PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS OF SINGLE PARENTING ON THE CHILD

The study aimed to find out the psychological and developmental effects of single parenting on the students at Jose Rizal Memorial State University, Dipolog City Campus, during the First Semester of the Academic Year 2022-2023. The researchers utilized a descriptive method of research where the questionnaires contained the descriptors of single parenting. The study revealed that the highest mean in this category was 3.79 stating that the child feels unhappy with an incomplete family or separation of parents. The lowest mean of 3.07 which provides that the child also shows a negative emotional profile the developmental effect of single parenting in the child had the highest mean of 3.50 where the child demonstrates difficulty in developing personal identity and displays physical stress from taking over the responsibilities.And the lowest mean of 3.00 stated that the child acts aggressively there was a significant difference between the psychological and developmental effects of single parenting when analyzed according to age, sex, and socioeconomic there was no significant difference between the psychological and developmental effect of single parenting when analyzed according to father with a mean of3.3558 and a mean of 3.3598 for mother. Hence, it is concluded that the demographic profile of age, sex, and socio-economic status establishes the significant difference in the effects of single parenting which are controllable by parenting style. Parenting style is pivotal in shaping or refining the childs development. A bad style of parenting exacerbates the adverse effects of single parenting.