Running Head:: Romantic Relationship and Academic Performance
Running Head:: Romantic Relationship and Academic Performance
Running Head:: Romantic Relationship and Academic Performance
Cheinard R. Aquino
Jamaica L. Magkilat
Angelo P. Piadozo
March 2019
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
romantic one. The teens who say they are either recently participated with a romantic partner or
have ever dated, hooked up with or had a romantic relationship are 35% over 100% [ CITATION
Ama15 \l 13321 ]. Based on the survey almost half of 100%, students are involved in relationship.
The effects of having a romantic relationship while studying have a positive outcome.
Romantic relationship provides a positive outlook of adolescents’ life which motivates them to
achieve goals such as performing well in the studies. Most of the students have a strong interest
in terms of committing into romantic relationship. They naturally maintain their grades and they
are satisfied to have a romantic relationship as their inspiration to study hard [ CITATION Mar10 \l
1033 ].. In addition, having a partner in a students’ life motivate them to go school every day and
make them strong ones to face whatever obstacles may go through in their lives [ CITATION
Mio11 \l 1033 ]. In addition, there’s no negative effect on the students’ academic achievements
even though they are in a romantic relationship. Moreover, everything might have a negative or
positive effect, in the other hand, being in neutral can help to happen it in reality [ CITATION
Gab15 \l 1033 ]. It can also affect the school works of a learner because of lack in time
management. The result of this study may turn to either positive or negative outcomes. This
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study tells about the effects of having romantic relationship with the opposite sex while the
Meanwhile, there are disadvantages that we can see in this matter as it includes the
students’ experiences of being in a romantic relationship while studying. There are more
negative effects when a student is involved in a romantic relationship in terms of their academic
matters. Nowadays teen romance is considered as the pioneer source of stress [CITATION Man09 \l
13321 ]. In the same manner, students who are participating in a romantic relationship usually
experience struggles in maintaining their grades high while they are also trying to keep their
relationship working out for good [ CITATION Mis15 \l 1033 ]. In short, instead of making sure
one’s grades are up to part and preparing for the real world most of their attention is focused on
love and relations [ CITATION Sni12 \l 13321 ] . Every decisions and choices they made influence
their academic performance. Doing the responsibilities as a partner and as a student is difficult.
In addition to this there are some point where in a student experience break down, caused by
break-up from the romantic relationship. This can lead to divided attention and less
disappointment and loosened motivation, create delays and unsatisfied accomplishment of school
As an aid, students should learn to manage their time in accomplishing school works and to
their partner. They should take the relationship as a motivation and inspiration to study hard
because it may help them improve their academic performance. In order to answer this problem,
this study will determine the effects of romantic relationship of students towards the academic
performance of Senior High School students who are involve in a relationship. This study also
aims to the students who are involved come up into a certain realization as well.
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The primary aim of this study is to know the effects of romantic relationships towards the
academic performance of selected Senior High School students in STI College Meycauayan
1.1 Anxiety;and
1.2 Motivation?
2. What is the academic performance of Senior High School students who are
performance?
performance?
Hypothesis
Ho: There is no significant effect between having Romantic Relationship and Academic
H1: There is significant relationship between having Romantic Relationship and Academic
Conceptual Framework
1.2 Motivation?
Paradigm
Figure 1
High School Student as the dependent variable. The respondents will be coming
from these who got involved in a romantic relationship since November 5, 2018
The purpose of this study is to know the possible outcomes of a students engaged into
romantic relationship and its effects to their academic performance. The researchers are
expecting that this study will benefit the following audiences;
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Senior High School students – the study will give them information which may enhance their
perceptions and insights about this matter. The study will also help them gain more
understanding with the effects of romantic relationship. Aside from that, this will assist them to
identify the possible effects of having romantic relationship to their academic performance as
well as expand their idea about it.
Teachers - They are not just there to teach lessons, they also serve as the second parents of every
students. This research will help them know about teen romance which may take an affect
academic performance of their students. They will become more knowledgeable to the academic
status of their students and apply some strategies for their students to achieve excellence in their
studies.
Parents - this study will also give awareness to every parent towards the need and circumstances
of their children. This study will cater them to support and give guidance to their children
regarding teen romance. As a result, they can give proper counsel to their children regarding on
their children’s desire for a relationship. Gaining enough knowledge about nowadays teen
romance will help them to make better decisions about this topic.
Researchers - will gain new information that may contribute to their prior knowledge.
Researchers' quest will stir up and may further their ideas in the days to come.
Future researchers - will also benefit in this study. They will get better ideas about the
significance of determining the preference of students between studying in getting involved in
romantic relationship. This research sure as a credible source of information when they conduct a
study related on the effects of having romantic relationship in academic performance of the
students.
Definition of Terms
Academic Performance - this is the basis if it is effective to have romantic relationship. It is the
grade level of the students who are involved in the romantic relationship
Adolescence - is the process of growth from a child to young adult. A stage where in there are
experiences of physical attributes and tend to explore new things to gain maturity.
Romantic Relationship - is a connection between two (2) people; boy and girl who are mutually
Stress – relates to distress which defines in bad effect of engaging into romantic relationships
while keeping good grades at the same time in the academic performance.
Senior High School Students – students who are currently into the higher ladder of education
who are selected to be the respondents who’ll supply answer to the quests of their study
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CHAPTER 2
Foreign Study
The generation nowadays (known as “Millenial Generation”) are so carefree and prefers to
do things in response to their curiosity. Teenagers are in the point where they want to experience
new things and they stand on their own [ CITATION Cui11 \l 1033 ]. Due to puberty stage, they are
more engaged in socialization which leads to greater tendencies of committing into different
kinds of relationships which includes romantic one, especially in their high school days. This
phenomenon could barely bring the students who are in a romantic kind of relationship into
either a positive or negative chapter in their academic performance. If you are participating in
romantic relationship, it can affect your attendance in school, but not in points of your
grade[ CITATION Loc17 \l 1033 ]. Having a romantic relationship may affect the academic
performance of the students. Attendance in school may affect it since it can also make an impact
in school works but not with the average grade of a student. Having a relationship will not affect
the grade, thus, it only affects the attendance of the student. Class absences are included in
grading but in computing grades, performance task and periodical exams are the things that have
a bigger count. The effects of the attendance in grade point average is not that huge to modify
someone’s grade. It helps to have a better grade but does not really results into a poor status. One
more thing, absences of a student in the high school level due to their curiosity and/or desire to
experience different and new things, tend to do not attend a day of class just for a date or certain
activity. In result, such actions will affect because written works including quarterly
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examinations and projects will give them a chance to haul and get more than a passing final
grade. Moreover, being involved in a romantic relationship can be an inspiration to the students.
They can be active in performing on the field of their education. Responsibility of a person who
are committed in a romantic relationship is to be connected and affectionate to their loved ones.
They help, motivate and enjoy each other’s company then contribute to the dedication of
completing their school works before the given time of submission (Ullah, Ahmad, Khan &
Alam, 2016). This set up will make the students more motivated to strengthen their relationship.
Those couples who has their goals and achieving it in their own ways will make them proud for
each other because they did their best to reach it. And as the time flies, these types of students
will be more mature and understand each other because of the bond that has been made. In order
for them to be a happy and healthy couple, they should lift each other towards the shimmering
goal they want to achieve. Students who are engaged in a romantic relationship are more
tenacious in improving their academic performance because they have a more complex target to
attain.
On the other hand, students tend to concentrate more on what's happening in their own life
with their relationship and cannot focus on their school works [ CITATION Mau12 \l 1033 ]. Some
of the students nowadays forget their responsibilities. They put more attention to their partner
more than their school related activities and because of it, they tend to neglect their studies.
Usually students who are in love tend to feel happier when they are with their partners. There are
some point that they choose to give more than enough time on their loved ones, disregarding
academic matters because they love to be with and to talk with their partner. Obviously, when a
person is in a relationship, his or her time will be divided but unfortunately, some of the students
unluckily tend to unbalance their time for education and for their loved ones. Handling both
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romantic relationship and maintaining your grades are quite difficult most especially for the
students because they really don’t know yet how to concur it without hesitation and stress. Time
management is the key for a student to stupendously fulfil his or her responsibilities as a student
On the contrary, there’s no negative effect on the students’ academic achievements even
though they are in a romantic relationship [ CITATION Gab15 \l 1033 ]. Everything might have a
negative or positive effect, in the other hand, being in neutral can help to happen it in reality.
Time management is the best answer in balancing the academic and romantic aspects in life for
every student who are involved in romantic relationship for them to do not experience any kinds
of struggles in their academic matters. Practices to surpass in maintaining the grades in school
and having a quality time of the youth to each other will serve as a bridge towards their aims and
goals.
Foreign Literature
Those learners who are involved in a romantic relationship has experienced more stress
when facing deadlines for school[ CITATION Qua171 \l 1033 ].When you are in a relationship, there
is always a problem which is inevitable. In academic, when there is a school work that has the
same deadline, you might get pressured. School works together with the problem they have with
their partner will give stress to that student who is in a romantic relationship. Little arguments of
a couple might lead to stress specially for those students who are facing near specific target time
of their performance task such as quarterly projects. Immaturity due to their young age also adds
on the complications of their situation as students who are engage in a romantic relationship as
they tend to seek for attention to their partner which they usually disregard for the sake of
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academic matter of their loved ones. In result, student with a childish or immature partner are
In addition, there are more negative effects when a student is involved in a romantic
relationship in terms of their academic matters. Nowadays teen romance is considered as the
pioneer source of stress [CITATION Man09 \l 13321 ]. One of the negative factors that can affect
academic performance is stress. Being in a romantic relationship can give you stress as a student
because it will serve as a source of problems in your academic life. Students are more distracted
in maintaining their grades, instead of reviewing, the students commonly have a sweet or little
argument with their partners. Stress will eat them up sooner or later because they tend to think
from time to time regarding what's the going on between the relationships with they loved ones,
then the students will forget that there are more significant stuffs that they should prioritize first.
In result, students might get failing grades while they’re busy arguing with their special
someone. In the same manner, it is an outcome from the break-ups or arguments between the
couple. Even those people who shows more attention on academics, giving time with one’s
partner may also serve as a distraction [ CITATION Ver10 \l 1033 ]. Even when we give an
importance in our academic matters, if our time is divided into so called love life and academic
life, it can still affect the other. Hence, the more time which a student gives in his or her
education, the other aspect of that student will suffer which is her romantic relationship, then,
vice versa. In addition, break-ups could barely drown a student unto failing grades because of the
sadness brought by that happening. Simply, a student will not have enough time consider that he
or she will make a little bit more effort in his or her studies. In contrast, romantic relationship
provides positive outlook of adolescents’ life which motivates the adolescents in achieving goals
such as performing well in the studies [ CITATION Jor19 \l 1033 ]. Being in a relationship while in
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a high school level lead some students to a more active in accomplishment different tasks given
by their teachers. Their lover serves as one of their motivation to go and study in school, and a
little bit harder than they usually doing. With more sources of inspiration, students gain higher
grades because they are more motivated to complete their school works and that is one of the
results of thinking that it could help to feel more appraisal and compliments by someone they
love. In addition, they are more dedicated in achieving every goals running in their minds,
simply because they think that it would be for their self, family and partner. However, it affects
the school works of a learner because of the lack in time management [ CITATION Goi08 \l 1033 ].
Every hour is important, you should handle it wisely for you to be effective in finishing every
task that you have especially if you’re a student. Managing time is difficult because there are
many kinds of distractions in any place you go. Maintaining good grades will be more
romantic relationship, he or she will experience different struggles with his/her academic
matters. Simply, struggles in academic matters includes gaining failing scores in quizzes and
exam, not properly accomplishing the given task in a group activity, and poorly performing in
school. Unbalanced handling of the two aspects might lead to a suffering of poor grades as a
student or your relationship with your partner which might unfortunately result to break-up.
Local Literature
Having a partner in a students’ life motivate them to go school every day and make them
strong ones to face whatever obstacles may go through in their lives[ CITATION Mio11 \l 1033 ].
Inspiration can be in many ways; it can be your family, friends, dreams and also your special
someone. Students are happier and livelier to attend classes when he or she is involved in a
romantic relationship. That kind of affection could barely help the student to enhance and
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improve his or her academic performance. They tend to be inspired to try things they often think
that they wouldn’t do it with a great outcome. Also, read books they never thought they’d like, to
go to a place they never wanted to visit, to eat a food that they always swore off. Although self-
motivation is essential, sometimes students’ esteem just runs out. There are some points that they
need a person running alongside them, telling that they can keep going that they can cross that
finish line. Their partners with that romantic relationship can give them strength to face problem
and inspire them to fulfill their responsibilities and priorities. Furthermore, being in a romantic
relationship is a very important part of the process of growing up. It adds to the development of
the ability to maintain in committed relationships later on in life and can be just plain fun.
[ CITATION Kat17 \l 1033 ]. Through this, it is more likely that the students will improve in their
education. This time, teenagers are excessively attracted to be in a romantic relationship and
there is nothing wrong with that unless a person is gracefully doing the balance of both subject
which is the so-called love life and academic performance. At some certain point, students may
also be more inspired and dedicated to do every school activities because of the contribution of
his or her partner. Young couples tend to be more flexible in many things because they can do
two things in at the same time, thinking of their loved ones while doing their projects or else,
replying to the lover’s message while reviewing for exam. Those practices can improve the skill
of a person to manage his or her time, which will help them to live a little bit happier and easier.
Besides, for teachers, professors and instructors – to identify what can help the students in
maintaining an excellent academic performance while having relationship so that they can
correctly educate them and isolate those effects that can lead to distractions in academic learning
[ CITATION Mas14 \l 1033 ]. Performing two things at the same time can affect the result of what
you do. Undeniably, your attention will be separated into two if you’ll be committed in a
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romantic relationship. This could barely lead a student to a situation wherein he or she will be
unfocused in accomplishing the given task at house and most specially at school. Excellent
simply, conflicts inside that affair contributes to the factor of students’ distractions.
Considerations are important in giving information to the students; the educators should also
think the sake or situation of that person. If more than half of the students are in relationship,
style in educating should also be improved but it is not quite easy also. The gain of learning
she can be inspired to study harder, so that the school should do more activities and educational
programs for them to learn new things when it comes to that point wherein mostly the students
are more inspired to participate in class because of their engagement in a romantic relationship.
Likewise, relationships in high school are very distracting. Instead of making sure one’s grades
are up to part and preparing for the real world most of their attention is focused on love and
relations [ CITATION Sni12 \l 13321 ]. It tells the bad effects of the relationship during the study.
Relationships are not good at learning because it will cause distraction in students’ academic
performance. Nowadays, people easily get distracted by many kinds of distractions including the
romantic stuff. Relationships in young people, are tend to be a negative thing to the students,
simply because they pour more strenuous effort for their partner. The only thing that could
contradict that statement is, if the student is obviously good in managing his or her own time for
aspect, love and education. On the brighter side, positive outcome may be in a form of serving
as an inspiration and boost students’ determination to focus on their students to get high marks in
school [ CITATION Met17 \l 1033 ]. Students can inspire their partners to become a better person.
To push his-self/herself — in terms of career, beliefs, culture, values and education. In order for
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them to accomplish every school related activities, students’ who are in a romantic relationship
should practice the ability of managing his or her time. Romantic relationship can also serve as a
useful and helpful one for a person because instead of facing problems only by thyself, the force
of solving that hindrance will be multiplied, in result, performance in school can also be affected
in a positive way.
Local Study
maintaining their grades high while they are also trying to keep their relationship working out for
good [ CITATION Mis15 \l 1033 ]. In life, the best feeling is being in love. Meanwhile there’s
always a boundary between managing your time for romantic and academic aspects. Getting
more than a passing grade while a student is just being busy talking and dating with his or her
partner will be an obstacle. It will obviously be a hindrance in smooth journey towards the goals
and dreams of the students. If only if, student didn’t practice time management, it will lead to
gaining a failing grade. In addition, study would knock the students and elevate their awareness
on the effects of romantic relationship on the academic performance especially on its counter
part of positive effect. These concluded data would also make the students who are involved in
romantic relationship estimate the style in handling it considering the consumption of time
between academic and romantic aspects [ CITATION Alm11 \l 1033 ]. Nowadays, awareness is a
must especially to the youth. Teenagers who are in a relationship should realize how those
happenings in their lives affect their academic performance. Another thing, effects might be
good or positive, if being in a relationship is helpful that’s good, but if that kind of connection
does a negative effect in his or her grades in school, maybe that student should practice proper
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management of the time of both aspects. Nevertheless, doing other responsibilities including
maintaining good grades, surpassing stress each day, and studying are some reasons why
students are busy while they are spending time with their future lifelong lover [ CITATION Aqu12 \l
1033 ]. Some of the students are already spending time to their assumed future partner, while
other students are not that much ready to have a romantic relationship. Academic achievers are
the people who prioritize their dreams first to achieve it. Everyone knows that being a student
and a lover is difficult to handle, but the good thing is, some of the students who are in a
romantic relationship have time management for them to live their lives according to what they
want to. Furthermore, giving more importance in the relationship with their love ones makes
them spend less effort and time in their school works and other school responsibilities that
affects their academic performance [ CITATION Joh14 \l 1033 ]. In other words partners who spend
more time and give more attention in their relationship without thinking other things they should
do like maintaining good grades, it can affect to their academic performance because they don’t
have time for school works and most of all, for other school responsibilities that affects their
academic performances such as getting more than just passing scores in their seat works, quizzes,
and quarterly examinations. When the students will give more time in working out the romantic
relationship he or she will become less active in participating with the school activities.
Moreover, youths are mostly satisfied with their romantic relationships. Respondents are already
confident in building romantic relationship. There is a positive relationship between the length of
the romantic relationship and the level of satisfaction. Most of the students have a strong interest
in terms of committing into romantic relationship. They naturally maintain their grades and they
are satisfied to have a romantic relationship as their inspiration to study hard. Teenagers
nowadays usually want to experience being in a relationship while studying and it will also serve
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as their lever to attain their short-term goals. In order to achieve a change among teens sexual
behavior, an important step is to improve our knowledge about their opinions concerning
relationship, love and sexuality. [ CITATION Mar10 \l 1033 ]. For us to alter the attitude of
adolescents, we must make ways to enhance their insights and perceptions regarding in
relationship, love and sexuality. Just few of the adolescents these days know about the real
meaning of love. Several students nowadays are in a serious relationship because they have
enough knowledge about that. Mostly of the teenagers in this generation are digital natives,
which mean if they want to get in a relationship they can just use a dating app even though they
don’t really know the person they want to be with. The essence of improving their point of view
about this matter is for them to be aware about the decisions they make and the consequences of
their actions. There are couples out there who are unconscious yet clueless about love, sexuality
and some kind of romantic relationship or lack of awareness in these situations. These couples
Chapter 3
Research Methodology
This chapter contains the design to be used, includes how the respondents were selected,
what research instrument was used, and the statistical treatment to be used for this study.
Research Design
The researchers used descriptive type of research because this study seeks for the effects
of romantic relationship in the academic performance of the students. Through this, the
researchers would know how romantic relationships can affect the respondents’ academic status
quantitative method of a study in which the researchers measures two or more variables and
assesses the statistical relationship between correlation to control extraneous variables [ CITATION
Kan09 \l 1033 ]
This research was conducted at the STI College Meycauayan wherein located at JPH Bldg.
Banga, City of Meycauayan Bulacan during the School Year 2018-2019.
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Instrumentation
The survey questionnaire of this study was adopted from the study of Alma Jay Bernales
and Fretzy Colonia entitled “Effects of Romantic Relationship in The Academic Performance of
University of the Philippines- Cebu College students in the Academics Year 2011-2012”.
The research instrument used in this study helped the researchers to find answers in the
relationship in selected respondents’ academic performance isn’t difficult to do. The survey
questionnaires were distributed to the Senior High School students who are in a relationship
since October 2018 to January 30, 2019 who which in terms took part in this research. Each of
the questionnaires is composed of questions to be answered. The questionnaire has two (3) parts
which the first part will be about the identity or profile of the respondents (name and the general
weighted average). Then the second and third part will most likely a Likert Scale form. This will
specify if they Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Strongly Disagree (SD), Disagree (D) or
Undecided (U) in the given statements. These parts of the questionnaire which is the concern of
In (Table 1) shows the weight of response of students which has a scale, assigned weight,
and description. The scale starts at 5 that have 4.21-5.00 assigned weight which is Strongly
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Agree. Then 3.41-4.20, Agree, 2.61-3.40, Undecided, 1.81-2.60 Disagree. Lastly 1 is 1.0-1.80 is
strongly disagree.
In (Table 2) scale for the students grade shows the percentage and equivalent of grading
system which 95 and above is excellent that means clearly Excellent, student’s work has a
highest quality. The 90-94 is Outstanding which shows a strong grasp of all subject matter and
work has a high quality. The 85-89 is Above Average which means an active listener and
participant in class discussions and work performance. The 80-84 is average which means shows
a satisfactory comprehension of all subjects and general understanding of all basic concepts.
While 75-79 is below average which means written and oral communication skills are in
consistent with those expected of a student. Lastly, 74 and below is failed that means, it did not
meet the expectation and quantity or quality of work are not acceptable.
This table simply explain the relation of two variables which is the Romantic
Relationship and Academic Performance. The research method correlation coefficient, denoted
by r, measures of the strength of straight-line or a linear relationship between the two variables
taken on the values ranging between +1 and -1, and 0 which indicates no linear relationship.
technique to get the number of respondents which is sixty-five (65) Senior High School students.
The data that has been collected will be presented using non-textual forms: in tabular and
In order to get the effects of romantic relationship in academic performance of the Senior
is/ part %
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Sampling Technique
Purposive Sampling Technique was the method that the researchers used for getting the
most effective when one is necessary to study a specific cultural domain with knowledgeable
experts within. This sampling technique can be used both in qualitative and quantitative research.
In this study the respondents should be in a romantic relationship. The researchers ask every
section of Senior High School, if they are in a romantic relationship since the second semester
Table 4.0: Population with percentage of each section and the sample with percentage of each
student.
The Table 4 shows the population and the sample with percentage of the senior high
school strands. The total population of the Senior High School students of STI College
Meycauayan are 382 students and the total sample of this study are 65.
This study focuses only in the effects of romantic relationship towards the academic
CHAPTER 4
information from (63) sixty-three Senior High School students who are involved in a romantic
The data that has been gathered by the researchers were tallied, tabulated and transfer
into textual form. Statistical formula was used to analyze information which delineated in the
1.1 Motivation
Table no. 1: Population, Mean, Standard Deviation and Interpretation of motivational scale.
Table 01 shows the motivational scale of the students who responded in following
statements. Most of the interpretation in the said questions had agree. The statement no.2, I want
to get good grades to ensure a brighter future with my partner has a highest mean which is 4.14
with a standard deviation of 1.31. Meanwhile, statement no. 9, I think I can get a higher grade
when I’m in a romantic relationship has the lowest mean which is 3.50 with its standard
deviation 1.03. The total mean is 3.82 with a standard deviation which total of 1.04 and
interpreted as Agree.
In the second statement, I want to get good grades to ensure a brighter future with my
partner which has the highest mean that serves as the statement wherein most of the respondents
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agree on, simply shows that the students who are involved in a romantic relationship believes
that it is a way for them to be inspired in making their academic performance be developed to
have a brighter future not only for themselves but also for their future partner. Having a partner
in a students’ life motivate them to go to school every day and make them strong ones to face
whatever obstacles may go through in their lives[ CITATION Mio11 \l 1033 ]. Students are happier
and livelier to attend classes when he or she is involved in a romantic relationship. That kind of
affection could barely help the student to enhance and improve his or her academic performance.
1.2 Anxiety
Table no. 2: Population, Mean, Standard Deviation and Interpretation of anxiety scale.
4. I can’t concentrate on my
studies because my parents 63 1.83 .99 Disagree
don’t like my partner.
5. I can’t catch up with my
lessons because I often 63 1.73 .99 Disagree
hangout with my partner.
6. I hardly give attention on my
studies because I feel worried 63 2.25 1.31 Disagree
about being left by my partner.
7. I can still pass my subjects and
homework on time even if I’m 63 4.05 1.18 Agree
in a relationship.
8. I can’t focus on my studies
because I think that my partner 63 1.76 1.00 Disagree
doesn’t really love me.
9. I think I can’t get higher
grades when I’m involved in a 63 2.11 1.18 Disagree
romantic relationship.
10. I feel worried about my studies
because my parents might Disagree
63 1.89 1.06
know that I’m involved in a
romantic relationship.
Total: 63 2.28 1.01 Undecided
Table 2 shows the population mean standard deviation of anxiety scale. This table states
that statement no.7, I can still pass my subjects and homework on time even if I’m in a
relationship has the highest mean which is 4.05 and a standard deviation of 1.18 and an
interpretation of agree. Meanwhile the statement no. 5, I can’t catch up with my lessons because
I often hangout with my partner has the lowest mean which is 1.73 and a standard deviation of .
99 and an interpretation of disagree. The total mean got 2..28 while the standard deviation has
In the seventh statement, I can still pass my subjects and homework on time even if I’m
in a relationship has the highest mean that serves as the statement wherein most of the
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respondents disagree on, simply represents that the students who are involved in romantic
relationship are giving more attention to hang out with their partners than to their academic
performance. Students tend to concentrate more on what's happening in their own life with their
relationship and cannot focus on their school works [ CITATION Mau12 \l 1033 ]
Table no 3. shows the frequency, percentage and interpretation of the Senior High School
students who are involved in a romantic relationship. Wherein there’s 2 respondents who got 95
and above weighted mean average in their 3rd quarter of second semester with the percentage of
0.03 and an interpretation if Excellent. Next is the 90-94 weighted mean average that has a
there’s 21 respondents who got an average of 85-89 with a percentage of 0.33 and an
80-84 has a percentage of 0.19 wherein there’s 12 respondents included. Next is the 75-79 which
there’s a respondent who got an interpretation of Below Average that has a 0.02 percentage.
Lastly is the weighted mean average 74 and Below, no one from the respondents got a failing
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weighted mean average. The total mean of the respondents that we have gathered is 89.74 with
Table no. 4: Significant relationship between romantic relationship and academic performance
academic performance in terms of Motivation and Anxiety. The Pearson r in terms of Motivation
is 0.65 with an interpretation of moderately positive correlation. The null hypothesis is rejected,
and the remark is significantly related. Meanwhile, the Pearson r in terms of Anxiety is 1 and
interpreted as Perfect Positive Correlation. The null hypothesis is rejected, and the remark is
significantly related.
Being involved in a romantic relationship can be an inspiration to the students. They can
be active in performing on the field of their education. Responsibility of a person who are
They help, motivate and enjoy each other’s company then contribute to the dedication of
completing their school works before the given time of submission (Ullah, Ahmad, Khan &
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Alam, 2016). Anxiety is fear or nervousness about what might happen. Anxiety is connected in
romantic relationship because there are times that the students getting lazy to go to school
because they are with their partner. Every time they do it they can realize that if they didn’t
attend their class there’s a possibility that they will fail, and it may become the reason why
romantic relationship gives an anxiety that really affects in the students who are involved in
romantic relationship.
4.1 Motivation
Table no. 5: Significant effect between romantic relationship and academic performance in
motivation scale
Table no. 5 shows the significant effect between romantic relationship and academic
performance in terms of motivation. I enjoy studying when im in a relationship which is the eight
statement has the highest factor that affects to the students that has the 1.02=B. Then for the least
that affects to the students is the tenth question, I feel motivated to study because my parents
The result above illustrates that the highest factor that affect to the students is they enjoy
studying when they’re involved in a romantic relationship. According to the study of Phelps that
has the same results, romantic relationship provides positive outlook of adolescence life which
motivates the adolescents in achieving goals such as performing well in the studies [ CITATION
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Jor19 \l 1033 ]. It only tells that having a romantic relationship can affect academic performance
in a positive way. In addition, another study stated the same result. They help motivate and enjoy
each other company then contribute to the dedication of completing their schoolworks before the
4.2 Anxiety
Table no. 6: Significant effect between romantic relationship and academic performance in
anxiety scale
Table no. 6 shows the significant effect between romantic relationship and academic
performance in terms of anxiety. I can’t catch up with my lessons because I often hangout with
my partner which is the fifth statement has the highest factor that affects to the students in
anxiety scale. That has -1.73=B. Then for the least that affects to our respondents is the four
question which is I can’t concentrate on my studies because my parents don’t like my partner
In the table above, the result illustrates that got the highest factor that affects to the
students is they can’t catch up their lessons because I often hangout with my partner. According
to the study of Peterson that has the same result, students tend to concentrate more on what's
happening in their own life with their relationship and cannot focus on their school works
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[ CITATION Mau12 \l 1033 ]. It tells that there is also a negative effect to the students when they
were involved in a romantic relationship. Another study stated the same result, those learners
who are involved in a romantic relationship has experienced more stress when facing deadlines
Chapter 5
This chapter covered the entirely of the study with emphasis on the summary of findings,
conclusions and recommendations, base on the gathered data were analyzed and interpreted.
Summary of Findings
After analyzing ang interpreting the gathered data, the answers to the certain questions
raised by the researchers were drawn and, recommendations for future researchers are included.
1.1 In Motivation, the mean is 3.82 and the standard deviation is 1.04 with an
interpretation of Agree
1.2 In Anxiety, the mean is 2.28 and the standard deviation is 1.01 with an interpretation
of Undecided.
2. What is the level of the academic performance of the students who are involved in a
romantic relationship?
The level of academic performance of senior high school students who are involved in a
romantic relationship has a total weighted mean average of 89.74 according to the data that the
Performance
According to the data that the researchers have gathered, the Pearson r in terms of
as Perfect Positive Correlation. The null hypothesis is rejected so the result states that there is a
performance?
4.1 In Motivation,
4.2 In Anxiety,
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Conclusions
This study focus to the students who are involve in romantic relationship. This study aim
motivation and anxiety of the students. The variables such as the motivation, and anxiety which
are part of a romantic relationship are significantly related to the academic performance. Based
on the results of our study, it was found out that there is significant effect of having a romantic
In conclusion, students who are involve in romantic relationship, feel motivated and
inspired by thier partner in the academic performance of the student. Moreover students that in a
relationship do not experience anxiety while they are studying. It has a possitive effect to their
academic performance.
Recommendations
Don't open to your parents about your relationship just to guide you how to handle and at
You and your partner talk about your relationship. Just to give some time and to talk
about that you both don't need to rush because true love waits.
You need to encourage talking the painful experience out so that destructive acting out
does not occur, and to make sure they are moving through the loss in a healing way as
they contemplate some grown up lessons sadly learned when broken love occurs.
Stay connected with each other and be faithful to your partner, until they reach they goals
in life.
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Your partner be your inspiration to have you motivation in school and to avoid anxiety.
Don't always focus your mind on romantic relationship, because if he/she willing to wait
for you. Willing to give a time to reach your own achievement and goals in life.
As a student we should know how to balance our time management in order not to affect
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Dear Respondent,
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Good day! We are students from GAS22a, conducting a study about the effects of
Romantic Relationship towards the Academic Performance of Senior High School Students. We
would like to ask a little of your time to answer this survey questionnaire. Please answer it with
all honesty. Rest assured, this will be kept confidential. We are hoping for your cooperative
response.
Thank you!
Sincerely Yours,
The Researchers
Name: ______________________________
Part II & III. General Instruction: Please check (√) the answers that correspond to your choice
based on the following statements:
Part II.
Motivation Scale: 5 4 3 2 1
I feel motivated to study when my partner shows affection to
me.
I want to get good grades to ensure a brighter future with my
partner.
I expect my partner to help me in my studies.
I feel motivated to do my projects because my partner
encouraged me to do so.
I feel motivated to study when I’m with my partner.
I’m inspired to finish my course when I have a romantic
partner.
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Part III.
Anxiety Scale: 5 4 3 2 1
I can’t concentrate on my studies whenever my partner and I
have misunderstandings.
I can’t fix my attention in my studies because I feel worried that
this romantic relationship won’t work out.
I often miss my classes because of hanging out with my partner.
I can’t concentrate on my studies because my parents don’t like
my partner.
I can’t catch up with my lessons because I often hangout with
my partner.
I hardly give attention on my studies because I feel worried
about being left by my partner.
I can still pass my subjects and homework on time even if I’m
in a relationship.
I can’t focus on my studies because I think that my partner
doesn’t really love me.
I think I can’t get higher grades when I’m involved in a
romantic relationship.
I feel worried about my studies because my parents might know
that I’m involved in a romantic relationship.