Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
This chapter presents related studies to provide the background for findings some issues about
these studies. The researcher used journals, publications, studies and articles from the library and
Related Literature
Broken Family
A broken family may negatively affect all domains of child's development. The firmness of family
can creates a strong bond for children to progress throughout life. But when the parents separate, the
children are left with no choice that causing them to lose the basic concepts of childhood that may help
them throughout life. Children of separated parents have lack of happiness and success.
Broken Family can be defined as a broken home, this is where a child doesn't have a both parent
at home. The husband and wife are legally separated; sometimes death of one member of the family
can lead to broken family. When parent has their own new family and the children are left without their
REASON
Margot Galang (2015) on Implication of Broken Marriages to Filipino Children, the common
reasons why Filipino couples separate include financial problems, lack of communication, infidelity, and
domestic violence. Clinical and therapists note that children caught in the middle of parent’s animosity
during separation have attention and concentration problems, academic problems, anger issues, sleep
In every children life, seeing your family split up is the most painful memory and experience and
could affect their whole life. They become sensitive about the topic and get involve into trouble. Having
broken family, it has a total effect in children's life and future, they forgot their responsibility and loses
the interest to make their life better. Some students choose to forget and continue their life despite of
the problem and face the struggles that she or he have. There are some cases that in early age they got
pregnant because they rebel to seek attention and affection from their parents, at the early age they are
in the wrong pathway. Marriage begins in matrimony in which they vowed infront of their witnesses and
almighty God to be together until death do they apart but some happy marriages eventually ended up in
separation without thinking what will be the affect of their separation to their child and children.
Children from broken family most likely to feel sadness and intense emotion, they feel that they are left
alone, unloved and abandoned. They become more aggressive and violent at some point become
rebellious, especially to their parents because they couldn't take the negative feelings inside due to the
problem they've been facing. Depressions, committed to crime, alcohol and drugs are some serious
effect of broken family to every child or children. They uses these as an outlet to escape their problem
which can make them mentally ill or worst, can turn them into criminal. A feral children as what others
use to call them. When they can no longer endure all the things, he may even attempt to kill him or
herself. He or she may even lost an interest in life itself as the traumatic effect keep on pushing them to
their limit.
Parents' Divorce
It is claimed that the main reason of broken family is divorce. Usually either or both of the
parents leave home then. The absents of either or both parents will affect the family, then it becomes
broken. The common disputes between a husband and a wife are the financial issue, sexual
Going through a divorce is a very tough situation to be in; typically their children are the ones
who suffer the most. One of the basic causes of broken families is the arguments of the parents. Money
is mostly the cause of marriage arguments, having too much money can cause greediness and will lead
to forgetting the love to each other. Being unfaithfulness to their partners for having an affair is another
Incapable to resolve a arguments is also one of the causes, both husband and wife fight about
something but unable to resolve it. This makes both sides think that they are not compatible with each
other.
This strictly applies to a married couple. According to Hornby (2006), it is a decision that a
husband and wife make to live apart while remaining married. This view is supported by Garner (2005)
stating that it is an arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while
Death
Death sometime leads to broken family. Family strength is obviously reduced by death. Broken
family is led by death more adversely. Like other reason all death in the family do not necessarily bring
any broken. But either death of the parent, the children become mother/father less. Children will get
emotionally disturbed when they realize that their parent will never return. The result of the family
could not be hale and hearty for the family life of the left partner live a drastic life in search of happiness
common reasons are drugs, abusing, drinking alcohol, and misbehavior manner by the father or any
other members. Misconception, ruining and anger happen and turn into breaking the relationship of
Unconditional Administration
Another cause of broken home is failure in administration. If either the parents fails to
administer, it will soon lead to family problems.There would be freedom and tolerance inside and
outside the home. The remaining relationship will be affected by improper living. There will be losing of
Another reason why a family has broken up is because of parental or friends influence. Bad
mouthing will be likely to happen and misunderstanding will only grow worse negative impact as we
share problems with others and receive unexpected advices. Splitting up of parents took place due to
This is can be observed commonly nowadays. Due to influence and interference if parents,
friends and relations in private affairs on the family homes become broken. Breaking up is caused by
1. MENTAL
academic performance can severely disrupted. They have plenty of thoughts in their
Mulholland D. J., et. al. (2016); this study hypothesized that children from
Whitemarsh (2008), found that educators are often the first to notice a change in
behavior when a family is in transition to being broken up. Teachers have observed
that some children from divorced families may show decreased functioning in
depression.
children of divorcees were less likely to complete high school, attend college, or
One study reported that risk of a suicide attempt was higher in divorced
families, though the association was eliminated after controlling for adverse
State University, shows, the strongest demographic indicator of suicide is the family
structure within which a person resides: the divorced family structure has the highest
suicide rate.
Grych et al., (2000), Children who witness parents’ conflicts may shape a
1.3 Nightmares
As a result of something that's happening in our lives, night terror usually occurs. It's
our brain's way of adjusting, coping to changes in our lives. That's why divorce,
separation memories, living in a new home, and more could all be triggers for
nightmares.
Children from a broken home are at great risk in terms of Psychological problems.
This is supported by the report of London Institute Psychiatry (2008) which pointed out
that people from the broken homes are more prone to psychotic illness in which
schizophrenia. This is mental illness in which a person becomes unable to link thoughts,
emotions and behaviors leading to withdrawal from reality and personal relationships.
2. SOCIAL
2.1 Shyness
Kids from broken home acquire a common trait like shyness and lack of social
skills. Kids who are caught in the middle of a messy divorce is common with
these. Kid's comfort levels will be affected after a divorce whether you like it or
not. You want your child to feel comfortable in his/her own home, but
something drastic has changed. One parent is missing and would no longer be
BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
problems, and the marital conflict that accompanies parents’ divorce places the child’s
social competence at risk. Studies indicate that divorce contributes to an increased risk
promiscuity, difficulty in school, increased crime rates, increased drug and alcohol use,
parents, friends and relation in private affairs on the family homes become broken.
2.3 Crime
Weapon carrying, fighting, substance abuse and binge drinking which is termed
as "externalizing behaviors" is also caused by parental divorce. Another study found that the
sons of divorced parents are at no greater risk of involvement in delinquent behavior than
boys living in intact families of the mother and father "engage in competent parenting"
dramatically when parents divorce while their endorsement on marriage and childbearing
falls. They are also more likely to believe that marriage is not important prior to having
Tobacco use, alcohol consumption, marijuana use and binge drinking which
increased adolescent use of other illegal drugs. The negative effects of divorce
on adolescent substance tend to persist over time and are not temporary.
3. EMOTIONAL
2.6 Depression
There have been numerous studies (Dykeman 2003; Wallerstain, 2005), that
may have lower sense of psychological well-being than children who grew up with
intact families. Research also confirms that children of divorced parents may
VanderValk, 2005)
3 EDUCATIONAL
BOY (2004) on the outcome of the divorce for children series to indicate that