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The Effect of Using Social Media To The Students Behavior
The Effect of Using Social Media To The Students Behavior
A RESEARCH
PRESENTED TO THE
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PHINMA
RESEARCHERS:
JESSA MAE B. ABELLA
WELID S. ABRAR
JOMARI P. ABUNDA
LORGIE MAE C. ACEJO
ERICA MAE S. ALVAREZ
REAL GAL P. AMPO
ISAIAH KOBEE M. ANGAN
KRISTINE MAE R. ANICIETO
KENT JOY P. APARICIO
CANDIES MARIE D. AYATON
INSTRUCTOR
MS. GIFT D. TABUNDA
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
Freshmen, this is the beginning of a new chapter of one’s student life. Learning
and having new experiences and applications in life, specific courses to choose,
studying in a university and many more that could prepare a student for a higher
education (blog. edukasyon,2019) The transition from a high-school to college life is not
easy for most 18 years old student. A study shows that they keep track of freshman
students and mostly did not adjust easily to the new environment (Gordon,2019). One
way of at least coping up these adjustments is through social media wherein website
and application that could help a student. There is entertainment like YouTube,
communication channels such as Facebook and Twitter and also for research purposes
just as Google and Wikipedia (Rouse,2019). Youths of this generation are mostly
interacting in a liable, industrious and significant ways. Social and relational are part of
also one’s belongingness and needs. Moreover, teens all over the world are surrounded
and adopted the social media as a form of connection or to keep in touch to the people
who encourages, inspires and guides them most of all who appreciates and reminds
This research will find out what these social media are. What are their use in the
lives of the University students and their implications on their behavior. New information
Technology (IT) is almost everywhere and has dramatically altered the way we live.
These tools have become valued elements of life in every students merely because
they opened many doors to youth and allowed them to interact freely and markedly
unlike at any other time in history. In Philippines, college and university campuses have
been hit by new generations of youth coming from college with quite a decent
knowledge about information technology and how to use its tools, especially cellular
It is important to state here that by using social media we will able to determine
the behavioral change of a person that will lead into a good or bad use. The emphasis
media.
Theoretical Background
BEHAVIORISM
punishment for new behavior. This theory states that rewarding someone for a particular
behavior encourages him or her to have in the same way that reward strengthen action.
people can learn not only do things but also to act. We all know that our behavior is part
of our psychological field,this is based on the idea that are achieved through learning
and experience. Students nowadays are engaged in using social media. Hence, it has a
individual.
Technological Determinism Theory
individuals in a society think, feel, act, and how the society operates as we move from
one technological age to another (Tribal- Literate- Print- Electronic- Social media).
individuals learn and feel and think the way we do because of the messages they
receive through the current technology that is available. The radio which was the
example used required people to listen and develop a sense of hearing. Television
engages both hearing and visual senses. We then transfer those developed senses into
our everyday lives and we want to use them again. The medium is then our message.
Social media brought about by emerging technology requires people to listen and
engaged often. People then interpret the messages sent to them from social media in
Humans do not have much free will at all. Whatever society as a whole is using
to communicate, they too will use to communicate. Therefore they will adapt to the
medium they are using so that they can send and receive messages like everyone else.
We know that there is one truth by observing what has happened over time. As the
medium changes so does society's way of communicating. People can only use the
medium for which it was created (phone for talking over lines or electronic mail for
talking via computer). If the medium is impersonal (mobile phone) then the message too
is impersonal. This theory is objective in that everyone will act and feel the same no
matter what the medium they are using provided that they are using the same medium.
Values are not involved because evidence is seen strictly through observation.
The theory explains that when new systems of technology are developed, the culture or
society is immediately changed to reflect the senses needed to use the new technology.
The theory predicts that with every new system of media technology, society will change
and adapt to that technology. It explains that there is a simple cause and effect analysis
between the introduction of new technology and the changes in society's way of
This theory describe the framework under which the media is supposed to
operate. It explore the similarities between social media and the audience‘s perception
and opinion. This theory study seeks to determine the correlation between the youth
and their daily usage of the internet and interactive media, and to bring out the effects
experienced. This will determine the suitability of the models to the effects of using
social media in campuses. With everyone electronically mailing each other today, there
is no longer a need to write a joke down to remember it. You can just forward it to a
friend. We also do not communicate with distant friends as over the telephone anymore.
We have started to only communicate through the impersonal use of the internet.
Technological Determinism try to explain how youth have developed and what they
have changed. This theory provides a way to see why this has happened. It also,
explain the simple cause and effect analysis between the introduction of new
technology and the changes in youth's way of thinking, feeling, acting, or believing.
Statement of the Problem
The study aims to determine the effects of using social media towards the student's
behavior
2) What are the different social sites that influences the students the most?
4) What are the insights that the students gain through using social media?
media sites.
2)To find out the impacts of social media has on behavior changes among students
behaviour
3)To determine the risks that comes with use of social media on the student’s behaviour
4) To ascertain how the use of social media has influenced the student's behavior.
Significance of the study
Students
To have more understanding and knowledge about its negative and positive effect
academic growth.
Teachers
The proposed study will help the teachers to have a deeper understanding and be
aware of how the students react or deliver their behaviour through social media, so that
Parents
The parents will be able to understand the concept and will able to monitor and limit
Society
To be aware and practiced the proper use of social media through their daily lives. As
for the researchers, the study will help them uncover, analyze and interpret information
Social Media
Social media provides students a new mechanism for a familiar exercise. Social
medias provides student's direct medium by which to publicly evaluate and comment
administration and fellow students in real-time. Social media zips through our campuses
nearly unseen, dragging behind it the heavy weight of social injustices and complicated
social media’s potential for positive impact, no one is suggesting we pull the breaks on
it, and in many ways the technology is already out of our grasp.
Today’s students communicate via technology, and that If you say absolutely no
Facebook or texting, you are cutting off an important relationship with students
technology as an online teacher use of technology via the use of a variety of tools such
as Skype, text, email, Facebook and twitter. Social media open up new ways for
collaboration and discussion in the sense that, it offers a great deal of content posting,
coping, sharing and search ability by easily using onlinesearch tools. Students today
use social media anywhere and at any time where internet connection is available in
order to meet their educational needs (Dewing, 2010). Students use social media to
communicate with their teachers as a group outside of class and to plan school events
and what not, it also allowed students to get help on school work from teachers during
the evening, weekends, and holidays so that they never fell behind.
The cell phone numbers and WeChat are equally usedto get in touch with
teachers quickly during the school day, if a student is going to be late or absent or
inappropriate contact involving social media, the possible threats are too great. Student
engaging in a private relationship outside the classroom circles begs for inappropriate
courteous and respectful of other such that Profanity, vulgarity, obscenity, or language
sometimes circulates in these platforms. Users could easily display, send, retrieve, or
download any items that are sexually explicit, or contain hate based or discriminatory
material without the notification of a teacher, school administrator or even their peers in
the event. This in turn could make students concede that they have no right or
expectation of privacy with respect to their use of school technology and therefore
People of all ages and backgrounds use social media sites (SMS), Facebook or Twitter.
teenager’s life; a recent survey reported that of teens with access to the Internet, 73%
are members of SMS.1 There are several positive aspects to social media; it can
provide a venue of expression or a network to seek out social support and connect with
peers that share similar interests, backgrounds, or chronic illnesses. Social media
communities can help adolescents expand their social capital, the concept that
adolescents can develop direct benefits from their relationships with others.2 However,
social media can also present an unsuspected danger to adolescents. A recent study
asking physicians at a pediatric clinic if they would search for their patients on SMS
found that physicians were uncertain of the truthfulness of information posted online by
patients.3 This raised the question about how teens, young adults, and their parents
Social 2010 l)
Adolescence is a time of increased risk taking and thrill seeking with a shift from
developing identity.4 Teens strive for connection and acceptance with their peers. The
ability to think past initial consequences and potential risks involved in their behaviors is
variable and depends on age, cognitive abilities, and their psychosocial developmental
stage. Social media can be a powerful tool for teens to connect with each other, but it is
not without the opportunity for significant risk taking behaviors. Often, teens can be
more technologically savvy than their parents, which can make supervision on the
Internet even more challenging. However, more adults are joining SMS; approximately
73% of adults who use the Internet belong to at least one SMS.5 The objective of this
study is to describe the risky behaviors associated with social media use reported by
adolescents and young adults in our urban patient population. (Lenhart A, Purcell K,
Social networking sites allow people to communicate and remain in contact with
friends as well as meet new people. These sites allow people to find others with similar
interests that they can create a relationship with and get to know one another. Groups
can be joined or formed to meet people with similar interests, and views. Social
networking allows for creative expression by using tools such as blogging and
messaging to post ideas and stories (Are social networking sites good for our society,
2009). Users also share poems, interest in music, TV shows, hobbies, photos, and
many other things (Jasson). Event invitations can be made and sent to friends rather
than having to mail invitations and friends can also rsvp for an event on the site. Social
media helps you link up with people all over the world. The positive influence of social
media on include: Helps connect with extended family and friends. Helps develop better
perspectives on various issues. Learn new things, exchange ideas and helps hone their
expression. Social media facilitates the development of technical expertise and practical
understanding of technology in your Negative Effects of Social Media Over the past few
years social media has grown to be a phenomenon in our culture. Facebook operates
the worlds No. 1 Internet social media network with 1.2 billion users, and this is just one
venue for social media . As more people from all age demographics begin to log in to
this growing phenomenon, its important to step back and take a look at the side of
social media that is not so enjoyable. Weve all heard the quote You cant have too much
of a good thing, but how true is this? That is exactly what we will be looking into, is too
much social media a good thing or are you being negatively affected? Studies have
proven that social media in excess can cause negative effects on an individuals time
media. People who are addicted to social media may experience negative side effects
such as eye strain, social withdrawal or lack of sleep. Stress. If you spend your time
researching problems or arguing with people, you may experience stress, which can
have a negative impact on your health. Emotional connections. Social media can help
you connect with more people and stay in touch with those with whom youre already
close. Connecting with people has proven health benefits. Information. You can find a
large amount of health-related information on social media. This can be quite helpful.
On the other hand, if you take random advice without doing proper research, it can also
be harmful.
Chapter III
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS
Chapter 4
This chapter presents the summary of the findings of the research work
undertaken, so are the conclusions drawn from the findings and the
Summary of Findings
After the researchers gathered all the data, there was a high frequency of
percentage of 16.67% for the male and 40 % for the female for the total of 56.67 %
regarding to the respondents’ activeness in their social media using it multiple times a
day causing them to stay up for about more than 12 hours with the different social sites
specifically Facebook with the highest percentage of 33.33 % in all, followed by Twitter.
The respondents also stated the other sites they’ve used like Youtube, Messenger,
Snapchat and Spotify for these sites are used inorder for them to keep in touch with
their family and friends, for academic purposes and for entertainment.
The data also showed that the respondents gave the highest percent of 60% on
social media giving it a positively impact to them as it gives them awareness, pleasure,
entertainment , learning , communicating and being sociable despite that it gives them
distractions, poor time management and addiction. In addition, it also stated that
majority of the respondent’s behaviour and attitude changed in a way that they give
various reasons like being lazy to do the household chores, easily irritated, being
stubborn rude and insecurity of others, but despite of the negative ones, social media
brought the respondents to be open-minded, caring, helps their study routine, being
dependent, friendly and boost their social skills killing the anxiety.
Conclusion
In view of the above summary, it was evident that social media played a major
role on behavior change of the respondents. The students mostly used social media for
communicating between their friends and families. The fact that social media is part of
them especially having been born in this era of emerging technology, most felt that they
could not do without it. They depended on it for various positive things such as research
and contacts with old friends and getting on the loop of what was happening either in
Recommendation
With the use of social media, information sharing have improved tremendously. As
1. LIMIT and PROPER USAGE - Too much using Social media may be dangerous to
2. •RESTRICTIONS - Teachers and parents must protect the child and be strict in
opening sites usually that are not allowed for students/children to open.
3. AWARENESS - Students must be aware for all the consequences given by social
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