ABSTRACT

Abstract

This study was conducted to discover the effect of involvement in a romantic relationship amongst Undergraduate students at University academic performance and. The variables looked at are Romantic relationship status (single or involved), years of involvement in the relationship (more than or less than a year) and grade point average (GPA) change between two semesters in the academic year. Sixty-five (65) of the students across the different faculties studying in undergraduate degrees at Islamic University in Uganda were surveyed. Approximately 48 students (73.8 percent) of those surveyed were involved in a relationship. Overall, students engaged in romantic relationships were more likely to attend at least 70% of the classes. However, students engage in romantic relationships experienced a decrease in their GPA for the academic year under consideration. It is therefore recommended, that students engaged in RR must be counselled on how to read hard so that their GPA can increase. This could be done by forming discussion class presentation.