This can result in more precise and reliable data to further improve the
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researchers’ understanding about how do teenagers deal with parental separation and how
deal with their problems, how to find a solution to it, how to handle their problems while
studying and what is the impact of it on the teenagers who have separated parents.
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APPENDIX A
RAW TRANSCRIPT
Participant 1:
IR - Interviewer
IE - Interviewee
R - Recorder
IE: Hello!
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IR: Hello!
R: So, bago mag start, uhm, thank you kasi uhm, pina-unlakan mo yung invitation namin
na ma interview ka, kahit na mejo sensitive yung topic, so ayon, ready naba?
IE: Yes!
IR: Sige sige, uhm, proceed na agad tayo sa first questions, since ah na briefing naman
IR: Ahh, yung first question is, what is the importance of family?
IE: Ano, sila yung ano, sila yung nag nu-nurture sa mga bata, parang humuhubog sa
kanila upang ano, sila yung nagtuturo sa mga bata ng mga tama at mali, saka sila din
IE: Siguro yung ano, yung mga moments na nag ba bonding sila at saka nag sasama sama
IR: Aside from separation of your parents, what are the things is contributing to your
academic performance?
IE: Para saken ano, yung mga, yung mga friends ko, malaking tulong sila saken dahil
ano, pinaparamdam nilang ano,ah tawag dito,kahit ganon nga, nagiging kasiyahan ko din
sila.
IR: Ayan, what motivates you to study hard? Is it your family? Friends? Personal
IE: Mainly yung ano, sa parents ko dahil ano,gusto kong matupad mga pangako nila saka
IR: What is the different...ay… what is the difference of your academic performance
IE: Ano kasi eh, nung ano kasi eh bata pa kasi ako non kaya hindi ko na masyadong
performance ko.
IR: Okay, In what ways does your parents being separated affects your academic
performances?
IE: Siguro ano...yung lack of ano nalang parang emotional support saakin,tsaka ano
sa...wait lang....anong tawag dine....sige ayon nalang haha, sa lack of emotional support
nalang.
IR: Ayon, sige, What change in your life,when your parents separated?
IE: Hmm, madami naman nag bago dahil ayun nga, pero yung nag bago sakin yung
paningin ko ano kasi, syempre mahirap para sa bata yung ganon,tapos lalaki ka,ganon
IE: Syempre, nung para sa akin masakit yon pero hindi naman ma iwasan dahil nga ayon.
IR: Did you already cope or adapt to the situation? If yes, what are your base to cope it?
IE: Para sa akin sa tingin ko nakapag cope na ako dahil pareho naman kasi akong nasa
good term sa parents ko noong grade 7 ako doon ako sa daddy ko nag aaral tapos ngayon
IR: How do you manage or balance your problem regarding the separation of your
IE: Hmm ano, hindi ko na lang masyadong iniisip or nag papa apekto dun sa nangyari
IR: Ah eto yung nga next questions nalang is follow up questions nalang and then tapos
na tayo, yan... How old are you when your parents separated?
IE: Hindi ko na tanda,pero yung mga roughly grade ahhh 1 to 3 mga hanggang doon
lang.
IR: Okay, who are you living with as of the moment mother,father or guardian?
IR: Eto last question, are your parents aware that that their separation made a big impact
to your studies?
IE: Siguro aware sila dahil nga syempre para sa bata malaking bagay yung ganon,mas
okay talaga na dalawa parents,mas para lalo nilang ma tulungan yung bata,kaya sa tingin
ko aware.
IR: Ayan, tapos na tayo thank you ulit sa ano pagiging participant sa research namin,
thank you!
IE: Sige!
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Participant 2:
IR - Interviewer
IE - Interviewee
R - Recorder
R: Ayan so…
R: Salamat at ano, pinaunlakan mo ang aming invitation kahit na medyo sensitive ang
topic, so ayun.
IE: Ok lang.
R: Sige.
IR: Okay sige ah para hindi masyadong mabigat yung ah questions ah gawin muna nating
casual yung pag-usapan or batuhan ng questions bale yung questions namin english sya
pero pwede kang sumagot in any language you would like. So game na ba for the first
question?
IE: Uhm syempre saken importante yung family kasi syempre pag wala kana, dun ka
talaga sasandal kase dun ka lumaki, dun ka nanggaling. So kahit anong mangyari sayo
IR: Okay okay uhm next question will be what makes a family happy?
IE: Ano.. Siguro yung acceptance ano yung tanggap niya yung isa't isa kasi syempre
palagi kayo magkakasama mag-aano talaga kayong mag-aaway talaga kayo kasi kahit
pamilya kayo may differences talaga kayo eh. So yung acceptance pagtanggap ni-
pagtanggap nyo yung isa't isa masaya kayo kasi , ayun tanggap nyo eh.
IR: Yes that is true uhm the next question will be, aside from separ- separation of your
parents, what are the things that is contributing to your academic performances?
IE: Ano.. dun sa .. yung paghihiwalay ng parents ko parang ano siya naging root siya ng
kailangan maging overachiever ako kasi syempre, kapag naghiwalay yung parents mo
tapos hindi ka na masyadong nabibigyan ng pansin kasi may sari-sarili na silang buhay
IR: With that being said what motivates you to study? Is it your family? Friends?
IE: Siguro para sa akin yung nag mo motivate sa'kin mag-aral friends friends friends
talaga kasi syempre, ano lalo na ngayon pandemi, nakakatamad talaga mag-aral so mas
masaya mag-aral mas nakakagana ko mag-aaral kapag may mga little outings kame,
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ganun pag pagod na ako tatawag lang ako sa friend ko kasi hindi ko naman matatawagan
IR: Okay uhm the next question will be, what is the difference of your academic
IE: Ah nung.. kasi bata pa ako nung naghiwalay yung parents ko, pero before, before
silang mag hiwalay wala talaga akong paki sa studies hindi ko siya tinutuunan ng pansin
like hindi ako nakikinig hindi ako masyadong nagbibigay ng pansin sa mga ginagawa ko
parang papasok lang ako ganun, tapos uuwi ganun, hindi ako nakasama sa top ganun
tapos after nilang mag ano maghiwalay ayun doon na nag-start yung pag ano ko pag-
IR: Okay in what way does your parents being separated affect your academic
performances?
IE: In what way? Ah yung kasi yung mga usap namin hati na hindi na siya whole, so may
gustong ma achieve yung mommy ko tapos may gusto rin ma-achieve yung daddy ko,
tapos ang nangyayari ngayon dahil magkahiwalay nga yung gusto nilang ma-achieve
IE: Madami, madaming nag ano... like yung wala akong, masabi natin na ano, wala
akong bahay talaga wala akong bahay ko na masasabi kong home ko...home ko. Kase
dalawa na yung place, place lang siya parang para sa akin yung home ko bahay lang
talaga house na siya tapos hindi ko na sila nakakasama kasi si mama umalis ng bansa
tapos si papa nagkaroon na siya ng ibang pamilya anak ganon asawa. So marami talaga
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hindi na katulad dati na magkakasama kami sa isang bahay masaya kami ganun nag iba
talaga.
IE: Kasi bata pa ako sige around, around grade 6, pero bago bago sila mag separate kasi
marami na talaga silang problems, napapansin ko din naman. So nung grade 6 like dun
na sila nag, ano talaga nagdesisyon na mag seseparate sila tinanggap ko na lang kasi para
sa akin, parang iniisip ko na wala namang mangyayaring maganda sa buhay nila kasi
iniisip ko hindi porket anak nila ako kailangan magiging miserable yung buhay nila,
pa rin kahit na hindi na kayo masaya, so tinanggap ko nalang sabi ko ayos lang naman
anak niyo pa rin naman ako kahit na maghiwalay kayo so ayos lang sa akin pero nasaktan
din ako, syempre kasi naiingit din ako na gusto ko ng buo yung pamilya ko.
IR: Uhm eto, did you already cope or adapt to the situation?
IE: Nakaka... naka adapt naman ako naka uhm nasanay na lang ako kasi even before na
naghiwalay sila hindi na sila nagsasama madalas like makikita ko lang yung father ko.
Once a month tas yung mommy ko umaalis alis den ng bahay ganun so before sila
maghiwalay nasanay na ako na wala sila ganun so nung naghiwalay sila after non
mabilis na lang ako nakapag adapt kasi palipat-lipat na talaga ako ng bahay.
IR: Ayan since naka pag adopt ka uhm pano? How do you cope with it? Ano yung ways
IE: Akin ano I keep myself busy talaga sa friends ano nilugmok ko iyong sarili ko sa
kaibigan ko tapos umiwas ako sa alam ko na ayun nga dahil sabi ko nga naiinggit nga
ako umiiwas ako sa mga place na alam kong maraming ganun maraming gumagalang
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family ganun kasi kahit sabihin ko na naka adapt na ako meron pa ring ano sakin may
part pa rin sa akin na syempre nalulungkot ako ng sobra kasi ano ganun nga yung
nangyari.
IR: Okay how do you manage or balance your problems regarding the separation of your
IE: Uhm pano ko na ba-balance sa totoo lang hindi ko alam kung nababalance ko sila
Kasi kung, parang kapag kasi hina-handle ko yung isa kinakalimutan ko muna yung isa
IR: Okay okay uhm ito tapos na tayo sa mga major questions ito follow up questions
nalang since na ano na sabe mo naman na to make it clear, how old are you When your
parents separated?
IE: Ohh so grade 6 ako non so siguro it’s 12? 12 or .... 11 to 12 ganon.
IR: Okay okay, who are you living with as of the moment Mother, father or guardian?
IE: Uhm wala silang both so guardian lang yung kasama ko for years na maraming taon
IR: Are your parents aware that their separation made a big impact in your studies?
IE: Hindi, wala silang alam, kase ayoko, ayoko sila pag isipin so ang alam nila ayos lang
saken ganon, sabi nga sa akin ni mama ano swerte daw siya kasi naiintindihan ko daw
IR: Ayan thank you yun yung last question naten, so salamat sa pag sagot alam naming
sensitive talaga yung topic ng research namen and thank you kase your holding uhm
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kumakapit ka lang even though wala ka talagang halos kakapitan na magulang mo kaya
uhm ah kaya maging strong ka lang and yung pinag Uusapan natin ngayon kaming
dalawa lang ni Ed ang makaka alam or kameng researcher lang yung makaka alam kaya
you don’t need to be worry, so thank you for answering all the question.
R: Salamat!
IR: Salamat!
R: Salamat!
IE: Sige!
Participant 3:
IE – Interviewee
IR - Interviewer
IE: Hello!
IR: Ayan
IR: Yung mga ibang question dito ay medyo mabibigat ah pero buti na lang ano..
IR: Pwede mo naman to sagutin english or tagalog , game na ba? game ka na?
IE: Okay na
IE: Uhm para kasi sakin personally uhm yung family ko is parang yun yung foundation
of life. so simula pagkabata natin yun yung uhm pinaka sila yung pinaka mga pinaka
unang tao na nag turo satin kung pano gawin yung mga bagay bagay, for example yung
mga paglalakad yung mga simple things na ngayon na ginagawa natin so para sakin in
IE: So yung question na to ay super a general so marami pwedeng maging answer dito,
or personal na lang din base from my own experience yung mga things na
nakakapagpasaya sa family ko is, quality time talaga since yung mga relatives ko and
yung father ko is ofw pag umuuwi sila dito, ang pinaka ginagawa talaga namin is to
spend time together, go on vacation yung mga ganon tapos kami namang magkakapatid
we often play a games together tas magluluto kami ganon so spending time together yun
IR: Aside from the separation of your parents, what are the things is contributing to your
academic performance?
IE: Uhm kung negatively uhm yung mga things siguro na nakaka apekto sa academic
performance is yung mga thoughts ko lang mga anxious thoughts, anxious thoughts uh
regarding sa family ko like of the separation of my parents dun na dumadating yung uhm
comparison ng family ko sa uhm ibang family na hindi sila kumpleto tapos parang dun na
studies ko kung like alam mo yon parang wala namang patutunguhan kasi syempre yung
IR: Next question is what motivates you to study hard? Is it your family? Friends?
IE: Uhm ang pinaka malaking factor na nag momotivate sakin sa pag sstudy hard is yung
personal interest ko kasi uhm syempre meron akong uhm meron akong mga pangarap. i
have dreams that i want to reach yung mga goals ko ganon. so para sakin importante
sakin yung education and gusto ko na natututu- natututo ako lagi and sobrang laki din ng
uhm value ko sa knowledge. so bukod- pero bukod dun sa personal interest pero syempre
di din mawawala family ko kasi syempre may expectations sila sakin so uhm nag wo-
work hard din ako para sa kanila para in the future after ko mag aral pag ka nagtrabaho
IR: What is the difference of your academic performance before and after your parents
separated?
IE: Uhm to be honest uhm before kasi- before ko nalaman nag separate yung family ko
since then nag aaral na talaga uh masipag na talaga ako mag aral though di ganon kasipag
bata pa lang para meron na kong value sa education ko. yun so, parang ayun i do well in
school tapos nung after ng separation nila nung nalaman ko na separated na sila na. i can
say naman na parang wala masyadong pag babago kasi hindi din naman ako nakapag
spend time together sa parents ko ng sobrang dalas kasi pareho silang ofw. so yung
nila.
IR: In what ways does your parents being separated affects your academic performance?
IE: Ayun like what I said earlier, uhm hindi ako masyadong nakapag spend ng time with
my parents ever since I was a child, kasi nga pag ka panganak ko pa lang ofw na sila non
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so ang nag alaga talaga sakin is yung grandma ko tapos uhm mata- uhm uhm pinaka
madalas na ginagawa ko lang talaga is mag aral so. so ayun, uhm yung apekto nung
separation ng parents ko kasi parang expected ko na na mag se separate sila. so wala siya
masyadong impact pag dating sa academic performance ko after their separation ganun
pa din naman mas- feeling ko nga mas naging pursigido lang ako mag aral.
IE: Uhm like what i'm saying uhm expected ko na na mag b-break- mag se-separate yung
parents ko. so tapos nasabi ko din kanina na hindi naman ako nakapag spend ng time
together with them. so nung nag separate sila parang wala namang nag bago sa daily life
ko, ang nag bago lang siguro for certain is yung perspective ko or yung pag tingin ko sa
life especially in my age ganon since nung yun nga nag separate yung parents ko parang
uhm parang at that time uhm nahirapan ako maniwala sa marriage, kasi diba parang
naniniwala tayo na ang marriage is like a sacred vow na yun yung vow na ippromise
natin sa harap ni lord ganun. so parang at that time dun ako parang- dun ko quenestion
yung promise nila na, how can they make a promise in front of their lord that their
worship. so yun, yun lang yung nag bago perspective ko sa marriage sa love, ayun.
IE: Uhm ayun katulad nga din ng sinabi ko kanina, expected ko na na mag se separate
sila kase hindi- uhm napapansin ko din na pag umuuwi sila dito sa pilipinas uhm hindi
ganun ka healthy yung relationship nila. and they always fight so yung nag seperate sila
ang uhm ang pinaka thought ko syempre is umiyak ako nung sinabi ni daddy na yun wala
na daw sila syempre umiyak ako non pero mabilis ko din na accept. ayun mabilis ko din
na accept na separated na sila pero I can- pero what i felt at that time is that I felt uhm
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very sad ganon parang ayun na cinocompare ko yung family sa ibang family parang
inggit, jealous. mga kumpletong pamilya na nakikita ko sa mga mall at kahit dun sa mga
kaklase ko noon na umaattend palagi ng family day tapos kami hindi. ayun parang
IR: Next question is did you already cope or adapt to the situation?
IE: Yes.
IE: Uhm pinaka best way na cope with this, to cope with it is acceptance uhm noon
syempre bata pa ako nahirapan ako na i-accept na hindi kami kumpleto non pero over
time tumanda din ako ng tumanda na natutunan ko iaccept na yun nga yung mang- yun na
ganun nga yung mangyayari and wala din naman ako magagawa e so parang ayun
inaccept ko na lang.
IR: How do you manage or balance your problem regarding the separation of your
IE: Ako kasi personally I believe na meron akong, I have a strong mind. so kapag meron
magagawa to keep them together kasi parang ayun nga hindi naging- kung ipipilit ko pa
na maging sila mas lalo sila magiging toxic. ayun, so parang ang inisip ko at the time is
like kung gagawa ako- kung uhm- inisip ko at that time is wala akong magagawa just to
keep them together so parang dinestroyed ko na yung problem na yun kasi as long as im
good them naman or parang kung may mag bago man sa relationship nila basta wag lang
mag babago sa relationship nila sa amin as our parents, as our mom and dad. so wala na
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akong magagawa dun. bale ang na balance ko, na balance ko yung pag aaral ko and sa
separation ng parents ko is mas nag focus ako sa studies ko kasi like what i said earlier
wala na akong magagawa kung nag separate man yung parents ko.
IR: Okay. meron lang akong mga follow up question dito yung mga iba ay nasabi ko na
IR: Okay.
IE: Uhm sa pag kakatanda ko I was 8 years old when I knew they got seperated pero
IR: Who are you living with as of the moment? Mother? Father? Guardian?
IR: Next question is are your parents aware that their separation made a big impact to
your studies?
IE: I think oo, kasi when my father told me the uhm that he got separated with my mom
sinabi niya sakin na sana raw yung uhm sana raw yung separation nila is hindi makaka
apekto sa studies namin. so i think they know na merong impact yung separation nila sa
IR: Okay, that was the last follow up question. thank you again for time and for
cooperation even though medyo personal yung mga question, reassured na that your
answer and informations stays inside the meeting, thank you again.
Participant 4:
IR - Interviewer
IE – Interviewee
R – Recorder
IE: Hello po
mainterview ka namin kahit na uhm… alam natin na medyo sensitive yung topic naten
for today.
R: So ready naba?
IE: Yes
IR: Ready na
R: Proceed na
IR: Wait
IE: Uhm… for may perspective family is important because they are the first one that
IR: Aside from the separation of your parents, what are the things that is contributing to
IR: What motivates you to study hard? Is it your family? Friends? Personal interest? or
your environment?
IR: What is the difference of your academic performance before and after your parents
separated?
IE: Before I don’t care about my performance as long as I pass, but when my parents
IR: What is the difference of your academic performance before and after your parents
separated?
IE: Before I don’t care about my performance as long as I pass, but when my parents
IR: In what ways does your parents being separated affects your academic performance?
IE: Uhm… At first, I don’t feel like doing anything because I’m still shocked of what of
happen.
IE: We’re not that grateful, unlike before when my father is still here.
IR: Did you already cope or adapt to the situation? If yes , what are your ways to do cope
IE: Uhm…No uhm… We’re not thinking of him anymore and keep myself busy.
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IR: How do you manage or balance your problem regarding the separation of your
IE: Ano?
IR: How do you manage or balance your problem regarding the separation of your
IE: For keep myself busy nga and for being myself.
IR: Who are you living with as of the moment? Mother? Father? Guardian?
IR: Are your parents aware that their separation made a big impact to your studies?
IE: No.
IR: Salamat
IE: Thankyou
R: Salamat sa time.
Participant 5:
IR - Interviewer
IE – Interviewee
R – Recorder
kahit na alam natin na medyo sensitive yung topic na ito na pag-uusapan natin na ito,
So… ngayon uhm ready na yung magrerecord no? tapos yung magtatanong. Proceed na
IR: So, hi hello uhm yun nga, uhm thank you sa pag uhm agree tas… ano sasabihin ko?
name-mental block ako…Uhm, okay start na tayo. Hmm una, ang una naming itatanong
syempre sayo ay tungkol sa pamilya so uhm, ano ba yung importance ng pamilya sayo o
IE: hmm… mahalaga kasi nga… wait lang, kasi ano… uhm… wait lang kinakabahan
ako.
R: Okay lang yan, wag ka kabahan. Tayo-tayo lang makakaalam nung ano nung mga
sagot mo.
IR: So, uulitin ko. uhm, dun sa unang tanong natin, what is the importance of family. So,
para sayo, ano ba ang importansya ng pamilya sa mundong ito? Para sayo na rin.
IR: So, ulitin ko ulit. Uhm, ano yung- what is the importance of the family. So, para
sayo, ano ang importansya ng pamilya dito. like for example, mahalaga yung pamilya
kasi sila yung nasa tabi natin kapag malungkot or may pinagdadaanan tayo and sila yung
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andyan lagi kahit talikuran na tayo na kahit na sino. Ikaw, ano sa tingin mo ang
IE: uhm, ang pamilya ang sinasabing isang maliit na antas ng lipunan. Ang pamilya rin
ay ang isang pinakamahalaga at pinakaimportanteng tao sa buhay ng bawat isa. Sila ang
pinakamahalagang regalo ng panginoon sa atin, wait lang, dito natin mararamdaman ang
pakiramdam ng pagiging ligtas at payapa at Ang ating pamilya rin ang nagbubukod-
Nagbubuklod sa bawat isa. Sama samang lumlaban sa kahit na anong pagsubok at hamon
ang dumating sa bawat isa ay kaya lamang masasabing ang pamilya ang pinakamahalaga
sa lahat.
IR: Okay, uhm we agree naman and so proceed na tayo sa next question. What makes a
family happy? So ano nga ba yung nakadudulot ng… so ano yung nagpapasaya sa
pamilya?
IE: Isa na don ang pagsasama. Masayang… uhmm sama sama kayong kumakain sa
IR: Okay then uhm, aside sa… kumbaga, bukod sa paghihbiwalay ng parents mo, ano pa
IE: Mahirap kasi wala si mommy then walang tumutulong sayo kung ano kailanbgan mo,
kung kailangan mo ng ganto, di mo ma… maitanong kasi malayo sila and di mo sila
kasama or di ka maka ano ng kailangan or pag may project ka eh wala kang kasama, lola
mo lang kasama mo. So hindi, hindi mo alam kung pano mo gagawin kasi nga wala kang
IR: Okay, so sabi mo nga mahirap kapag wala kang kasama. So ano pa yung
pang bagay. Ano yung mas nakakapang enganyo sayo na mag-aral at lumaban?
IE: Yung paghihirap ni lola, ni mommy. Gusto ko makapagtapos para masuklian silang
dalawa.
IR: Okay then, next is, ano yung pagkakaiba ng academic… yung pag-aaral mo dati
IE: Hmm, hindi pa kasi ako nag-aaral nung naghiwalay si mommy at daddy, kaya
IR: Ah okay
IR: Paano ba nakakaapekto sayo yung diba yung parents mo is hiwalay sila. Paano sya
IE: Madami. Ah, isa na don is, hindi na di na nila ako natuturuan nila. Kasi- tinutulungan
naman ako pero hindi yung ituturo sayo kung paano to and hindi… ano sya, hindi yung…
hindi… wait lang kinakabahan ako… hindi… mahirap sya, mahirap iexplain pero yun
nga mahirap mag-aral kasi wala kang katulong na magtuturo sayo kung paano yung
IR: Ah, kumbaga mahirap ipaliwanag pero ang kabuuan non is talagang mahirap mag-
aral kapag separated yung parents, tama? Next is, ano yung nagbago sa buhay mo nung
IE: Nagbago? May- nung wala si daddy… ano… si mommy nag dubai. Nagbago kasi
IR: Since yung parang mommy mo lang yung parang lumalaban sa inyo, ano yung
IR: Dun sa mga pinagdaanan mo, naka ano ka na ba uhm naka move on ka na ba or ready
IE: Oo naman kasi lumaki akong walang tatay, lumaki ako ng sa lola ko lang kaya kaya
IR: Okay, hmm so yung lola mo yung isa sa dahilan kung bakit ka nag momove forward?
Paano mo naman sya minamanage or paano mo minamanage mga problema mo? Since,
IE: Uhm, ano ba, self- parang ikaw nalang mag-isa yung mag-aano sa sarili mo kasi hindi
naman magegets nung nanay ko, si mommy, kasi malayo nga siya. Hindi naman nya
IR: Yes, and thank you kasi nasagot mo yung mga medyo masesensitive naming mga
tanong and ito mga follow-up questions nalang. Ilang taon ka nung naghiwalay yung
parents mo?
IR: And ngayon, sino yung kasama mong nabubuhay? Since magkahiwalay nga yung
IR: Aware- tingin mo ba aware yung parents mo kung gaano nila- kung gaano sila
IE: Hindi ko alam kung aware ba sila don kasi hindi nila alam na ano is feeling nila is
hindi nakakaapekto sakin like parang hindi si daddy parang hindi iniintindi na ganyan na
IR: Alright, so yun lang mga questions naming and thank you kasi pumayag ka sa
interview na ito kahit sensitive yung topic and yun lang, salamat. Guys, magsalita naman
kayo.
R: Salamat
R: Salamat.
R: Sorry kung medyo kinabahan ka ha. Ganon talaga, okay lang yan.
R: Salamat.
APPENDIX B
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Guide Questions:
teenagers?
● Aside from the separation of your parents, what are the things that is
of teenagers?
● What is the difference of your academic performance before and after your
parents separated?
● In what ways does your parents being separated affects your academic
performance?
● How do you manage or balance your problem regarding the separation of your
Follow Up Questions:
● Who are you living with as of the moment? Mother? Father? Guardian?
● Are your parents aware that their separation made a big impact to your
studies?