CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Drinking habits are several attitudes or behavior that can influence the student's
behavior. These may turn on to be things that someone has been doing for quite a long
time. However, drinking can still influence student behavior. Drinking habits of the
family commonly influence children of their behavior. Some people believe that drinking
alcoholic beverages may ease problems but it has an effect to the student’s behavior.
Alcohol consist of calories, flammable liquid which is the intoxication constituent of
wine beer, and other drinks (Idoko et al, 2015). This is one of the diseases of our society -
the habits of family in their house that affect the behavior of their children.

Children who see their parents drink are twice as likely to regularly get drunk
themselve poor parental supervision also raises the likelihood of student or teenage
drinking (Rownfree Foundation, 2011). The study focuses on what influences excessive
teen drinking and the habits of parents seem to be particularly powerful. The odds of a
teenager getting drunk repeatedly is twice as great if they have seen their parents, even if
only few time. This study shows how family member drinking habit influence student
misbehavior. Drinking habits increase in habitations that may lead to risk-taking
behavior. Alcohol intoxication impairs the judgment and teen who are intoxicated may
engage in a number of dangerous behavior. Families also are the most important
influence on children's behavior towards alcohol. If family starts drinking more heavily
or decided to drink less or consider drinking as a alcohol habit, entirely they make like to
do the same. (Anne Harding, 2010).

Drinking alcohol has been associated (loss of motivation and high academic
expectation) (Brown 2015). Academic performance is the outcome of education. Student
also admits to having or missed class and failing a test or project because of alcohol
(Idoko et.al 2015) student importance of good grades was negatively associated with the
three alcohol consumption measures academic performance in comparison with peers
was negatively associated with heavy episodic drinking (Ausari et. al 2013 P (1178).

This study has gap knowledge by investigating the student their behavior and
attitude towards the role of alcohol within the family and their drinking practices as well
as their children knowledge and understanding. The aim of this study is to know how
drinking habits of family members influence the student behavior. And to determine the
misbehavior of the students. And to be able to know other student tragedies of their own
circumstances. To be able their to know the physical, mental effects of drinking habit of
family members. To know where to test its outcomes would be different when family
member of alcohol dependent individual where included in intervention and to examine
the factor associated.

Statement of the Research Problem and Objective

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of drinking habits of

family members and to know the misbehavior among Grade 9 students of Camalanda-an
National High School.

Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions:

1. What is the socio-demographic profile when categorized according to:

a. Age;

b. Sex

c. Socio-economic

d. No. Of family members

2. What is the drinking habit of the family members of Grade 9 students?

3. What is the behavior of students towards on the drinking habit of family member?

4. Is there a significant relationship between the drinking habit of family members and
student’s misbehavior?
Hypotheses

There is no significant difference on the drinking of family members to student’s

misbehavior.

Theoretical Framework

Social Learning Theory is often applied to any social behaviouristic approach and
states that alcohol dependency develops as a result of a negative social consequence (e.g.
poverty and unemployment) by modeling the behaviour of those around them or by
observing others who engage in addictive behaviours (Akers, 2011; Horvath et al., 2014).
This theory emphasizes the role of societal influences individuals are exposed to,
including peer pressure and family systems. The theory focuses on the modeling of others
including such as teachers, parents or peers as an influence of their decision-making
strategies (Akers, 2011). Some addicts that fall under the terms of the social theory come
from problematic societal backgrounds involving broken homes, past childhood trauma,
and families with a history of unsupportive parenting. These are risk factors, which
negatively influence adolescent alcohol use (Sremac, 2010). These factors are also
labeled social stressors, and the development of alcohol dependency is explained as a
result of dealing with these stressors. Akers (2011) has noted social learning theory posits
that behaviour can be differentially reinforced by its consequences. This theory also
proposes that individuals who tend to control their social reinforcement strategies have
better treatment outcomes afterward. They learn through modeling and sanctioning in
conjunction with social roles and gaining self-control, although they utilize this self-
control by reinforcing their own behaviour, which often results in taking the role of
others (Akers, 2011).

Treatment for the social learning theory includes concentrating on environmental

modification. The goal is to improve an individual’s sociability by teaching them new
ways to cope with stress. The reason for drinking, whether a reacting to a negative
situation or drinking at a social event, will greatly influence the ability to overcome the
addictive behaviour and its obstacles (West & Brown, 2013). By surrounding an
individual with people who enjoy a wide range of alcohol-free activities, the individual
may learn new ways to spend their time (Horvath et al., 2014). Rehabilitation will focus
on improving an individual’s daily life or career, and broader social modification will
consist of decreasing the availability of substances, reducing social inequities, and
acknowledge disadvantaged groups such as women, the elderly and racial minorities.
West and Brown (2013) indicate the relapse prevention model in conjunction with the
social learning theory will allow one to overcome addiction to alcohol and maintain
abstinence. Success or failure depends on the individual’s coping strategies, will power,
and level of self-efficacy. As time passes, abstinence should become easier. Self-efficacy
will increase, allowing for resistance towards future alcohol consumption. In conjunction,
the social learning theory integrates personal resources, which make the approach very
individual-oriented (West & Brown, 2013).

The learning theory proposes that addiction is a learned behaviour (Collins,

Witkiewitz,& Larimer, 2011; Horvath et al., 2014). The main influences of an
individual’s actions are motivational factors, behaviours, norms, and perceived control of
behaviour. More specifically, positive attitudes about drinking, self-efficacy, lower levels
of confidence to avoid drinking, and stronger beliefs that other students were engaging in
this risky behaviour, contributing to the onset of maladaptive drinking patterns among
students (Collins et al., 2011). Much of the longitudinal research regarding planned
behaviour and student drinking haspredicted that positive attitudes towards alcohol use
correlate positively with future alcohol use (Collins et al., 2011). Compulsive alcohol is
linked with reinforcement principles. Because alcohol use stimulates the pleasure centers
of the brain, the individual seeks this feeling repeatedly, causing positive reinforcement.
Webb et al. (2010) describe models of behaviour change that may influence an
individual’s recovery. First, the theory of planned behaviour states, “behavioural
intentions are a function of attitudes and subjective norms” (Webb et al., p. 6). This
theory describes a correlation between changing beliefs and behaviours, and is thus
proposed as beneficial to intervention development research (Webb et al., 2010). Specific
behaviours have long been involved in the development of addiction. First, the strength
of its reinforcement makes individual behaviour difficult to maintain, and second, the
failure to regulate preventsachievement of personal or societal goals (Webb et al., 2010).

Conceptual Framework

Conceptual framework for the study was built, drinking habit of family member
may influence the student behavior. Children nowadays is easy to influence by other,
some reason they influence is their curiosity. The effect of drinking habit may lead to
risk-taking behavior of their children. By the time student misbehavior can affect also
their performance in school. Drinking has been associated with loss of academic rigor
(loss of motivation and high academic expectation) (Brown, 2015).
 Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Drinking Habit of Family Members Students’ Misbehavior

1. Habitual Drinking

2. Occasional Drinking

Figure 1. Schematic Diagram shows the relationship among the variables. Drinking

habits of family member may influence the students’ misbehavior.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

The focus of this study is to determine the influence of drinking habit of family
member due to the students’ misbehavior. The respondent of this study are the Grade 9
student of Camalanda-an National High School S.Y. 2019-2020.

Significance of the Study

School Administrator. This study would allow school administrator to have

better reality based on information about students’ misbehavior toward the drinking habit
of family members. Such information will help them to maybe action that will best
increase awareness of the students’ misbehavior.

Community. This study would enjoy everybody to minimize if not, stop the
occurrence of alcohol drinking the result will help for community to establish the effect
of the drinking alcoholic beverages,so that latter can be assisted and properly evaluate
themselves.

Parents. This study would serve as an “eye-opener” to them, enabling there to see
the real scenario of the misbehavior of their children. They should know the important
factors that will help their drinking habits academic performances. In order for them to
realize the important facts that may help their children to enhance harmonious
relationship between their study in school.

Teachers. They would be guided to know their students better with this study.
They would come to understand the nature of student’s misbehavior in relation to their
capacity to become good contributors of society’s development.

Student. The results of this study will aide them to increase their awareness about
alcohol drinking and alcohol related issues so that at early stage of life they will develop
their misbehavior and value toward a better and quality of life.

Future Researcher. The findings of this study will prove other researcher insight
that will serve as a guide in their own research work.
Definition of Terms

Alcohol. Alcohol is a liquid of strong pungent taste, an inflammable intoxicating

element in fermented or distilled liquor (Grolier, 2014). In this study, alcohol refers to the
beverages which can alter the mood and attitude.

Drinking Habit. Drinking habit someone's drinking friends or companions are

people they regularly drink (Collins dictionary). In this study, drinking habit is a regular
doing of family member.

Habitual drinkers. Habitual drinkers a state or way of behaving is one that

someone usually does or has (Collins dictionary). In this study, habitual drinkers is one of
the reason that influence the student's behavior.

Influence. Influence is the power to have an important effect on someone or

something (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/influence). In this study, influence
refers to something that may affect to the respondent.

Misbehavior. The action of someone who is behaving wrong

(http://www.yourdictionary.com). In this study, misbehavior is an act of student that
influence of the drinking habit of their family member.

Occasional drinkers. Occasional drinkers taking place from time to time; not
frequent or regular (Revirso Dictionary). In this study, family that drink when there is an
occasion only.

Student. Student someone who is learning at school

(http://dictionary.cambridge.org). In this study, student is one of the researchers
respondent.