Alcohol Research Paper
Alcohol Research Paper
CHAPTER I
Introduction
Success is often deliberated by how well students cope up with the standards set by
educational institutions through their academic performance. Furthermore with the career
rivalry happening in the working world, the importance of students doing well in school
has grasp the attention of teachers, parents and members of the society (Emerenwa,
According to Bell (2018), to evaluate their performance in school isby regular grading
wherein students demonstrate their knowledge by taking written and oral examination,
Academic performance is mainly the outcome of education. She also added that, though
education is the not the only way to gain success in the working world parents however
care about their child's progress because they believe good results will provide more
However in accordance to the curiosity of the adolescent’s period, many young people
Pancharuniti & Keiwkarnka, 2018). The legal drinking age in the Philippines is 18;
nonetheless, 60% of the youth will have at least tried alcohol before then due to the
rampant influence of the country’s drinking culture that started off with the colonization
of the Spaniards. Though there are many positive views of alcohol, but there are also
To ensure the highest caliber of information, the study determined the correlation of
Silliman University selected senior high school grade 12 STEAM students’ alcohol
The Problem
This study aimed to analyzed the relationship of Silliman University’s selected grade 12
STEAM senior high school students’ alcohol consumption to their overall performance in
class. Apart from that, this study determined the correlation of their overall performance
in the class and the impact of alcohol intake on their attendance, time spent studying and
Objective 1:
Objective 2:
Objective 3:
The present paper was a significant endeavour to determine the correlation of Silliman
University selected senior high school grade 12 STEAM students’ alcohol consumption
to their overall performance in the class. This study can be a learning model in the K-12
consumption. The findings of this study will rebound to the benefit of the society
considering that the issue about underage drinking is of relevance in the present time.
This section will provide a brief description on the various significances of the study and
its beneficiaries:
Students –This aid them to increase their awareness about the relative effect of alcohol
drinking and alcohol-related issues so that at the early stage of life they would cover a
desirable habit and value towards a better and quality life. This study includes some
measures to correct the weaknesses so as to strengthen or fund their knowledge about the
Parents–This would serve as an “eye-opener” to them, making them aware of the effects
of alcoholism to their child’s academic performance. Also, the findings will help them to
work hand in hand with their child, so as to abstain them from ruining their bright future.
Teachers–This study will help them decipher the nature of their students’ alcohol
drinking consumption thus, establishing effort for them to have a capacity to become
School Administration - This study would help them grasp reality based on information
about the student’s academic performance towards their alcohol consumption. Such
information would help them to take action about increasing the awareness of the
studentsand to address this action, and work towards the common good of each member
of the society.
addition, those drinkers can be assisted and properly evaluated about the effects of
alcohol consumption.
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Future Researchers–This study can also help future researches as it can serve as basis or
a source for upcoming studies. Also, it can add on to the research in order to enhance it,
In conducting this study, the research faced the limitation that the researchers can only
conduct the survey within the confines of Silliman University Senior High School
Department.
The researchers covered mainly on the selected grade 12 STEAM senior high school
students of Silliman University who drinks alcohol beverage only to determine how it
would affect their performance in class and does not delve deeply into notions of other
This study was interested on how the impact of alcohol intake on their attendance, time
spent studying, how frequent they drink, and the amount of alcohol they take will affect
The research was limited only to forty (40) selected grade 12 STEAM senior high school
students in Silliman University of the school year 2018-2019 who drinks alcohol
beverage for the reason that there are more student population in the STEAM academic
track and the proponents will have more possibility to gather respondents.
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Definitions of Terms
alcohol. Produced by the natural fermentation of sugars andis the intoxicating constituent
of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks (Compton’s by Britannica, 2008, p. 274).
3. Alcoholic Beverages – plants that contain sugars can be transformed into ethyl
alcohol. Fermentation is the basic process for making alcoholic beverages; these drinks
include beer, wine, whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, and many more (Compton’s by Britannica,
2008, p. 275).
mental health, and can cause problems with family, friends, and work it is a disease
CHAPTER II
Conceptual Framework
approach and the theory also stated a negative social result such as poverty and
unemployment can create liquor reliance by establishing the conduct of the people around
them or by watching others who has addictive practices (Akers, 2011; Horvath et al.,
According to (Newes-Adeyi, Chen, Williams, and Faden, 2007), alcohol has been proven
to be a drug that inhibit as well as contribute to a person’s thoughts and action. Alcohol
interferes with how the brain works. In addition, alcohol dependence influences academic
achievement negatively, as the number of days alcohol is consumed rapidly the level of
DeSimone and Wolaver (2005) also depicted that drinking could directly lower academic
performance through several factors that includes the time that student spend at social
events at which alcohol is consumed rather than doing schoolwork. The result from heavy
drinking at these events can impact the quality of grades and the use of alcohol might
indirectly influence poor behaviour towards their education by prompting other negative
behaviours.
(Figure 1) shows the conceptual model of the study including the antecedent,
independent, intervening and dependent variable. The antecedent variable in the study is
peer pressure, curiosity, anxiety and lack of attention, love of family. The independent
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variable is student alcoholic consumption. The intervening variable of the study is lack of
sleep, skipping classes and short attention span. Lastly, the dependent variable of the
Academic Performance
The globalization of the world made education as a first step for every human activity for
it played a vital role in the development of human capital and is linked with an
individual’s well-being and opportunities for better living (Battle & Lewis, 2002).
Moreover, education is the by-product of how well you do in school in which it is the
In Chemistry, there are different types of alcohol described such as methyl alcohol
(methanol), isopropyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol (ethanol). However, the first two type of
alcohol are considered toxic and only ethanol which people label as the “alcohol” is the
Additionally, Gold (1990) stated that ethanol is considered as a drug along with
marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other psychoactive substance since it acts as a central
nervous system depressant like sleeping pills and if taken in high dosage can be an
anesthetic. Nonetheless, the depressant effect of alcohol can vary according to the
person’s age, weight, gender and level of tolerance. Along with that, alcohol can be found
Moreover, the society has positively considered drinking alcohol as a physical, social and
psychological need (Robinson & Rhoden, 1998). And if taken moderately, Whiteman
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(2015) said it provides health promoting qualities for alcohol can reduce heart problems,
lower risk of diabetes and improve memory; however, Reyes (2011) revealed that it can
also cause conflict, accidents, medical problems, added expense and calories to your diet.
In relation, a statistic depicted Filipinos are the second highest consumers of alcohol in
South East Asia and5 million of them drink on a regular basis while 39.9% of the
stated that teenagers are highly expected to consume alcohol in a society that “glorifies
they lack parents’ attention, love and support. Peer pressure is also one of the reasons
why they are influenced in alcohol consumption (BuddyT, 2018). Also, with a lot of
anxiety or social pressure adolescence experienced they tend to experiment with it and
eventually learn and develop a pattern of use starting off with social drinking (Sammon,
1996).
Adolescence that uses this substance is more likely to depend and use it in the future.
Alcohol contributes actions to teen’s thoughts, opinions and actions. It also affects their
brain’s function because at that time of period the brain is still developing (n.a., 2015).
According to Smith (2017), consuming alcoholic beverage can influence one’s mindset
and body activities such as lack of sleep that can result to skipping of classes or being
absent that could deteriorate a student’s grade. Likewise, a study about the correlation of
alcohol use, sleep and academic performance of Northeastern ages 18-12 conducted by
Coyman (2011) showed that students who drink more alcohol deeply negates their
Another study conducted by Emerenwa, Onyebuchukwu & Sholarin (2015) about the
performance of students that drink alcohol and those that do not (R2=12.22,P<.05), there
performance(R2=4.474,P<.05).
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CHAPTER III
Site Description
This study was conducted around Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete
City, Negros Oriental that was established in 1901 by Dr. David S. Hibbard and was the
first American University in the Philippines as well as the entire Asian continent.
Specifically, the proponents focused more on the Senior High School Department of
Silliman University in which it was the first among other schools in the Philippines to
© (Marino, 2018)
Field Design
This study was quantitative in nature and falls into correlational survey research design, it
was correlational because the proponents determined the relationship between the two
The participants of this study were forty(40) randomly selected grade 12 STEAM senior
high school students who drinks alcohol in any gender (as the study aimed at the Senior
High School Department respectively) ranging from 16-20 years in the school year
2018-2019. Hence, the study used purposeful random sampling method to select the
The proponents used a structured survey questionnaire as an instrument for gathering the
data in the conduct of the study which the options has a coded equivalent number for data
interpretation and will directly give it to the selected respondents given that they agree to
be part of the study. The contents of the questionnaire consists set of different sections
choose and will be based from the overall goals as stated in the statement of the
Section B.In this section, the drinking behavior, the quantity and type consumed by the
General Methods
Before gathering the data needed in the study, the proponents prepared a letter, requesting
the respondent to answer the questions honestly, which allowed them to gather the
needed data credibly. Also, the procedure ensured that every participant was given equal
Upon approval, the proponents distributed the survey questionnaires to the selected forty
(40) grade 12 STEAM senior high school students in any gender in Silliman University
who consume alcoholic beverages through purposeful random sampling because the
beverages.
The data that was gathered was analyzed and interpreted. The proponents assured the
The response to the survey questionnaire by the selected grade 12 STEAM students of
Silliman University who consume alcohol was analyzed through the statistical tool
consume alcohol as the dependent variable (variable x) and their overall performance in
the class as the independent variable (variable y). The researcher examined the given
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answer and interpreted it by providing tables and graphs (scatter plot) for the proper
CHAPTER IV
At the end of the data gathering procedure, the following data were summarized and
analyzed:
Objective 1:
In order to meet the first objective, survey questionnaires were distributed to forty (40)
grade 12 STEAM students. In accordance with the objective, test two (2) question
number three (3) and eight (8) of the survey questionnaires were related and was be the
basis to prove the relationship of the two variables namely alcohol consumption of
students and their attendace in class. As a result, the data showed in (Figure 1) and
(Figure 2) proved that there is no significant relationship between students who consume
alcohol and their attendance in class because as the percentage mean of the two category
(yes and no), majority of the data gathered goes to the “no” portion . Therefore, making
the proponents conclude that the alternative hypothesis of objective is rejected and the
45%
55%
Figure 3. Showed that out of forty 40) respondents forty-five percent (45%) eighteen
(18) have missed class because of hangover and fifty-five (55%) twenty-two
(22) have answered that they haven’t missed class because of hang over.
50% 50%
Figure 4. Showed that fifty percent (50%) twenty (20) of theforty( 40) respondents
have skipped class just to drink alcoholic beverages. While fifty percent
(50%) twenty (20) did not skipped class to drink alcoholic beverages.
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Objective 2:
studying.
To determine whether the null and alternative hypothesis will be accepted or rejected, test
two (2) question number four (4) and number six (6) of the survey questionnaires was the
basis to prove the relationship of the two variables. Hence, having analyzed the data in
the questionnaire it presented that majority of the percentage goes to “no.” This means
42%
58%
Figure 5. Showed that out of forty (40) respondents, forty-two (42%), seventeen (17)
have forgotten to study because of hangover and only fifty-eight (58%),
twenty-five (25) have answered that they haven’t forgotten to study because
of hang over.
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43%
57%
Figure 6. Showed that out of forty (40) respondents, forty-three (43%), twenty-three
(23) haven’t performed poorly on a test or important project and fifty-five
percent (57%) seventeen (17) have answered that they performed poorly on a
test or important project.
As shown above, the results came to a conclusion that the alternative hypothesis of the
second objective is rejected and the null hypothesis is rejected which states that there is
Objective 3:
After distributing the forty (40) survey questionnaires to the selected grade 12 STEAM
students of Silliman University, the proponents came up with the following data shown in
(Table 1). The questionnaire was divided into sections and section B (test one) which was
about the drinking behavior, the quantity and type consumed by the selected participants
refers to the independent variable (x) and section C (test two) which was about the
performance or the behaviour of the selected participants in their respective class. To get
the numeric value of the question, the researches provided a coded equivalent to the
following options, having yes equivalent to four (4) points and no equivalent to two (2)
Independent Dependent
Respondent Variable Variable
(f) (x) (y) xy 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐
1 28 32 896 784 1024
2 32 32 1024 1024 1024
3 20 30 600 400 900
4 24 30 600 576 900
5 26 28 728 676 784
6 30 24 720 900 576
7 28 26 728 784 676
8 24 28 672 576 784
9 20 22 440 400 484
10 30 30 900 900 900
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formula to get the relationship of the variables of the two variables namely Senior High
School grade 12 STEAM students’ alcohol consumption and their overall performance in
𝑛 ∑ 𝑥𝑦 − ∑ 𝑥 ∑ 𝑦
𝑟=
√[𝑛 ∑ 𝑥 2 − (∑ 𝑥)2 ][𝑛 ∑ 𝑦 2 − (∑ 𝑦)2 ]
40(567) − (24.25)(22.9)
=
√[40(611.5) − (24.45)2 ][40(551.2) − (22.9)2 ]
22680 − 559.905
=
√[(24460) − (597.8025)][(22048) − (524.41)]
22680 − 559.905
=
√(23862.1975)(21523.59)
22120.095
=
√513600155.5
= 0.9760552787
𝑟 = 0.98
As a result, the computed value is 0.98 which suggests a strong correlation because the
Correlation r Interpretation
0.20-0.39 weak
0.40-0.59 moderate
0.60-0.79 strong
Table 2. Suggested by Evans (1996) shows the interpretation of the different absolute
value of r
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𝑟 𝑛−2
𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑 = √
1 − 𝑟2
(0.98) 40 − 2
𝑡= √
1 − (0.98)
𝑡 = 30.36
To test its level of signifance, a significance level of α=0.05 two tailed was determined.
The computed result indicated to reject the null hypothesis H0 and accept the alternative
hypothesis Ha since the computed t value falls on the critical region at the right tail of
distribution, that is, 30.36 > 2.160. The proponents conclude that there is a high linear
relationship between student’s alcohol consumption and their overall performance in the
class.
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Independent Variable (x)
.
Figure 7. The scatter plot diagram showed a strong linear correlation of the two
variables (variable x and y).
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CHAPTER V
Summary of Results
In summary, based on the result of the survey questionnaires, STEAM grade 12 students’
alcohol consumption and their attendance in class showed no significant relationship. The
same goes with the STEAM grade 12 students’ alcohol consumption with their time spent
In addition, with the result of the Pearson Product-Moment Correlation, revealed that
General Conclusions
The result of the study showed that the alcohol consumption of STEAM grade 12
students’ of Silliman University affects their overall academic performance in the class.
Recommendations
The survey must be distributed to a larger sample. There are other strands that could also
be used in conducting the same study, such as HUMSS or ABM for the maximization of
sample size and accuracy of the study.There are also other factors that can be discovered
Instead of having forty (40) respondents they might as well add their respondents for the
accuracy of the study. In addition, they can improve the questionnaire and add objectives
Also, drinking joints and bars will not be allowed to operate within or around
universities.
Future research should determine if students are actually being responsible with the
amount of alcohol they consume, or are they just getting by and managing to pass their
classes.
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