The Mediating Effect of Parent Adult-Child Relationship on the Correlation between Perceptions of Students with Overseas Filipino Worker and Academic Performance

Abstract

Academic performance refers to the extent of accomplishment that learners achieve in their educational pursuits, typically assessed via grades, standardized test results, and comprehensive learning advancement. The study determined the relationship between students’ perceptions of having OFW parents, academic performance and parent adult-child relationship. Data were gathered from the 103 college students in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte. This study utilized quantitative, non-experimental descriptive correlational study that implies mediation analysis. This study used a total sampling technique. The study used 2 adapted research instruments which had been thoroughly checked for validation and accuracy. The statistical treatment of data used were Mean, Pearson r, and Path Analysis. The results revealed the students’ perceptions of having OFW parents, and parent adult-child relationship all had a descriptive level of very high which was always manifested; in particular, the result of their academic performance was very high, which means outstanding. Additionally, the quality of parent-adult-child relationship significantly influenced students’ perceptions of their circumstances, it did not directly impact their academic performance. Mediation analysis confirmed that no indirect effect was present in the study.