The Impact of Divorce on Student’s Academic Performance in Secondary School Students of Arba Minch Town, Ethiopia

Abate Ashenafi; Eyob Ayenew

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The Impact of Divorce on Student’s Academic Performance in Secondary School Students of Arba Minch Town, Ethiopia

Abate Ashenafi, Eyob Ayenew

Published in Education Journal (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 14 January 2021 Accepted: 10 March 2021 Published: 3 June 2021

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Abstract

Divorce has psychological, economical and social impact on the divorcees and their children. Children who experience their parents going through divorce often left susceptible to depression, acting out, and suffering in stress problem. When parents decide to divorce, their action can affect their children’s psychological well-being. Hence, the main objective of the present study was to assess the impact of divorce on student’s academic performance in Arba Minch town secondary schools. Moreover, it explores conditions that promote the academic performance of students. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to achieve the research objectives. The study participants were 204 students from divorced parents, 4 school counselors and 10 divorced parents (student’s parents). The students from divorced parents were taken using available sampling technique while divorced parents were conveniently taken and school counselor were taken purposively as samples. The students given questionnaire and face-to-face interviews were held with the divorced parents and the school counselors. Data from the quantitative survey were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test. The qualitative data were analyzed using direct quotation. The paired t-test group comparison showed statistically significant mean difference on academic performance of students before and after their parental divorce. Students had higher academic performance before their parental divorce. However, there was no statistically significant mean difference across gender. It was recommended that appropriate care and support to enhance the psychological wellbeing of the children, prioritization children during and after divorce, and co-parenting after divorce were forwarded to enhance academic performance of these students.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20211003.12
Page(s)	78-82
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Academic Performance, Divorce, Impact, Secondary School Students

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Abate Ashenafi

Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Eyob Ayenew

Department of Psychology, School of Pedagogical and Behavioral Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

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