Effect of Parental Alcoholism on Children’s Education

Abstract

This study entitled “Effect of Parental Alcoholism on Children’s Education” with comparative descriptive research design was carried out to identify the effect of parental alcoholism on children’s education and parent child relationship among the secondary level student’s whose parents show violent behavior and who does not show violent behavior after drinking alcohol.

This study was conducted among 126 secondary level students whose parents consume alcohol. Purposive sampling was done to collect data. A structured self administered questionnaire was used to collect data after ensuring validity and reliability. Data were coded and entered in statistical package for social science (SPSS) program version 16, and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

The findings of this study show that more than half (59.6%) respondents feel difficulty in study when their parents consume alcohol. Fifty three percent respondent whose parents show violent behavior after taking alcohol said that they do not finish school work in time and 25% said that they do not reach school on time due to their parental cause, which is followed by 63%, 13% among children whose parents do not shows violent behavior after taking alcohol. About parent child relationship nearly 70% respondent whose parents does not show violent behavior said that they always get help from their parents when they need, whereas 34% respondent disagree with this statement whose parents shows violent behavior after drinking alcohol.

The findings of this study reflected that there is no significance relationship between parental violence and effect on education. But found significance difference in parental support and parental encouragement among children whose parents’ shows violent behavior after taking alcohol. Therefore this study concludes that home environment and parental behavior play great role in children’s cognitive as well psychological development.