The Effects of Healthy Family Relationship to the Academic Performance of Grade 12 ABM Students in Bestlink College of the Philippines School Year 2018-2019

Abstract

At every stage of students’ life, relationship with their families gives them joy and challenges that leads them to their academic success. Family must be the first source of students’ inspirations to success, parents as most important part of the family should promote a healthy communication and collaboration with their children. This study aims to assess the effects of healthy family relationship in the academic performance of Grade 12 Accountancy, Business and Management students in Bestlink College of the Philippines. A qualitative method was used in the study. Using Descriptive design it focused on the four academic variables identified as affected by the Healthy Family Relationship, such as; student’s attendance, activities, group works and written exams. Data were gathered by distributing questionnaires to the target respondents. The results of the study revealed that Healthy Family Relationships affects the academic performance of the Grade 12 ABM Students in terms of (1) Attendance –Healthy Family Relationships produces motivation, inspirations and support that encourages the students to report in school regularly and consistently (2) Activities/Group Works —Healthy Family relationship positively affects the students’ participation in group activities, resulting to good and quality output directly affecting group or individual scores (3) Written exam —Healthy Family relationship positively affects the students preparedness for the examination, resulting to high scores in the written exams. (4)Projects —Family Relationship may affect their academic performance when they don't have moral or financial support from their family. The results of the study showed that parents should be the first source of student‘s motivation and inspiration, there should be a healthy family relationships that positively affects students’ academic performance, leading them to academic success and excellence. The school administrators must conduct a family day celebration that promotes a healthy family relationship, with this students are encourage and motivated to reach their academic success with their family.