FACTORS AFFECTING TEENAGE RELATIONSHIP TOWARDS STUDENTS’

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Quantitative Research
Submitted to
Mrs. Ruth Marie B. Eltanal
Teacher

PRACTICAL RESEARCH II

BY
Segovia, Vianney Rafilla Y.
Tubil, Kyle P.
Cabebe, Pauline Kyle T.
Grade 12 – HUMSS
MARCH 2019
 CHAPTER I

Introduction

Rationale

Teenage relationships come with all the changes going on during adolescence —

physical, social, and emotional. When teens come to school they meet other students

and they start to mature as they age. Despite some preferences, a majority of high

school students will commit to a relationship during school. Being able to see your

significant other everyday and having the same classes with them are just some of the

benefits of dating while in school. Another plus of a high school relationship is becoming

more mature when it comes to dating in general. High school dating isn’t as serious as

“real world” dating, so it’s fun preparation.

Dating in high school can lead to great romance and love, even if it’s young.

According to stageoflife.com, 60% of high school students have claimed to be in love. In

some rare chances, high school relationships can eventually lead to marriage; “high

school sweethearts that wait until at least the age of 25 to get married have a 10 year

success rate of 78%” according to Brandon [Gaille] marketing expert .

Other worries about high school relationships are age gaps. In high school students,

all different ages go “steady”. This is a concern because older students sometimes take

advantage of dating a younger student. Or sometimes, the older student is too mature

for the younger one and this leads to issues in the relationship. Other reality of students

being in a relationship is getting pregnant. Despite teen pregnancies being at an all time

low according to cdc.gov, a high school pregnancy is always a possibility when in a

relationship.
 Overall, having your first love is exciting. Dating in high school comes with great

benefits and experience. But bare in mind that the heart is the central of our own feelings

and thought towards opposite sex but what would really matter the most is letting our

mind rule over our heart. According to some research, “it doesn’t matter who you date

first, but it does matter who you first when it comes to building an enduring relationship’’

found Brian [Gaille] marketing expert. In the end, find out what you think is the best for

you and just take caution when it comes to relationships.

Review of Related Literature

This study aims to give a clear explanation of what teenage relationship is and its

factors. As teens grow and develop, the creation of peer relationships – both for

friendship and romance – is a major focus of their social and personal lives. Romantic

relationships become increasingly important as teens mature physically and emotionally,

and explore how romance factors into their raising identities. As digital technologies like

mobile phones and social media become ever-more deeply tangle in teens’ lives, these

tools are playing a role in all types of peer relationships, including romantic attachments.

Teenage dating deals more with exploring their new-found youthfulness than

exploring the extent of love. This makes them reduce a relationship to the concept of

possessing a boyfriend or a girlfriend making them lose sight of what is important. This is

why we have more cases of picking friendship over relationship, a term of saving the

friendship than be in a relationship. Most teenagers lack the proper understanding of

balancing friendship and dating causing even best friends to grow apart. This also

express increasing isolation with their new found boyfriends or girlfriends making them

further unavailable and unexposed to potential friends in their immediate circle

(Dasgupta, 2011).
 Moreover, humans particularly adolescents get involve in romantic relationships with

variety of reasons. According to Aristotle, humans are “social animals" which made them

long to form an intimate relationship in which love can be given and received freely

which the psychologists called “the need to belong” (Myers, 2010). Rest assured of the

love and care given by the persons close to them, they are secured with the trust and

confidence that they are acceptable to individuals whom they can depend on for the

satisfaction of their needs. Raman (2010) stated that being in romantic relationship

involves physical contact which causes chemical arousal to the persons involved and at

the same time gain love and confidence in which they are longing for.

Furthermore, the biggest threat about teenage dating is their lack of ability to maintain

a relationship. Teenagers mostly, do not understand something that they should do of

sustaining a relationship over a period of time. Therefore, frequent break ups and

arguments lead to attempts of suicide, teenage pregnancy, STD’s, teen violence, and

substance abuse. This happens due to lack of experience and a broader understanding

of what relationships are (Dasgupta, 2011). The problems of teen dating involving

violence, sex, drug and alcohol abuse, and suicide are primarily caused by stressful life

events, peer influence, and failure of parents to take their children away from harmful

activities.

As C.J. Pascoe writes in her qualitative study of youth: “Young people are at the

forefront of developing, using, reworking and incorporating new media into their dating

practices in ways that might be unknown, unfamiliar and sometimes even scary to

adults.” Understanding the norms that teens are constantly developing in relation to both

changing expectations around gender roles and relationship practices, and the rapidly

changing technological landscape is critical for parents, educators and policymakers.

 This study examines the role of digital tools in teens’ romantic relationships – how

teens meet, flirt, ask out, hang out, hook up and break up with their significant others.

The structure of this report, like our previous report on teen friendships, follows the arc of

a relationship, from meeting and flirting to breakups.

Problem Statement

The main movement of the study was to determine the factors affecting teenage

relationship towards students’ academic performance of male and female of Santiago

Delmo Memorial High School students who were involved in a romantic relationship

during the academic year 2019-2020.

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

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

a. Gender,
b. General weighted average in the S.Y. 2019-2020 1st sem.,
c. General weighted average in the S.Y. 2019-2020 2nd sem.?

2. What is the status of time management of the respondents:

a. In studying,
b. With their partner?

3. What is the level of anxiety of the respondents in playing their role as a student?
4. What is the level of motivation of the respondents in playing their role as a

student?
5. Is there a significant relationship between the academic performance and time

management of the respondents?

Significance of the Study

The study highlights the effect of time management, motivation and anxiety level of

students who are involved in romantic relationship on their academic performance while

studying in Santiago Delmo Memorial High School and to know how far or how long the

patience of those teenagers on their relationship. It can also help us know how guided
the teenagers who are in a relationship when problems and issues arises on how they

will handle it.

Scope and Limitations

This study involves Santiago Delmo Memorial High School teens, ages 13 to 17

are in relationship with others and the variety of types of those relationships. It explores

how teens research likely to be partners who interest them.

Definition of Terms

Relationship -– is between two people in which they feel and behave towards each

other.

Intimate -– means being close; a very close relationship between opposite sex.

Adolescence – a period or a stage of development, as of a society, preceding maturity.

Arc of Relationship -– is an arc symbol used on a data model to indicate the two or more

relationships are mutually exclusives.

Peer Relationship -– is one of the main socializing settings for children and children’s

behavior among peers provide a meaningful indicator of their social competence.

Isolation -– closely acquainted; familiar, close

 Chapter II

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This presents the methodology of those who are involved to teenage intimate

relationship. It employed quantitative survey style in order to gather and present the data

needed.

Design

The study is based on survey design of collected data from the implication of

Teenage Intimate Relationship: Motivating Factors and Consequences Awareness at

Santiago Delmo Memorial High School teens, the researchers intend to determine how

teenagers cope teenage relationship.

Sampling Techniques

This study used purposive sampling for our research title which is Teenage

Intimate Relationship Involvement: Motivating Factors and Consequences Awareness

because in having this research, we assure that the subject will correspond to the

objectives of our study such as having the questions which are self- administered

questions. The respondents will be interview individually in an unstructured form.

Data collection

Before the actual gathering of data took place, the researchers tend to give

consent to the participants who are involved to teenage relationship. In the said letter

that was sent to the participant was noted by the subject teacher and was approved by

the teacher-in-charge before it was given to the said participants. The data collection

occurs with the means of recording.

1. Why did you decide to get involved in a commitment or relationship while

studying?
 “I get involved to teenage relationship while studying to have an

inspiration.”
 “I get involved to teenage relationship while studying to have someone to

lean on.”
 “For me to be energized at school whenever I see her.”
 “Nothing! I just love the person.”

2. How does love affects your academic performance in a negative and positive

way?

Positive Way:
 “She motivates me to go to school and be active while studying.”
 “Positively, I will be able to go to school regularly because who
knows if she is already the one I will be able to give her a better
future.”
 “It brings happiness in me.”

Negative Way:

 “Nothing, she does not give me any negative effect while

studying”.
 “In a way that you will just spend time with her and not able to

attend classes because of her presence.”

 “I cannot come to school early and a waste of load.”
 “If there were times that we argue I cannot sleep well at night over

thinking and would cause bad mornings and affect my entire day

at school.”
 “This causes me to lose my concentration during class hours and

just use my phone to have chitchat with him.”

 CHAPTER III

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

This section presents the summary and the findings of the current study about

Teenage Intimate Relationship Involvement: Motivating Factors and Consequences

Awareness. It also presents the conclusion drawn from the results of gathered data and

recommendations are offered based on the findings and conclusions.

Summary

This study focused on Teenage Intimate Relationship Involvement: Motivating

Factors and Consequences Awareness in connection with this, this aims to answer the

following questions:

1. Why did you decide to get involved in a commitment or relationship while

studying?
2. How does love affects your academic performance in a negative and positive

way?
To answer the questions, the researchers tend to have a recording data collection to

be answered by the participants. The participants were aging 13 to 17 years old from

Santiago Delmo Memorial High School.

Conclusion
Based on the survey that had been done, teenagers aging 13 to 17 nowadays

engage with teenage relationship with the means to extend their confidence, self-

awareness and add on strong ties towards opposite sex and gain inspiration towards

adolescence stage. Therefore we conclude that we have the same research with

Alma Mae J. Bernales and Fretzy Colonia.

Recommendation
The researchers recommend that parents may allow their child/children to get involve

in a romantic relationship since it contributes to the development of adolescents for a

better committed relationship in the near future. However, together with it must be

the guidance counseling that the academic performance of their child/children will not

be affected.
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