Chapter 3
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
This chapter deals and presents the research design, population and samples of the study
(respondents of the study), research instrument, and data gathering procedure.
Research Design
This study is a qualitative research specifically case study and used descriptive design as
a method to assess the different forms of romantic relationships such as cultured relationship,
same-sex relationship, age-gap relationship, and controversial relationships (infidelity, student-
teacher, incest, and material love attachment) and look for the causes that affects the
respondents’ insights whether it is age, gender, community, and religion. Descriptive design is a
purposive process of data gathering, analyzing, classifying and tabulating data about the
prevailing conditions, practices, beliefs, trends, and cause-effect relationships and the adequate
and accurate interpretation about such data with or without aid of statistical treatment. Case
Study is an in-depth examination of individual, groups of people or an institution and its purposes
are to gain insights into a little-known problem, provide background for broader studies, and
explain socio-psychological and socio-cultural process.
Respondents of the Study
The researcher randomly chose two (2) grade 11 students in each section of the strand
STEM considering they have five (5) sections at Mabini Colleges Inc. located at Kapitan Isko
Street, Barangay VII, Daet, Camarines Norte. Overall, the researchers have 10 respondents.
Research Instruments
The researchers chose questionnaire for interview as a data collection instrument. The
questionnaire includes a variety of questions that answer the views and perceptions about the
different forms of romantic relationship. The questionnaire serves as an assessment and an
overview to the researchers’ understanding about romantic relationships. The information
obtained could assist the researchers when interpreting the result.
a) Validity
To achieve content validity, all questions were constructed interview type
question that includes in the concept of romantic relationships. The questions
were construct from the theoretical framework as a guidance.
b) Reliability
The reliability of questionnaires was indicated from the consistency in response.
Data Gathering Procedure
The source of data that researchers chose was the interview. Researchers prepared
questionnaires with the context of romantic relationship as a guide for the respondents to answer
freely. The researcher will present consent form and will be place at somewhere quiet for the
recording purposes. The type of interview that will conducted as a focus group interview where
there will one interviewees for the researchers to ask at a time. The data gathered will be
interpreted for the result.