DR.

RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY,
LUCKNOW

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018

SOCIOLOGY: FINAL DRAFT

TOPIC: PASSIONATE ROMANTIC INTERCONNECTIONS AND THEIR

INFLUENCE ON ACADEMICS
Submitted To: Submitted By:

Dr. Sanjay Singh Abhijeet Singh

Professor (Sociology), HOD (Legal Studies) B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya 1st Semester

National Law University, Lucknow. 170101003

 INDEX
1. Acknowledgement

2. Introduction

3. Research Questions (Along with the results obtained)

4. Conclusions

5. Suggestions

6. Questionnaire
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

I am very thankful to my Sociology teacher Dr. Sanjay Singh, Professor (Sociology),

HOD (Legal Studies) for giving me the golden opportunity of working on this
wonderful research topic "Romantic Relationships And Their Effect On
Academics" and for his continuous support and encouragement in completing the
project. Throughout the research period I have been time and again guided
by my teachers whenever I faced any hurdles or was in a state of stupor
and I am very thankful to all my teachers for the same.

I would also like to thank my family members, mentors and well-wishers who
have been a constant support and have time and again reviewed my work
and have provided their insights on the matter. At last, I would like to thank
God almighty for his blessings which helped me in completing this project
successfully.

Abhijeet Singh
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)
1st Semester
170101003

INTRODUCTION:
Romantic relationship is one in which you can truly be yourself with someone
who you respect and by whom you are respected in return. It is an emotional
connection which binds two people in love.
According to “Teenage Research Unlimited”, half of all teens have been in a
dating relationship and nearly one-third of all teens have been in a serious
relationship.
According to a study, an average 13-20 year old sent and received 1742 text
messages per month.
Adolescents of today’s generation become more interested in romantic
relationships in order to experience feelings of companionship, love, happiness
and positive self-esteem but just as a coin has two sides, the dark side of romantic
relationships also needs to be brought to light which includes stress, worries,
social and non-social sacrifices, increased dependence of a person on his or her
partner and decreased focus on studies.
Thus, the aim of this project is to find if there is any effect of romantic
relationships on the academic performance of teenagers and if there is an effect,
is it positive or negative and what is the magnitude of the effect?
In order to achieve the aim of the project, a research has been conducted in 100
students of a school of Dehradun of the age group of 15-18 years and the results
obtained have been carefully elaborated in the project.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
Q.1) Are you in a romantic relationship?
0% n=100 0%

24%
Yes-Currently
Not Now-In the Past
58% Never
18%

Q.2) If yes, how do you see your romantic relationship?

0% n=100
13%
Casual
38%
Serious
Very Serious
49%

Q.3) Do you feel being in a romantic relationship is only a status symbol

nowadays?

0% n=100

16%
Yes, I fully agree
39% Yes, I agree to some extent
No, not at all

45%

Q.4) What kind of impact does your romantic relationship have on your studies?
 n=100
70
60
60
50
40
30
20 15 15
10
10
0
Helps me in my Somewhat distracting Completely negative Nil/Negligible impact
studies

Q.5) Has your romantic relationship affected the duration of your study time?

n=100
45 40
40
35
29
30
25 23
20
15
10 8
5
0
Yes, it has greatly Yes, it has decreased Yes, it has increased Nil/Negligible impact
decreased a little

Q.6) Do you and your partner study together?

n=100
50
40
40

30 24
21
20 15

10

0
Yes, always Yes, very oftenly Yes, sometimes No, never
Q.7) Has your romantic relationship affected your concentration power in
studies?

0% n=100
8%

Yes, decreased
30% No

62% Yes, increased

Q.8) Do you bunk lectures to spend time with your partner?

1%
n=100 Yes, five or more than five
6% times a week
30% Yes, three to four times a
week
Yes, once or twice a week

63% No, never

Q.9) Has there been any reduction in your grades and overall percentage because
of your romantic relationship?

0% n=100

20% Yes, to a great extent

Yes, to some extent
Nil/Negligible
56%
24%
CONCLUSIONS:
 58% of the students are in romantic relationships.
 49% of them consider their relationship as serious
whereas 13% of them consider their relationship as very
serious and 38% are in casual relationships.
 16% of the students fully agree and 45% agree to some
extent that being in a relationship is only a status symbol
nowadays.
 10% of the students feel that the effect of their
relationship has been completely negative on their studies
and 60% students admitted that their relationship has
somewhat distracted them from their studies.
 40% students feel that their study time has greatly
decreased while 29% of the students admit that their
study time has decreased a little since they have been in a
relationship.
 62% of the students have admitted decrease in their
concentration power in studies and 63% of the students
bunk their classes 2-3 times a week to spend time with
their partners.
 There has been a great reduction in grades of 56%
students and some reduction in grades of 24% students
since they have been in romantic relationships.
SUGGESTIONS:
A Romantic Relationship is an alliance of two souls who try to
complement each other for their betterment. It is full of love and
affection for each other. When you have a romantic relationship with
someone, you share attitudes, visions, dreams, strengths and
vulnerabilities with that person. Also, there is some kind of mutual
support between you and your partner and both of you help each other
grow. However, the research conducted by me as elaborated in this
project shows that Romantic Relationships nowadays are producing
adverse effects on the academic lives of teenagers and are not leading
to their betterment.

It is suggested that those teenagers who are taking their relationships

casually should reconsider their decision and continue only if they have
love and respect for their partner because a particular relationship may
be casual for one person but serious for the other person and for that
person, a breakup may lead to disastrous conditions such as depression
and suicide. Further, being in a relationship should not be considered as
a status symbol as it is being considered nowadays because a
relationship is a pious bond and its meaning should not be destroyed by
only making it a symbol of status.
The most important result which I have come across during the
research is that the teenagers who were in Romantic Relationships
experienced a decline in their concentration power and grades and for
majority of the students, Romantic Relationships had “somewhat
distracting” effect on their studies and led to a decrease in their study
time. Some students even bunked their lectures to spend time with
their partners. This cannot be considered as a positive effect of being in
a relationship at all and I feel that a balance should be maintained
between studies and the time which a person has to give to his or her
partner and studies should not be sacrificed for relationships at such a
young age when a person should concentrate on building his or her
career. An easy solution can be that both the partners study together
and motivate each other apart from pointing out each other’s mistakes
so that they can excel in academics as well.

At last, I would like to suggest to all the teenagers to get the best
qualities and hidden talents out of your partner and understand and
embrace the true meaning of the word “Love”.
QUESTIONNAIRE:
1. Are you in a romantic relationship?
2. If yes, how do you see your romantic relationship?
3. Do you feel being in a romantic relationship is only a status
symbol nowadays?
4. What kind of impact does your romantic relationship have
on your studies?
5. Has your romantic relationship affected the duration of
your study time?
6. Do you and your partner study together?
7. Has your romantic relationship affected your
concentration power in studies?
8. Do you bunk lectures to spend time with your partner?
9. Has there been any reduction in your grades and overall
percentage because of your romantic relationship?