CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents the background of the study, conceptual

framework, statement of the problem, Hypothesis, significance of the study, scope

and delimitation of the study, and the definition of terms.

1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Social Media Addiction is not a formal clinical diagnosis, it is fair to

say that many people spend for too much time on Social Media and may at the

very least describe themselves as being "Obsessed" if not addicted. In recent years

the mental health community has become increasingly interested in the impact that

modern technology has on our lives-both positive and negative - on the positive

side, technologies such as Skype , Instagram, and Facebook allow us to stay in

contact with family and friends on the other side of the planet yet, unfortunately,

people spend hours everyday updating their status, uploading pictures, commenting

on walls, playing Facebook games, reading updates from others, and searching

new friends to add.

They are generally caused by a combination of Physical, mental,

circumstancial and emotional factors. Addiction, often referred to as dependency

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often leads to tolerance- the addicted person needs larger and more regular

amounts of whatever they are addicted to in order to receive the same effect.

At the Center for Internet Addiction and Recovery, those who are addicted to

Social Media must follow a few initial changes in their use. Firs they must admit

that they have a problem. Treatment and recovery doesn't work unless the addict is

no longer in denial. Second, they must turn of all notifications so they are tempted

to check for new posts and updates. Third, they need to carefully reschedule when

they check Social Media. Instead of randomly checking for new updates, they can

only access it twice a day. This must be restricted like a digital diet so that their

intake is cut down much like a food addict that does not want to eat as much. The

first step is reducing how much time the application is used. Finally, we need to

help the addict find alternative ways of communicating, especially using more face

to face strategies. The addict needs to connect with friends using phone calls

instead of text messaging, go out without taking selfies, get out with friends instead

of being on Social media.

1.2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to know the causes and effects on how the STEM students

became addicted to Social media and it also includes all the important information

of the respondents and the question of this study.

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 Profile of the respondents

 Name

 Age

 Gender

 Civil Status

 Educational Attainment

 What Social Media application consumed most of your time

 Facebook

 YouTube

 Online Games (Mobile Legends, Rules of Survival, DOTA, etc.)

 Instagram

 How many hours you were spent using Social Media?

 30 minutes to 1 hour

 1 hour to 3 hours

 3 hours to 5 hours

 5 hours and above

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 What are the reasons why you use Social Media?

 Stress Reliever

 To communicate

 Boredom

 To get updated

 When did you start using Social Media?

 Pre- School

 Elementary

 Junior High School

 Senior High School

1.3. Assumptions of the Study

In this study, the researchers are required to provide the facts presumed to be

true but have not been verified. These assumptions help the researchers to justify

the study.

1. That the data gathered are valid and reliable.

2. The respondents are matured enough to understand the problem.

3. All respondents will cooperate and provide reliable response.

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1.4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Block 1. Is the input which contains the variables to assess; this includes the

respondents profile and the statement of the problem.

Block 2. Is the process where explains the research methods, procedures and

gather information from articles student's interview. The researchers are

conducting survey to the students by using questionnaires.

Block 3. Is the output which is the end result in the process that will identify or

determine the Cause and Effects of Social Media to STEM Students of Our Lady

of Lourdes Technological College, and also to determine or identify the solution to

recommend the given problem.

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 INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Demographic Profile of  Seminars should

the Respondents be organized in the
 Age various schools or
 Gender faculties to enlighten
 Civil Status  Gaining students more about
 Educational information or data the possible
Attainment from the STEM implications of Social
students of Our Lady Media usage on their
Statement of the problem of Lourdes academic
Technological performances.
 What Social Media College.
Application  Students should
 Using internet make sure that they
consumed most of
and books to gather use these social
your time?
reliable information. networking sites
 How many hours judiciously to ensure
you were spent that they do not
using Social become detrimental
Media? to their academics .
 Teachers /
 What are the Lecturers can adopt
reasons why you new strategies by
use Social Media?
channelling
assignment on Social
 When did you start
Media platforms to
using Social
Media? help inculcate the
habits of using these
sites for academic
work.

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 OUTPUT

 Student must minimize the time

they spend on Social Media to
avoid being obsessed by these
sites for unnecessary chatting.

 The university authority should

also restrict access to certain
social media to certain social
media sites that may be prone
of distracting students attention
during school hours as a means
of minimizing their use.

 Students should use any kind

of social media platform with
various restrictions to avoid
its negative effects.

 Parents must monitor the

activities of their children. In
order to have a solid security
that his/her children is safe
from any social harm.

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1.5. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study will be beneficial to the respondents and to the researchers.

This will help the students in terms of understanding what Social Media

addiction is. It can also help them to know how they can overcome this kind of

addiction.

In Teachers, this will them to know the reasons what are the effects of this

kind of addiction to them and to their students.

This part of this research can help to community to know what can they do

if they know a person who is addicted to Social Media.

This will help the parents to help their children to prevent them in using

too much Social media.

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1.6. SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

The respondents of this study will be coming from Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) of Our Lady of Lourdes Technological

College, Inc. - Senior High School Department.

The research will held to Our Lady of Lourdes Technological College, Inc. at

Nagkaisang Nayon, Novaliches, Quezon City. The main focus of this research is to

know the reasons why people get addicted to Social Media and what will be the

outcomes of being addicted to Social Media.

1.7. DEFINITION OF TERMS

 Skirmish – an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially

between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

 Incessantly – without interruption ; constantly

 Torment – severe physical or mental suffering.

 Cavalierly – showing arrogant or offhand disregard ; dismissive : a cavalier

attitude toward the suffering of others.

 Intimate – closely acquainted ; familiar, close

 Bluntly – in an uncompromisingly forthright way.

 Nuanced – characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expressions.

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 Social Media – websites and applications that enable users to create and

share content or to participate in social networking.

 Addiction – is a condition in which a person engages in use of substance or

in a behaviour for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to

repeatedly pursue the behaviour despite detrimental consequences.

 Obsessed – preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively

and to troubling extent.

 Causes – make (something, typically something bad) happen.

 Effects – a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

 Fraudster – a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealing.

 Boon – a thing that is helpful or beneficial.

 Inconclusive – not leading to a firm conclusion ; not ending doubt or

dispute.

 Confiding – willing to tell someone about secret or private matter and trust

them not to repeat it to others.

 Correlation – a mutual relationship or connection between two or more

things.

 Platonic – intimate and affectionate not sexual.

 Manifest – clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

 Innocuous – not harmful or offensive.

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 Anonymity – the condition of being anonymous.

 Intermittent – occurring at irregular intervals ; not continuous or steady.

 Baffling – impossible to understand ; perplexing.

 Vicious – deliberately cruel or violent.

 Brink – an extreme edge of land before a steep vertical shape.

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter presents a review related literature and studies both local

and foreign which are relevant to the present study.

2.1. Foreign Literature

Is Facebook Good Or Bad For Students? Debate Roils On Does Facebook

have a positive or negative effect on students? Oh, if only the issue were so clear-

cut . Most recently, OnlineEducation.net, an online database designed to inform

current and prospective students about education opportunities in the U.S.,

compiled amount of research data on college students and their use of social

media.

On analyzing it, the group could only conclude that the results were in

conclusive and mixed. Thus, the debate roils on. Key survey findings include:96

percent of college students use Facebook; Grades of students who checked

Facebook while studying were 20% lower than grades of those who didn’t check

Facebook while studying;79 percent of students did not believe that multitasking in

the way mentioned above negatively affected their grades;20 percent of students

that use social media reported feeling connected to their institution;75 percent of

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college students reported wanting to collaborate online. None of this is earth-

shattering. If a student in the throes of cramming for finals is distracted every few

minutes by the urge to check Facebook status updates involving friends’ day-to-

day dating sagas and roommate skirmishes, it only makes sense that the student

will be less engaged in learning, absorb less knowledge and likely score lower on

the big test. Yet, the same results might be seen for students who get up every few

minutes to grab a snack, watch TV or incessantly pick up the phone to text or call

friends while studying. However, if the student is using Facebook to propel his or

her knowledge, for example, by participating in a Facebook group created by a

professor for students of a particular class, than the social network may have a

positive influence on education and spark the student’s interest in learning certain

subject matter.For instance, in such a space professors and students can participate

in the sharing of knowledge, by posting articles (and responses to them), speaker

events, lectures and personal experiences involving topics related to the course.

When this happens, Facebook can be a boon to education, actively engaging

students in the pursuit of knowledge. Yet, as All Facebook recently reported,

teachers are increasingly discouraged (for good reason) from accepting students’

friend requests.

An important benefit seen in the statistics above is the ability of Facebook to

make college students feel socially connected, with a greater sense of community.

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This can be beneficial in boosting students’ self-esteem. Past studies have shown

that students who are active on Facebook are more likely to participate in extra-

curricular activities .But, as we have also seen in the news, social media can also

have a negative effect on emotional health when abused by cyber bullies who

harass and torment peers .Also, as Al l Facebook reported, one study found that

students with the most friends on Facebook feel more health-harming stress. Thus,

students should be warned to not put too much stock in the social network. At the

end of the day, students, as all people, of course, are more than the sum of their

social network .Ultimately, like with anything, how social media affects students

may come down to how it is used and the frequency with which it is used.

For Students, What Is the "Facebook Effect" on Grades?

Social media has several effects on academic work — some more positive

than others. But what is social networking's overall impact on college students'

performance? According to data gathered from several sources by Online

Education.net,Facebook and Twitter are used to great benefit — sometimes.

Students welcome online engagement and resources; around 75% of student

respondents said they'd like to do some online collaboration for class, in fact .Also,

social media may have a positive impact on students' sense of themselves in the

community. Social media-using students were twice as likely as other students to

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feel well-liked by their peers and to participate in extracurricular activities. And

20% more of Facebook-using students (as compared to students who didn't use

Facebook) said they felt connected to their school and community. However,

negative effects abound. Students who use Facebook and hit the books

simultaneously found their multitasking led to 20% lower grades than those of

their more focused peers. Facebook-using students also made less money during

school from part-time work, putting in around five hours per week as opposed to

16 hours per week for atypical, unplugged counterpart. Not only do grades and

finances suffer, but students might actually end up feeling more depressed or

lonely. Almost half of students believe they are sadder than their friends on

Facebook, and 25% of college students have shown signs of severe depression in

their status updates at one time or another. In a word, the results are inconclusive.

But with around 96% of all college students on Facebook, only the most dedicated

academics would consider giving up social media for a slightly better GPA.the

comments, we'd like to know what impact social media had or has on your

academic work. And if your college career pre-dates social media, how do you

think college is better or worse because of Facebook?

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Studies show effects of Facebook on GPA

During the intensive studying and last minute cram sessions of finals week,

students often blame Facebook for interfering in their study efforts and feeling

procrastination. While Facebook might not be helpful when it comes to studying, it

doesn’t mean students’ grades have to suffer. According to a recent study, some

types of Facebook use actually correlate with higher grade point averages.

Published in Computers in Human Behaviours, the study analyzed 1,839 college

students’ grades and Facebook usage. These students reported spending an average

of 106 minutes each day on Facebook. How those 106 minutes of time on

Facebook were spent determines the kind of impact Facebook has on the student,

according to the study. Engaging in activities that involve collecting and sharing

information, such as sharing informative links, proved to have a positive impact on

students’ GPAs. Posting frequent status updates and using Facebook chat,

however, were determined to negatively affect GPA.This distinction is one that can

also be seen offline and around campus. “Those students who spend more time

socializing to the exclusion of engaging in academic work have poor academic

outcomes,” the study said. At the same time, those who post links and use

Facebook to communicate useful information are more likely to be engaged with

the outside environment and in the classroom, the study said. Penn State Learning

Community Associate, Leagh Anderson said that the impact on GPA could also

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depend on when the students are accessing Facebook. Those who are frequently

updating their statuses are often those who are on Facebook intermittently

throughout the day. This intermittent and frequent checking of Facebook can

interfere with the time needed to digest and absorb course material, Anderson said.

Students Greg Brulo and Amy Niedbala both reported spending up to two hours

each day on Facebook. Niedbala said that it sometimes interferes with her

studying, but they both agreed that it does not have any sort of negative impact on

their grades.” I use Facebook to take a break so I don’t get mentally drained while

studying, ”Brulo said. “My time management has a stronger correlation to my

grades than Facebook.

In the Facebook Era, Students Tell You Everything

The impact of Facebook on the college classroom goes far beyond

technological innovations and the ability to build relationships. It has led young

people to publicly announce intimate personal details without thought of the

consequences. And that style of communication has led to some very

uncomfortable encounters between students and their professors. The first time it

happened to me, the student's words came so quickly that I didn’t have time to

think about my reaction. A young woman approached me in the hall with a smile

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on her face, and said, "I won't be in class next week because I have to terminate a

pregnancy.” I was dumbfounded. How could someone share something so private

in a public setting with a professor she barely knew? She had been in my class for

only six weeks, and we hadn't really established much of a relationship, so I had no

idea how to respond. Was she looking for help? Or should I simply treat it like any

other notification of an absence. That incident was one of what has become a series

of encounters with students who are so used to social media that they now openly

share what was formerly considered private. Posting and tweeting intimate life

details are now so normal for them that they think nothing of cavalierly giving too

much information to surprised professors. Lest any reader doubt the stories I'm

about to tell, let me assure you they all happened as I describe over the past few

years. The only facts I've changed are the names of the students involved. Allison

walked into my classroom apologizing for missing two weeks of classes by saying

she had been in rehab for alcoholism. Stan's excuse, stated in front of the class, was

that drugs he was taking for a psychological disorder had caused him to oversleep.

Greg said he didn't have his assignment done because he had to go to court after

being arrested for punching a guy in a bar fight. Carly texted me that she couldn't

make it to class that day because she was in the hospital after having a miscarriage.

A new advisee, Amy, was in tears as she asked if she could shut my office

door. It was her first semester, and she had always had a bright smile on her face in

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the classroom. But in my office, she told me her grades were suffering because she

was having an affair with a local married TV reporter. Such intimate details used to

be considered too embarrassing to share. But with Facebook and Twitter, young

people think nothing of confiding in strangers. Often the less the students know the

person they are communicating with the more willing they are to spill. And they do

it bluntly, now that they are used to summarizing life in

140characters.Oversh-aring creates more than a few mixed feelings in the hearts of

academics. We know that asking students an innocent question, making a

supportive comment, or giving a comforting hug could all be easily misconstrued.

It's difficult to know how tore act, especially when students announce sensitive

circumstances in the classroom. Bill told a room full of students that he was tired

every Wednesday morning because he was gambling every Tuesday night and was

probably an addict. Becky choked back tears trying to answer a simple textbook

question and then apologized, saying her boyfriend had just broken off their

engagement a few hours earlier. Normally chipper Elliot told the class he was

depressed because of struggles with his live-in boyfriend. One of my student-radio

DJ's got on the air and announced that over vacation he had received psychiatric

treatment for his bipolar disorder, detailing how he needed help after attacking a

female shopper at a store where he was the assistant manager! Even personal

hygiene has become classroom fodder. Kurt announced at the start of one period

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that he might miss the next meeting because he was seeing a doctor about a

blocked bowel. Jacob and Carol were platonic roommates but complained in my

class about each other's gross bathroom habits. It has become normal to hear

students proclaim that they have no interest in ever having children, but one senior

added that he planned to get a vasectomy as a graduation if. I even had a student

confess that he paid a prostitute to help him get his mind off being stressed about

midterm assignments. Most surprising are the athletes who publicly brag about

breaking rules that could cause them to lose eligibility for their scholarships. An

underage football player complained as I handed him a test that he had been up all

night getting drunk with teammates. A runner said that he was unable to complete

an assignment after winning a meet and spending the night drinking in celebration.

The most baffling aspect for a faculty member to adjust to is that the same young

people who now tell you everything have conversely become much more sensitive

about what you say to them.

An instructor may make an innocent comment, often in response to what is

perceived to be open communication, only to have the student take offense. A

young woman who spent her entire final semester telling my class about her

forthcoming marriage suddenly froze when I asked her one day how the wedding

plans were going. I didn't know that her fiancé had recently called it off, and she

burst into tears in front of the class. She had changed her status on Facebook and

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posted numerous public messages about it. another course, during the first-day

icebreakers, students randomly picked out questions from a bowl about things like

their hometowns or favorite restaurants. One student, whom I knew from his

constant talking in other courses, refused to answer when his turn came and he was

asked how many kids he wanted. He said that question was "too personal."

Normally gregarious students may turn silent when asked about things that used to

be considered innocuous, like family background or colleges they previously

attended .One guy who openly talked nonstop about his 2-year-old boy got upset

one day before class when I asked how the child was. He gave me a serious look

and said, "Don't ever mention my son again." I was stunned and apologized to the

student afterward, at which time he revealed he was in a new custody battle with

the boy's mother after she moved out of town. I've learned that while Twitter-

addicted young adults usually have no problem sharing too much information with

strangers, it has to be at their own initiative. They think nothing of sending out

personal messages that would make many of us blush but then turn around to

perceive seemingly innocuous questions or comments from faculty members as

"judgmental" or "disrespectful. “In this Facebook age, young people expect

everyone to be a "friend" who is willing to accept whatever they "post." As a

natural reactor who likes to respond to what students say, I have learned it is

important to hold my tongue and show no expression during their startling

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revelations. I may want to drop my jaw and scream "Why are you telling this to

strangers?," but I must remain neutral and act like whatever they say is totally

normal. That's how I responded after a student submitted a video assignment on his

flash drive because he had difficulties getting it to me online. He just handed me

the drive to use for grading his project, but when I later inserted it into my laptop

there were no title son the numbered files. So I clicked on the first file .The dark,

grainy footage showed the head of a girl performing fellatio on my student in the

front seat of a car. That obviously wasn't the class project. I opened a second file,

and they were both naked. I eventually located the correct video to grade but was

amazed that he gave me a drive with such intimate material. When I handed the

flash drive back to him at the start of the next class period, I didn't make a

comment and kept my facial expression neutral. I had learned that no matter what

students share in this Facebook era, sometimes it's wisest not to comment on their

status .Stephen Winzenburg is a professor of communication at Grand View

University in Des Moines and author of The Communication Job Search

Handbook and TV Programming Perspectives.

The Negative Effects of Facebook

As many people know Facebook is one of the largest social networks in the

world today. Facebook is helping people connect with their friends, and relatives

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from all over the world. It makes human begin life much easier. However, since

Facebook is getting well-known, bad things start to take place. There are two

effects that I want to talk about Facebooks Has a Negative Impact on the

Concentration of Students, about 70-75 percent of high school students are falling

behind in class because they spend many hours on Facebook. Therefore, it leads to

lack of time to studying or concentration on schoolwork. Therefore, the percentage

of student repeating the class is higher every year. Students watch adult movie on

Facebook- As Facebook becomes popular , there are more users uploading a lot of

music videos that was over 18. The problem is that on Facebook there are many

middle school students around 8-9 years old always playing around, so the chance

that they would watch adult videos is very high. Furthermore, there are many users

posting photos of their body and putting its up there so it make affect the little kids

who always playing around on the site In my opinion, Facebook has become a

place where you can watch any movies and do not have to consider age. So I

strongly believe that parents should do something to keep their kids. From

watching or learning what they are not supposed to. Facebook will not do anything

about it because if they do not allow the customer to posting videos or photos they

will lose profit. It is very hard to keep track since there are million of users on

Facebook. So it is in the parents hands now.

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Facebook’s Side Effects

Around the world, billions of brightly lit computer screens reflect a blue tint on

their masters as the iconic ‘f’ takes over the screen. With games, friends, and easy

sharing from nearly every website about nearly everything, Facebook is an internet

giant that has a fierce grip on quite possibly the whole World Wide Web, or at least

its users. The social media giant adds a positive spin on teen’s lives but also adds

more stress, “A lot of it is negative like wasting time when you could be doing

homework,” said senior Giovanni Cerutti. As homework stacks up, the stress

doubles for most students, which makes them want to escape. Where they go,

ironically enough is back onto Facebook, causing a vicious cycle .Positively,

though, students can find Facebook to be a useful tool. “I talk to friends mostly I

go on very rarely but when I do, I talk to friends because I don’t have a phone,”

said sophomore Chris McCarter. The site can be especially handy When a student

misses an assignment and needs to make it up quickly. With their web of peers on

hand the student can usually find a fellow classmate to help. Others use it to track

various other interests or hobbies such as photography, skateboarding, or music.

“The best things about Facebook are being able to show your friends things like

pictures and/or videos. Another good thing is the ability to be able to ‘follow’ your

favorite bands and knowing when they’re touring,” Cerutti said. Facebook

sometimes isn’t the true issue but its users and what’s going on when teachers are

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away. “[The] worst is probably like, people can legitimately stalk you no matter

how private you set your profile, people from all around the world can still view

your profile somehow through others,” said senior Brittany Eastman, Alongside

the threat of cyber bullying, Facebook sometimes doesn’t hold up a bright image

amongst students. Drama that is left at a standstill at school multiplies online with

the power of anonymity, without the responsibility of facing the person you’re

insulting, bullying becomes increasingly severe.” I have been cyber bullied as well

as seen it. They were attacking me for dancing with someone’s ex, eventually I just

blocked them” said Eastman. What doesn’t seem very harmful can bring a person

to the brink. Conflicts at school can continue and exponentially grow to the point

where some attacks can push victims harm themselves. From this the harm will

grow to attempting and sometimes succeeding in ending their own lives. Facebook

has the pros and cons of any website, if it’s positive or not is purely up to the users

and how they use it either as a tool, a weapon, or a time waster. Students should

always caution themselves with what they allow to be published on the site and

remember that a screen won’t always hide your identity.

What Facebook Does to Kids' Brains

People love to sensationalize the deleterious effects of new-fangled tech on

the impressionable brains of children. Psychologist Larry D. Rosen's presentation

to the American Psychological Association is a little more nuanced than "Facebook

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Rots Kids'Brains," but it still has plenty to be concerned about. (His title: "“Poke

Me: How Social Networks Can Both Help and Harm Our Kids.")Facebook is only

seven years old and has only been open to non-college students for five years (kids

under 13 are not officially allowed to join), so researchers have no that much time

to study the emotional, physical, and psychological effects it could have on kids.

But science has proven at least one thing: Facebook does something to some

people's brains, probably.

The good

 Kids who spend more time on Facebook learn to show "virtual empathy" to

their friends online, Rosen found.

 For less social kids, Facebooking can help these teens learn to socialize,

explains Rosen.

 When making friends on the social network, kids are more likely to over

look race and make friends based on interest, a UCLA study found.

 Facebook can improve the self-esteem of college students, according to a

Cornell study.

 Silly status updates can help breed desirable traits like entrepreneurship, a

report from the National IT Center claimed.

 Facebook raises kids' self-esteem.

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The bad

 Facebook breeds narcissism.

 While it also lowers kids' self-esteem.

 Young adults who have a strong Facebook presence show more signs of

other psychological disorders and are more susceptible to future health

problem, found Rosen.

 Facebook doesn't prepare kids for real-life talking.

 The social network makes kids depressed, found an American Academy of

Pediatrics study.

 It's addictive.

 It's distracting. In other words, it's kind of like middle school.

10 Adverse Effects Facebook For Students

Facebook negative impact on teenagers, students and children. Facebook

negative impact is increasingly felt, even though the Facebookers many are not

aware of the influence of negative facebook. Perhaps because the name is already

addicted to facebook. But it is precisely this that is dangerous, which is not

realized. Okay, for you the youth and students as well as children, you must know

what the negative impact of this facebook. Because of facebook users is dominated

by the 14-24year olds as much as 61.1%.

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1. No matter with the surrounding People who are addicted to facebook too

preoccupied with his own world (the world which he created) that does not

care about other people and the environment around it. Someone who has

been addicted to facebook often experience this. No matter with their

surroundings, their world turned into a world of facebook. Some say autism.

2. Lack of socialization with the environment This impact of too frequent and

too old to play facebook. It's quite alarming for the development of the

social life of the child. They are supposed to learn socialization with the

environment even more to spend more time in cyberspace with friends who

average facebook discuss something that is not important. As a result the

child's verbal abilities declined. Of course autism is here not in the literal

sense.

3. Wasting money Internet access to open facebook obviously affect the

financial condition (especially if access from the cafe). And the cost of the

Internet in Indonesia is likely to still expensive when compared to other

countries (and even many free ones). This could be categorized as waste,

because it is not productive. Another matter if they use it for business

purposes.

4. Distemper Too much sitting in front of the monitor without doing any

activity, sport has never really pose a risk to health. Disease will be easy to

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 come. Late irregular eating and sleeping. Obesity (overweight), stomach

diseases (gastrointestinal), and eye disease are health problems most likely

to occur.

5. Reduced learning time It is obvious, too old to play facebook will reduce the

allotted time to study the child as a learner. There are even some who are

still busy playing facebook while at school.

6. Lack of attention to family The family home is number one. The slogan is no

longer valid for the Facebookers. Make their friends on facebook is number

one. Not infrequently their attention to the family to be reduced

7. The spread of personal data Some Facebookers provide data about the data

itself with great detail. Usually thesis for people who know the Internet was

limited to only facebook. They do not know the risk is to spread personal

data on the internet. Remember the data is easy once the data on the internet

is leaking, let alone facebook easily hacked.

8. Easily find something pornography It was easy for the Facebookers find

something that smells of porn. Because the two things are the most widely

searched on the internet and also the easiest to find. nah, it's a fact not adult

internet users of Indonesia. Just use the Internet to search for content

"slimy". On facebook would be very easy to find the group ***, group

lonely aunt, etc bispak girl group.

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 9. Prone to the dispute The lack of control of managers facebook against its

members and immaturity facebook users themselves create friction between

Facebookers often occur. The most phenomenal example is the case "Evan

Brimob" some time ago. Evan Brimob is a new member of the police who

know facebook. Please search on Google about Evan Brimob wrote with a

statement that the controversy: "The police do not need society".

10. Beware of scams, Like other media , facebook also vulnerable to fraud.

Especially for children who do not understand the ins and outs of the

internet. For the fraudster themselves, the virtual world conditions that

completely anonymous obviously very profitable.

2.2. Local Literature

Social networking sites let individuals to present themselves, and begin or keep

connections with others. The extremely popular social network site for students

indifferent levels, Facebook, has already printed a big impact on their lives. The

site can be used towards work-related contexts, romantic relationship

commencement and connecting those with shared interests. Members may use the

site to mingle with people they already know offline or to find new friends.

Facebook permits its users to present themselves in an Internet profile, build up

"friends" who can post comments on each other's walls, and view each other's page

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. Facebook associates can also join groups based on common interests, see what

things they have in common, and learn each others' hobbies, interests, favourites

music, and romantic relationship status through their pages .But what are behind

these facts? What does Facebook bring to the lives of the members especially to

the students? How does Facebook affect the life of a student? According to studies,

Facebook has an impact to students.

Some students are using it for educational purposes. Students would like to do

some online collaboration with classmates. It is said that Using Facebook boosts

students’ self-esteem even more. They would feel belongingness in the community

compared to those who do not have accounts. It also provides news on what are

happening in the real world and even in their school campuses. On the other hand,

negative effects flourish. It was found that social networking sites has formed a

new kind of addiction which we called the "social media addiction" and it is quite

true in using Facebook. Are you addicted to Facebook? Some would say "yes" and

some would say "no". It depends on the level of cravings. But in there cent study, it

was found that a lot of students are by now addicted to it, to the extent that their

school performance is affected.” Children who spend much of their time online

find it harder to focus in class and have short attention span " researchers found

through the samples that 7 out of 10teachers believed that their students are

becoming obsessed with social media sites such as Facebook. Their students tend

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to study while using Facebook and it shows that they got 20% lower grades.

Facebook-using students even perform task (projects or assignments) without

completion for the reason that they spend more time scrolling down on their

newsfeed to see updates about their friends and look up for their notifications

rather than finishing their school tasks. Aside that Facebook affects students’

academic performance; it also has an effect on students’ emotional health. Yes,

students feel connected to others but study shows that they manifest depression

through seeing their status updates. Some would utilize the site to express what

they feel towards their enemy in school or even outside the campus. They would

blurt out through posting status that would target their opponent just to hurt their

feelings. With the rampant use of all the social networking sites, students are

coming loose to the real associates. Facebook chats and posts would make them

busy nowadays. They, may be connected to many people but they somehow

disconnect with the important aspects of their lives and one of those is education.

The belief of meeting people face to face seems very odd. Students prefer to send

and receive instant messages or post messages through Facebook. Many other

elements could be the reason for the inattention in studies of students. But

somehow social networks like Facebook have a negative impact on the education

of some students. Facebook could make students vain for better or for worse and it

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is the parents' obligation to watch and guide their children to get the utmost good

benefits from Facebook.

 Get in touch with your loved ones, relatives, and friends

 Get to know the latest news and issues

 Participate in online discussions

 Communicate with your classmates

 Be reminded of assignments, projects, and quizzes

 Conduct group meetings for group projects and announcements

 Get the latest status and messages of your friends through the News Feed

Obviously, social sites have a lot of uses for people with their exceptional

functionalities. Even without meeting in person, people can now interact

with each other and make a productive gathering. However, despite the fact

that Social Media are extremely helpful, it is still not perfect because there

are still some negative points we can encounter while using it .Some of the

bad effects are:

 It invades your privacy

 It distracts you in everything you do

 Too much attachment to it may lead to spending too much time in it without

doing your tasks.

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  There are some wrong information released by unauthorized people that

causes fear.

The mentioned good and bad effects were only partial and it also varies depending

on the person involved. Though some people still makes the best out of Social

Media, we can’t still forget the negative side of it. Maybe, we should just ask

ourselves on what is our current position in the Social Networking World. The

ever-growing technology helps us make our life easier and better but we must be

sure that we should treat it with moderation

The Facebook Effect

One thing that listening to really successful people talk does to me is to make

me think how small I am. People like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

have been my heroes for some time and it is not because they are probably the

most influential people in the world, but because of how much they understand

about our world. These leaders and innovators are truly inspiring human beings.

Watching a few interviews with the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, I was

dumb founded by the world he lives in. It’s really amazing to hear people with so

much influence talk to ordinary people about the effects of their creations and try

to bring themselves down to the level of ordinary people. And it was awesome to

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know how much Facebook has grown these past few years. The last time I

checked, Facebook had over 500 million users who go online with active profiles. I

checked how many Christians there are and found out that they number two

billion. So in less than a decade Facebook has managed to get a quarter of what

Christianity has succeeded in converting to a way of life in 2,000 years. I know

you don’t need a laptop or a mobile phone to get Christianity, but it’s just amazing

how Facebook has spread so fast. Because of its great influence, Facebook has a

lot of critics, and for good reason. No matter how you look at it, whether it is

consensual or not, Facebook is intrusive. Where else do you make available so

many personal preferences, information (including sensitive ones, addresses, phone

numbers, social games) Who can blame people if they get paranoid? People learn

so many things about us in just one page that it is becoming alarming. Sometimes

it can also be depressing when others dismiss us as just another face. I guess that

not too many Filipinos are aware that Facebook has received so much criticism. It

is not that I think they are not aware of what is going on in other countries. It is

more a case of not being able to relate rather than not knowing or caring enough to

learn about other countries. Facebook has revolutionized the way we interact with

other people by making it easy for us to connect and share things we like and to

read about and know our friends. It has made complex human interaction simpler;

it made things that were already there easier. It has simplified how we live our

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lives. But sometimes, simplicity can be dangerous. If we live an over-simplified

life, wet end to overlook how hard life really is. It is like putting a tiger that is used

to the troubles of the forest in a zoo where everything is provided for it. It is just

there to be viewed. A simple life. It is not that I don’t approve of where Facebook

has taken 500 million lives to these past few years; it’s quite the opposite. Through

Facebook I was able to reconnect with so many people I would otherwise have

forgotten. Being on Facebook is a treat that most people will cherish for the rest of

their lives. Some people even find the love of their lives on Facebook! All that I

am trying to say is that while it is great to have a toy like Facebook, let us not

forget that everything else is the real thing. At the end of the day, toys are just toys.

Facebook Addiction of Filipino students

Facebook has been a big trend to Filipinos especially to students. Facebook has

already made a huge impact to people even if it just been known to the Philippines

for the last two years. It is now the leading social network site in terms of

popularity and active users. Through a status message in my Facebook account, I

was able to discover a girl who has been a Facebook addict since she started using

it. She is Marjorie Ditan, a 20-years-old student of La Salle College Antipolo. She

is taking-up AB Mass Communication, Major in TV Journalism and is already in

her fourth year. She is my classmate’s sister. She looks like a Japanese girl who

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has a gentle personality. She has fair and smooth skin. She is not a tall girl but can

project herself as a model. She has a lot of hobbies. She likes reading books,

writing short stories or poems ,watching television, customizing clothes but spend

most of her time in using the Facebook site .Marjorie started using Facebook since

March 2008. She already had been using it for almost two years and five months.

She opens her Facebook account depending on her time schedule. During

Mondays, Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays, she uses FB between 1 p.m. to 11

p.m., since she has no classes or sometimes just spend half day to her school. Then

during Wednesday and Friday, her account is active between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. only

because her classes start at 3:30 p.m. And on Saturdays, she spends her day on FB

during 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. “The minimum hours I spend in Facebook site during no

classes is 10 hours, and the maximum is 17 hours. I can sometimes spend time in

Facebook until 2 a.m., but I don’t stay awake during unholy hour, because it freaks

me out.” Marjorie said. Marjorie Ditan is a college student who likes spending

most of her time in her Facebook account since the very first time she has known

the site. She has benefited a lot from the site and has been already her routine that

she cannot go a day with, without opening her account. She has been a Facebook

addict for the past two years but has not made a huge effect to her studies and to

her social life. “Facebook really gets me because I can flush out my feelings. But it

doesn’t really affect my studies because I am well disciplined and while my

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Facebook account is open, I do tons of projects and even loads of home works.

“She already has 200 friends in her site. Marjorie only accepts and adds friends

who is she familiar with. But even with the help of the site for communication, she

do more than a talk on FB, she still prefers to live among people and socialize with

them face to face than in social networks. She likes spending time with her family

but also do this with some activeness in her FB account. But still, she doesn’t let

this social network to weaken her relationship with her family, friends and herself.

In her FB profile, she usually posts things like skin care, fitness, hair care and other

guides or suggestions concerning a person’s health and hygiene. She also uses her

account to sell stuffs like bags, accessories and clothes. FB has already been her

partner in business. She also like posting suggestions on what clothes to wear,

foods that benefits the body and mind, opinions on how to deal with relationships

in a family, friends or lover and topics that focuses more on communication and

psychological matters. Her statuses are all about relationships and friendships. She

always wants to make sense with what she posts. Foopets Application is one of her

favorite game application in FB that she is so addicted and loyal to. She is a

certified Facebook addict but she never lets her FB addiction gets her personal

social life and ruin her studies. She knows how to balance things and FB is just her

hobby when she feels bored or don’t have anything to do. This proves that even if

FB has been a very well known site to Filipino students, it doesn’t mean that it will

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already serve as our social interaction among people. Facebook is still just internet

operated and personal interaction and real relationships are way better than

network conversation and relationships. And addiction to any social network is a

normal thing to student to help in stress relieves but should not be the cause of any

personal distraction in a person’s life. “Facebook is just a social network!” she

said, as her final words as we ended our interview.

2. 3. FOREIGN STUDIES

Social Networking nowadays was a huge influence among the internet

system. For some people, computers are considered vital on a daily basis. This had

cause to many people become computer addicts to this great service. Now, we see

almost in every social places providing Wi-Fi service. Also, with all the great

technology now days we no longer have to carry a laptop to places to use the

internet, phones have immense technology access. Currently, people can use their

phones to update their social page. Also people who have some level of social

addiction like or find pretty interesting and getting to know everything about their

friends through the monitors of their computers and cell phones. Hanging out with

friends was not often considered by teens. Many people became addicted to social

networks due to the fact that it is very popular among not only young people but

adult people too. It is also an easy access to communicate, and it is entertaining.

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Although, its important purpose to people is to keep in touch with their family,

friends, and old friends that one may have lost touch with. Addiction to these

internet websites became a problem once it starts to affect their daily life.

According to Pamaoukaghion (2005-2010) Social Network Addiction was first

known as a psychological disorder around the world, also internet addiction lead to

social network addiction. According to Young (2009) Social Networking can be

compare as the same as being addicted to drugs or alcohol. Internet addiction is big

cause of social network addiction because people

started to explore the internet and by that started visiting social network websites

and by that people when to internet addiction to social network addiction. Social

networks addiction can also lead to many problems such as problems with family,

work, and friends. According to Pamaoukaghion (2005-2010) Facebook is one of

the most famous visited social network website. There are many levels of social

network addiction, some of the levels are for emotional low self-confidence, and

scared to be exposed personally Pamaoukaghion (2005-2010) (paragraps#4-5).

People with low self-esteem are most likely to fall into social network addiction

because of the unstable social expose with people in person. According to

Pamaoukaghion (2055-2010) in a study from the University of Athens,

psychiatrists discuss about a woman who lost her job because of being online on a

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social network websites. The discussion was about this situation of the women that

it could be a sign of social network addiction.

According to Cheever (2007), there are five signs that may signal one has type of

social network addiction.

1. when one is sleeping late at night spending time on social networks,

2. when a person spends more than an hour in social networking sites, 3. when

one disregards work including school work

4. and also being stressed when you start your day without even using social

networks. One of the most popular sign that you are really became addicted in

social network is when you start to break your schedule and focuses your mind

only in social networks.. Although this information may find totally normal to

some people or may sound alarming to their daily living, According to Hardie, E

(2007) “High internet use was related to high levels of emotional loneliness, but

low levels of social loneliness”. What this means is people who suffers from

emotional distress tend to be addicted in social networks because this sites serves a

great connection between people. Some people have social network addiction

because of their anxiety of communicating with other people personally. In the

primary research conducted for this Literature Review in February 2011 a survey,

some of the results where that many students at The University of Texas at El Paso

(UTEP) see Social Network Addiction as an interest nowadays. This is because

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students used the Social Network as a way to communicate better and easier with

their friends by seeing it has the new fashion to have a social network website to

express them and communicate other than sending an email through their school

accounts. In the survey, many of the students at UTEP answer that they see Social

Networking as a hobby, they add that people should learn to control and limit it.

According to the survey, students already seems to know that they have an

addiction but some of them don’t take it seriously since it not a big critical on their

health. Also according to the survey only 3 out of the 10 students asked to answer

the survey were interested on how they can fix their early signs of Social Network

Addiction. The rest according to the survey didn’t seem to be intere steed even

though they have shown and know early signs of the addiction. They seem to care

more about their social lives and reputation on the internet. Some solutions that

Cheever (2007) suggests is to try to find medical support if symptoms of social

network addiction are getting noticing from closed relatives such as family

members. It is important to also people who notice this type of behaviour for

example with teenagers, parents should know the correct approach to correct or at

least lowering the levels of addiction of their teenager by having open conversation

and try to be has supportive as possible. It is important to be supportive because

that way the person affected by the addiction can feel more confident to become

stronger to manage their addiction. According to Cheever (2007) family should

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spend a lot of time going out than using social networks so that it may avoid social

network addiction. Also Cheever (2007) recommends used the reward system

works is like setting a goal, complete the goal and then reward yourself, and finally

Cheever (2007) states to make an effort to stay offline, to be mature about the

recovery that it takes to become successful to fight back Social Network Addiction.

Social Network Addiction is a psychological disorder, where in almost all around

the world people reaches internet access. It is known that internet addiction leads

to social network addiction. The signs of social network addiction are very easy to

recognize but the person that is affected by the addiction is the one that notices it

the first time but does not seem to pay attention to it since they do not identify

internet use as a psychological disorder. The people that are affected by this

addiction are mostly the ones that have social insecurities, but also the other people

see it as a hobby, but in reality they are being affected by the psychological

disorder. Some solutions of social networking are to be able to do physical

activities: like going out with friends, family, playing sports, or

just to spending more quality time with family. One recommendation is to be able

to control oneself, in the survey conducted in February 2011 many students added

at the end of the survey that one strategy to control their addiction to social

network websites is to manage their time and create a schedule or set a strict time

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schedule. Social network addictions are growing more and more as technology

keeps progressing.

2.4. LOCAL STUDIES

We provide new results regarding the identification of peer effects. We

consider an extended version of the linear-in-means model where interactions are

structured through a social network. We assume that correlated unobservable are

either absent, or treated as network fixed effects. We provide easy-to-check

necessary and sufficient conditions for identification. We show that endogenous

and exogenous effects are generally identified under network interaction, although

identification may fail for some particular structures. We use data from the Add

Health survey to provide an empirical application for our results on the

consumption of recreational services (e.g., participation in artistic, sports and

social activities) by secondary school students. Monte Carlo simulations calibrated

on this application provide an analysis of some crucial characteristics of a network

(i.e., density, intransitivity) on the estimates of the peer effects. Our approach

generalizes a number of previous results due to Manski [Manski, C., 1993.

Identification of endogenous social effects: The reflection problem. Review of

Economics Studies 60 (3), 531-542], Moffit [Moffit, R., 2001. Policy interventions

low-level equilibria, and social interactions. In: Durlauf, Steven, Young, Peyton

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(Eds.), Social Dynamics. MIT Press] and Lee [Lee, L.F., 2007. Identification and

estimation of econometric models with group interactions, contextual factors and

fixed effects. Journal of Econometrics 140 (2), 333-374].

2.5 RELEVANCE OF THE STUDY

The related literature and studies reviewed the causes and effect of social

media, many people want to use social media to communicate to others and to

avoid boredom but some point more people use social media to bash or harass and

post about obscence video or picture and fight to social media. But we can

minimize it when all people support and stop post obscence and fight or maybe

harassment or bashing . This is what we need in life today avoid the fight and have

a peace life and support others.,

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 CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter represent the methods of research used, population frame and

sample size, respondents and the subject of the study, data gathering instruments,

validation of the instruments, validation of the instruments, data gathering

procedures, statistical treatment of data.

3.1. Research Design

This study utilized the Descriptive Normative Method.

The descriptive normative method of research was used with the

Questionnaires – checklists and the survey form as the main instruments for

gathering data. Descriptive research, According to Santiago (1985), concerns two

batch in the STEM students all of them are the respondents. Questionnaire –

checklists and the survey forms as the main instruments for gathering data.

Descriptive research, According to Santiago (1985), concerns the present situation,

prevailing conditions, current practices, contemporary events, characteristics of

groups of individuals, their behavioural patterns attitudes or opinions. Hence, this

method was used to analyse the opinions or perception of the respondents on

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causes and effects of Social Media to STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics) students.

3.2. Respondents of the Study

The respondents of the study were all thirty (30) randomly picked STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students of Our Lady of

Lourdes Technological College, Inc. with the age range of 16 and above years old.

These are the respondents who are capable to gather information about the causes

and effects of cyberbullying.

3.3. Sampling Techniques

The researchers used random and purposive sampling as sampling techniques

because Social Media is one of the most popular issues here in the Philippines,

choosing random sampling doesn’t put the data that we can gather at risk.

3.4. Instrument Used

The researchers used questionnaire as instrument in gathering the needed

data.

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 3.5. Questionnaires

The research instruments are composed of series of questions followed by

choices for the purpose of gathering data from the respondents. It questioned the

background of the respondents including their age, gender, civil status, educational

attainment and also followed by other questions that assumes to answer our

research problem.

3.6. Construction of Instrument

The researchers formulated the concept of their study by reading books,

thesis, documents and journals.

The researchers drafted the questionnaires and showed it to their adviser for

the purpose of knowing the feedback and suggestions that could help the

researchers to improve the study.

3.7. Validation of Instrument

The researchers make sure that the questionnaire is understandable for the

respondents. The researchers do their best to make the questions easy to understand

and also they ask for the opinion of their adviser. The researchers together with

their adviser made revision to improve the questionnaire.

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 3.8. Distribution and Retrieval Instrument

Before the researchers proceed with the survey, the researchers informed the

respondents about the study. Also, we distributed consent form in each respondent

to validate the survey. We distributed 30 questionnaire and we retrieve on hundred

percent of it.

3.9. Statistical Treatment of Data Used

The researchers used the following statistics to sum up the causes and effects

of social media to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in

Our Lady of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

A. Frequency and Percentage Distribution

This was used to interpret the data given by the respondents in the

questionnaires using the formula.

P = f/n x 100

Where:

P = Percentage

f = Frequency

n = Total number of the respondent

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 CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter summarized the gathered data, assembled and presented in

tabular form for further analysis and interpretation. Essentially, the

discussion is focused on the finding on the specific problems posited in

Chapter 1.

PROFILE OF THE STUDENT RESPONDENTS

This topic discusses the profile of the student with their respective age.

Table 1.1 : Represent the age of the respondents in the study.

AGE Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank

15 0 0 -

16 9 30 % 3

17 10 33.33 % 2

18 and above 11 36.67 % 1

Total 30 100 %

Table. 1.1, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to their age. As shows by the table 11 or 36.67 % fall within the age

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bracket 18 years old and above which is the rank 1. Followed by 17 years old with

a frequency of 10 or 33.33 %.

Table 1. 2: Represent the Gender of the respondents in this study.

GENDER Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank

Male 19 63.33 % 1

Female 11 36.67 % 2

Total 30 100 %

Table 1.2, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to their gender. As shows by the table 19 or 63.33 % fall within the male

bracket, which is the rank 1. Followed by female with a frequency of 11 or 36.

67 %.

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Table 1.3 : Represent the civil status of the respondents in this study.

CIVIL STATUS Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank

Single 30 100 % 1

Married 0 0 -

Total 30 100 %

Table 1.3, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to their civil status. As shows by the table all of the 30 respondents are

single, they got 30 or 100 %

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Table 1.4, Represent the educational attainment of the respondents in this

study.

Educational
Rank
Attainment Frequency (f) Percentage (%)

Elementary 0 0 -

Junior High
0 0 -
School

Senior High
30 100 % 1
School

Total 30 100 %

Table 1.4, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to their civil status. As shows by the table all of the 30 respondents are

Senior High School , they got 30 or 100 %

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Table 2, Represent all the corresponding answer of the respondents in the

question number 1 ; What Social Media Applications consumed most of your

time?

Application Used Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank

Facebook 14 46.67 % 1

YouTube 6 20 % 3

Games 9 30 % 2

Instagram 1 3.33 % 4

Total 30 100 %

Table 2, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to the respondents answer in question number 1. As shows by the table

14 or 46.67 % fall within the Facebook, the application that they use most of their

time, which is the rank 1. Followed by female with a frequency of 9 or 30 %.

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Table 3, Represent all the corresponding answer of the respondents in the

question number 2 ; How many hours you were spent using Social Media?

Hours spent Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank

30 minutes to 1
8 26.67 % 1
hour

1 hour to 3 hours 7 23.33 % 2

3 hours to 5
8 26.67 % 1.5
hours

5 hours and
7 23.33 % 2.5
above

Total 30 100 %

Table 3, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to the respondents answer in question number 2. As shows by the table 8

or 26.67 % fall within the 30 minutes to 1 hour and 3 hours to 5 hours, the

application that the respondents spent using social Media, which is the rank 1.

Table 4, Represent all the corresponding answer of the respondents in the

question number 3 ; What are the reasons why you use Social Media?

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Reason of using
Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank
Social Media

Stress Reliever 6 20 % 3

To Communicate 8 26.67 % 2

Boredom 13 43.33 % 1

To get updated 3 10 % 4

Total 30 100 %

Table 4 , shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to the respondents answer in question number 3. As shows by the table

13 or 43.33 % fall within the boredom, the reason why they use social media ,

which is the rank 1.

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Table 5, Represent all the corresponding answer of the respondents in the

question number 4 ; When did you start using Social Media?

Started using
Frequency (f) Percentage (%) Rank
Social Media

Pre- School 2 6.67 % 3

Elementary 14 46.67 % 1

Junior High
13 43.33 % 2
School

Senior High
1 3.33 % 4
School

Total 30 100 %

Table 5, shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents

according to the respondents answer in question number 4. As shows by the table

14 or 46.67 % fall within the Elementary, when did they start using Social media,

which is the rank 1.

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 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

This part of the study presents the three topical areas of this chapter,

namely : summary, conclusions and recommendations based on the findings of the

study.

5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

This study aimed to determine the causes and effects of social media to

STEM students of Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc. in Novaliches,

Quezon City during the school year 2018- 2019.

More specifically, the researchers sought answers to the following

questions :

 What is the profile of the student respondents with respect to :

 What social media application consumed most of the respondent’s time:

 How many hours they spent using social Media :

 The respondent’s reason of using social Media :

 When did the respondents started using Social Media :

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The findings of the study revealed the following :

Profile of the respondents

 Age

o Eleven (11) or 36.67 % among the 30 respondents are 18 years of age.

o Ten (10) or 33.33 % among the 30 respondents are 17 years of age.

o Nine (9) or 30 % among the 30 respondents are 16 years of age.

 Gender

o Nineteen (19) among the 30 respondents are Male.

o Eleven (11) among the 30 respondents are Female.

 Civil Status

o Thirty (30) among the 30 respondents are all Single.

 Educational Attainment

o Thirty (30) among the 30 respondents are all Senior High School

students.

On the respondent’s reasons in Social media addiction

 Application that consumed most of the respondent’s time, the first three

rank are ;

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 o Facebook

o Games

o YouTube

 Hours they spent using Social Media, the first three rank ;

o 30 minutes to 1 hour and 3 hours to 5 hours

o 1 hour to 3 hours and 5 hours and above

 Reasons why they use Social media, the firs three rank ;

o Boredom

o To communicate

o Stress Reliever

 When did they start using social Media, the first three rank ;

o Elementary

o Junior High School

o Pre- School

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5.2 CONCLUSION

1. Social media is a massive recreation of millions of people around the world.

2. Social media is also one of the ways to make people's lives easier, just through

sending messages or email it can help drastically to all people.

3. Not only internet browsing be done with social media because many can be

done on social media such as gaming, finding other information and

communicating with overseas like America and Saudi.

4. It is a social media in the expectations of OFWs as well as in other families as it

becomes their way to communicate with their loved ones.

5. And as Social Media users are taking and multiplying more and more people

can do more social media, because today Social media is becoming a way of

threatening and other bad habits.

6. Aside from the good effects of social media, many can also be made as

unwanted as just using social media to bully, destroy other people and more.

7. Social Media has a wide variety of contents such as Facebook, YouTube, and

any other Social platform that helps people to have an entertainment and at the

same time to make their lives easier. However its positive effects have

consequences that people also encounter.

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5.3 RECOMMENDATION

In the light of findings , the following recommendations are made ;

1. Seminars should be organized in the various schools or faculties to enlighten

students more about the possible implications of social media usage on their

academic performances.

2. Students should make sure that they use these social networking sites

judiciously to ensure that they do not become detrimental to their academics.

3. Teachers / lecturers can adopt new strategies by channelling assignments or

discussions on social media platforms to help inculcate the habits of using these

sites for academic work.

4. Students must minimize the time they spend on social media to avoid being

obsessed by these sites for unnecessary chatting.

5. The university authority should also restrict access to certain social media to

certain social media sites that may be prone of distracting students’ attention

during school hours as a means of minimizing their use.

6. Students should use any kind of social media platform with various restrictions

to avoid its negative effects.

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7. Parents must monitor the activities of their children. In order to have a solid

security that his/her children is safe from any social harm.

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APPENDIX A
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 LETTER OF REQUEST TO DISTRIBUTE QUESTIONNAIRES

January 21, 2018

DR. JENNIFER P. ALAMARES
President
Our Lady of Lourdes Technological College , Inc.

Madame,
This undersigned is presently undergoing a research as a partial requirement
to finish this subject, Research II.

In this connection, I have the honor to ask for your permission to conduct a
survey to the STEM students, about the causes and effects of Social Media in Our
Lady of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

We are hoping for your favorable act on this request.

Very truly yours,

SHADDA FAITH S. ABLITER

Leader

NOTED:

ROUMELLE NOLASCO
Instruction, Research III

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL :

ZENAIDA C. MIJARES
Officer- In – Charge, SHS Department

APPROVED :

DR. JENNIFER P. ALAMARES

President
APPENDIX B
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 QUESTIONNAIRE

PURPOSE: This survey is conducted to gather important information that will

help our research “CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO STEM
STUDENTS OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE, INC.”
INSTRUCTION : Read the questions carefully and answer it to your best
knowledge. Put a check on the space provided.

1. PERSONAL DATA
Name: _______________________________
1.1. Age __ 15 __ 16 __ 17 __ 18 and above
1.2. Gender __ Female __ Male
1.3. Civil Status __ Single __ Married
1.4. Educational Attainment
__ Elementary __ Junior High School __ Senior High School
2. What Social Media Applications consumed most of your time?
 Facebook
 YouTube
 Games (Mobile Legends, Rules of Survival, DOTA, etc.)
 Instagram
3. How many hours you were spent using Social Media?
 30 minutes to 1 hour
 1 hour to 3 hours
 3 hours to 5 hours
 5 hours and above
4. What are the reasons why you use Social Media?
 Stress Reliever
 To Communicate
 Boredom
 To get updated
5. When did you start using Social Media?
 Pre-School
 Elementary
 Junior High School
 Senior High School

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PERSONAL DATA

Name : Shadda Faith S. Abliter

Address : Blk. 40 Lot 1 Denmark St. Harmony Hills 1

Muzon, San Jose Del Monte Bulacan

Age : 18 years Old

Gender : Female

Birth Date : November 28, 2000

Civil Status : Single

Mother's Name : Lorraine Saet - Abliter

Father's Name : Roland T. Abliter

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Primary : Canumay West Elementary School

Secondary (Junior High) : Canumay West National High School

(Senior High) : Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc .

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PERSONAL DATA

Name : Lourenze Jasper Dela Cruz

Address : 593 Virgo St. Gremville Subd. Bagbaguin,

Caloocan City

Age : 17 years old

Gender : Male

Birth Date : September 22 2001

Civil Status : Single

Mother's Name: Joie Anne Dela Cruz

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Primary : Bagbaguin Elementary School

Secondary (Junior High) : Caybiga High School

(Senior High) : Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PERSONAL DATA

Name : Lovely Krizzel P. Epino

Address : 81 D. Bonifacio St. Canumay East

Valenzuela City

Age : 17 years old

Gender: Female

Birth Date : February 12, 2001

Civil Status : Single

Mother's Name : Maria Jocelyn Epino

Father's Name : Ramesis Epino

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Primary : Canumay East Elementary School

Secondary (Junior High) : Canumay East National High School

(Senior High) : Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PERSONAL DATA

Name : Jaime B. Lañojan Jr.

Address 30 Victoria Village Canumay East

Valenzuela City

Age : 18 years old

Gender : Male

Birth Date : December 11, 2000

Civil Status : Single

Mother's Name : Nerissa B. Lañojan

Father's Name : Jaime S. Lañojan Sr.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Primary : Mac Arthur Salanga Memorial Elementary School

Secondary (Junior High) : Dasol Catholic School

(Senior High) : Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PERSONAL DATA

Name : John Patrick P. Ramboyong

Address : Blk. 40 Lot 8 Pisces St. Ciudad Grande

Bagbaguin, Caloocan City

Age : 17 years old

Gender : Male

Birth Date : September 11, 2001

Civil Status : Single

Mother's Name : Ricaflor P. Ramboyong

Father's Name : Domingo Ramboyong Jr.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Primary : Mother and Child Academy-Bagbaguin

Secondary (Junior High) : Caybiga High School

(Senior High) : Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

CURRICULUM VITAE

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PERSONAL DATA

Name : Kim Ezra V. Valenzuela

Address : 1037 A. Mariano St. Bisalao, Bagbaguin

Valenzuela City

Age : 18 years old

Gender : Male

Birth Date : October 18 2000

Civil Status : Single

Mother's Name : Anilda Valenzuela

Father's Name : Juan Valenzuela

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Primary : A. Mariano Elementary School

Secondary (Junior High) : Bagbaguin National High School

(Senior High) : Our Lady Of Lourdes Technological College, Inc.

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