CHAPTER VI (2ND DRAFT)

CHAPTER VI

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

The study aimed to determine the effects of romantic relationship to the academic performance of UP Cebu BS Computer Science 2 students. Data needed are gathered through the distribution of survey questionnaires to the students of the sample population who are involved in romantic relationship in order to attain the objectives. 

The summary of finding is as follows:

1.    The results indicate that majority of the BS Computer Science 2 students who were involved in romantic relationship have decreased their general weighted average from the first semester to the second semester of the academic year 2011-2012.

2.    The results show that the respondents spent more time with their partner than in studying. This is evident in their weighted mean. The time spent in studying acquired a weighted mean of 3 while the time spent with partner acquired a weighted mean of 6.a

3.    The results reveal that the respondents’ level of motivation as a student considering the involvement in romantic relationship is neutral. This is evident in the average mean of 3.3.

4.    The results show that the respondents’ level of anxiety is low since it acquired an average mean of 2.2.

5.    The results suggest that there is a positive correlation (r = 0.27) between the time spent in studying and the academic performance but is not statistically significant (t= 0.79 < 1.860). Meaning to say, though there is a slight relationship between the academic performance and time spent in studying, there is no enough statistical evidence found in the data which shows that academic performance is depends on the time spent in studying.

6.    The results denote that there is a significant (t = -1.13, beyond 1.860) negative correlation(r = -0.37) between the time spent with the partner and the academic performance of the BS Computer Science 2 students who were involved in romantic relationship. Findings indicate that the more time spent by the respondents with their partner, decrease of academic performance also followed. Moreover, data gathered from the interview also supported the results. The respondents were more pressured in managing their time the moment their romantic partners call or would like to communicate them. They showed that their romantic partners are given the priority instead of studying, making projects, or assignments and the like, thus making the academic performance gets affected.

7.    The results depict that the correlation between the respondents’ level of motivation and academic performance is very low which is equal to 0.006. Meaning to say, the change in the grades of the respondents was not dependent on their level of motivation. This can be deduced from the data wherein a respondent who has a score of 3.6 in the level of motivation has a positive score in academic performance while another respondent who is in the same level of motivation has a negative score in academic performance.

8.    The results show that there is a significant inverse correlation between that the level of anxiety of the respondents and their academic performance. It is evident in the correlation value of -0.61 which is negative and in the computed t value of -2.18 which is beyond the tabulated value. In addition, a respondent also confirmed this by saying that there are situations associated with romantic relationships (such as break-ups, conflicts, etc.) which can cause distraction to the students’ studies because of the pain that these situations brought up.

CONCLUSIONS

The main objective of the study was to determine the effects romantic relationship to the academic performance of the UP Cebu BS Computer Science 2 students. It aimed to determine the status of time management of the BS Computer Science 2 students and also their levels of motivation and anxiety as students. It also aimed to determine if the variables such as the time management, levels of motivation, and levels of anxiety which are part of a romantic relationship are significantly related to the academic performance.

Based on the results of the study, it was found out that there is significant effect of romantic relationship on the academic performance of the UP BS Computer Science 2 students.

Adolescent stage is the time when people started looking for their romantic partner. For the BS Computer Science 2 students who are involved in romantic relationship, it can be noticed that they are more focused on their romantic relationship. They were not able to balance their time between romantic relationship and academics.

Since college life is not easy due to the increase of workloads and greater responsibilities given to the students, students who spend more time with their partner left the academics into suffer. On the other hand, the researchers found out that there is a significant inverse relationship on between the levels of anxiety and academic performance, thus, the higher their level of anxiety, the lower will be their academic performance.

 However, it was found out that respondents’ anxiety as students is only in the low level when it comes to their general perception.

Since most of the respondents’ scores in academic performance are very low, it can be deduced that the time spent with their partner has the greatest negative impact on their academic performance of UP BS Computer Science 2 students.

            In conclusion, if students are involved in a romantic relationship, a higher level of anxiety that the students would experience in a romantic relationship would indicate a great possibility that it would offer negative effects to their academic performance. Yet, BS Computer Science 2 students who are involved in romantic relationship have reported that they have a low level of anxiety as students. It can be implied that there is no other factor that greatly affects the negative academic performance of the UP BS Computer Science 2 students but the time they spent with their partner.

RECOMMENDATIONS

            The study aimed to determine the effects of romantic relationship on the academic performance of BS Computer Science 2 students in UP Cebu. This study covers only a small part of the population of adolescents who are involved in romantic relationship with which the researchers cannot generalize it for all the adolescents who are involved in romantic relationships. Thus, for the researchers who will be going to research more about the effects of romantic relationship in the academic performance of the student, we highly recommend that there must be will gather respondents in a wider range since this study is just focused on the views of only 10 respondents from the University of the Philippines BSCS II students. Moreover, limited respondents may affect the precision of the results of the study.

For the BS Computer Science 2 students, the researchers recommend that if they involve in a romantic relationship, they must balance their time management in order not to affect their academic performance. In addition, for students who are involved in a relationship and for those who are planning to get involved, we recommend that they should be aware of the anxieties that romantic relationship would bring so that they could manage themselves to cope up with the problems that would meet in this relationship.

It is also recommended that parents may allow their siblings to involve in a romantic relationship since it contributes to the development of adolescents for a better committed relationship in the future. However, together with it must be the guidance that the academic performance of their siblings will not be affected.