Review of Related Literature

Love is an emotion of strong affectionand personal attachment. Inphilosophical context, love is a

virtuerepresenting all of human kindness,compassion, and affection.

Most teenagers have alreadyexperienced having relationships. Atthis stage, they are easily
attractedwith their opposite sex.

Positive effects... studies...* serve as an inspiration to get a highgrades* motivate student.* make a
teenager to feel morebouncy, lively and more energetic.

Negative effects… Studies

* occupy their minds.* spend most of their time texting andwriting their partner's name duringclass
time* hard for them to concentrate.
Review of Related Literature

The goal of this study is to investigate the academic performance of SJBA students while having a
relationship with other students. Implications from this study may help inform educators and families in
developing appropriate policies and educational conversations to guide students. Before going into the
main variables of the study, the researchers discuss in first part why adolescents involve on romantic
relationships and how these relationships contribute in the growth and development of adolescents. In
the next part, the researchers talk about the connection of independent variables in this study such as
the romantic relationship which involves time, motivation and anxiety. These three variables which are
involved in romantic relationship affect the academic performance of individuals involved in a romantic
relationship. In the last part of the chapter, the researchers try to evaluate previous studies related to
the topic of this study. Humans, particularly adolescents get involve in romantic relationships with
variety of reasons. According to

Aristotle, humans are “social animals”

which made them long to form an intimate relationship in which love can be given and received freely
which the psychologists called

“the need to belong”

(Myers, 2010). Rest assured of the love and care given by the persons close to them, they are secured
with the trust and confidence that they are acceptable to individuals whom they can depend on for the
satisfaction of their needs. Raman (2010) stated that being in romantic relationship involves physical
contact which causes chemical arousal to the persons involved and at the same time gain love and
confidence in which they are longing for. (Koob & Bloom 1982) also explained this by stating that the
individuals who are in love release a number of chemicals within the brain such as oxytocin, vasopressin
and endorphins which

cause “short

term”

joy and pleasure. On the other hand, According to Arnet (as cited in Fincham& Cui, 2011) "late
adolescents" is the stage where teenagers experienced how to be totally and socially independent. This
is the time for curiosity & explorations in choosing and having a partner, and explores this kind of
curiosity that somehow leads to romantic relationship. However, this kind of relationship may not lead
to a pleasant and intense love affair. This is just a result of their inquisitive mind and a sort of
Research synthesis: the state of the art.
Hedges LV.
Abstract
The state of the art in research synthesis has advanced significantly in the last decade. Much of the
improvement in research reviews is attributable to the application of rigorous scientific standards to
the process of research synthesis. Three principal types of research syntheses are the narrative
review, the replicated secondary analysis, and the meta-analysis or quantitative research synthesis.
Each methodology has its strengths and weaknesses, but all have benefited from increased
attention to procedural rigor. Modern methods for quantitative research synthesis have significant
advantages in that they provide specific tests for the existence and consistency of relationships
across studies.

Characteristics of romantic relationships during

adolescence: A review of Anglo-western literature

Romantic relationships are a central aspect of the life of adolescents and have an important
influence on the socio-affective and sexual development. This paper presents a review of the
scientific literature on romantic relationships during adolescence and aims to unravel the ongoing
debate in the literature and to identify possible gaps. The review encompasses the analysis of 36
studies on romantic relationships in adolescence, all published in peer-reviewed English scientific
journals. The analysis of the published data was guided by five central characteristics of romantic
relationships of adolescents: i.e., involvement, partner selection, content, quality, and emotions and
cognitions emerging from the relationship. It was found that although during the last decade a
growing interest of scholars in the study of romantic relationships in adolescents emerged, providing
a certain body of knowledge on the topic in general, there are still gaps in the understanding of
adolescents’ romantic relationships in different socio-cultural contexts. Limitations of the reviewed
studies in terms of agreement on definitions, inconsistencies in sample population, research design
and methodological approach are discussed.