The Influence of Social Media in Teen Age Period

A Thesis
Submitted to Department of Languages
College of Liberal Arts

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in Technical English

By:
Ono, Masatoshi

Prof. Rizal O. Dapat

October 2015

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Approval Sheet

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the College of Liberal Arts, Technical
English, this research entitled THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN TEEN AGE
PERIOD has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for oral
examination.

Prof. Jose O. Dapat

Research Adviser

Acknowledgement
I wish to thank my fellow students, citizens and for my professor Mr. Rizal O. Dapat for
their invaluable guidance throughout the course of this thesis. Thank you fellow student and
citizens for the important information, and thank you Mr. Rizal O. Dapat for guiding me in the
importance and support throughout the process. I would like to thank my friends for giving me
encourage and advices.

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Abstract
Title:

THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN TEEN AGE PERIOD

Researcher:

Ono, Masatoshi

Adviser:

Prof. Jose O. Dapat

Subject:

Technical English

School:

Adamson University

Number of Pages:

32

Date Completed:

October 2015

Statement of the Problem

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of social media in the teen age
period in Lawang Bato National Highschool
Specifically the study sought answers to the following questions.
1. What is the profile of the respondents in term of:
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Year Level
2. Does the security of Social Media protect the privacy of the teenagers?
3. What are the influences of social media network in teenagers?

Methods and procedures

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The researcher used the descriptive method of research. The research instrument and
techniques used were the survey questionnaire. Frequency and Percentage were statistical tools
employed in the treatment of the data.

Summary
Age
The total of teen respondents is 50 where 26 or 52% are Male and 24 or 48% are
Females. As to the profile of the users of the social media sites, it seems that the majority of the
Age of the respondents were 13 years of Ages wherein 15 out of are age at 13 years wherein 8 or
53.33% are Males and 7 or 46.67% are Females, which showed that the users were in
adolescence stage.

Gender
It shows that the majority of the respondents by its gender is Male rather than females.

Year Level
As the profile of the respondents by year level, it seems that majority of the year level of
the respondent are grade 8 where 15 or 30% out of 50 respondents are grade 8 wherein 7 or
53.85% are Males and 6 or 46.15% are Females.

Favorite Social Media Sites

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Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to favorite social media,
the respondents favorite social media cites are Facebook that got a 20 or 40% of the
respondents.
Security
Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to their Security shows
that Grade 7 and 8 respondents says that social media site give them enough security for their
privacy. While the grade 9, and 10 respondents says theyre not.

Addiction
Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to their addictive, it shows
that the majority of 50 teen respondents that 37 or 74% of them said that they easily to get
addictive while 13 or 26% of them are not.

Influences
This shows that both males and females respondents influenced by social media on its
entertainment, interesting features, free access, time consuming, habit performing, and its
communication engines.

Improvements
This shows that both males and females respondents agreed that they improves on their
academic performance, social life, communication skills, thinking skills, and their writing skill
by using social media networks.

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Usage
This describes that both male and female respondents agreed on saying social media as a
tool for learning with entertainment and fun, social media as a knowledge sharing tool, and
social media as a tool for social capital formation. But the social media as a tool for making
education more efficient and effective have a different respective when male says that the
disagreed while females agreed.

Conclusions
Profile of the users of the Social media
As to the profile of the users of the social media sites, it seems that the majority of the
Age of the respondents was 13 years of Age. Also the majority of the respondents were male.
Majority of the year level of the respondent are grade 8. This showed that the user have the
experience of the social networks. The majority of the respondents use Facebook as their social
media.

Security of the respondents

As to the security of the users of the social media sites, the majority of the respondents
said that they have lack of security to protect their privacy which shows that the teen respondents
have a trouble to protect their profiles from the anonymous user or the strangers, they may harm
their own persona by this security.

Influences of the respondents

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As to the influences of the users of the social media sites, it seems that both males and
females respondents influenced by social media on its entertainment, interesting features, free
access, time consuming, habit performing, and its communication engines which shows that
users of the social networks are easily to get attracted to its uses and its features.

As to the addiction of the users of the social media sites, it seems that the majority of the
respondents says that they are getting addictive using social media sites which shows that many
teen respondents use social media often.
As to the improvements of the users of the social media sites, both males and females
respondents agreed that they improves on their academic performance, social life,
communication skills, thinking skills, and their writing skill by using social media networks
which shows that social media sites have many advantageous to users.
As to the respondents of the users of the social media sites, both male and female
respondents agreed on saying social media as a tool for learning with entertainment and fun,
social media as a knowledge sharing tool, and social media as a tool for social capital formation.
But the social media as a tool for making education more efficient and effective have a different
respective when male says that the disagreed while females agreed which shows that users of the
social media are taking advantage of the usage of the social media.

Recommendation
Based on the foregoing finding and conclusions, the following recommendation are
presented.

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1. The students must use the social media more for as the social media have a different
kinds of advantage that the user take it for their improvements.
2. The parents must give an advice to their children for creating a setting that can protect
their security to secure privacy.
3. The Future Researchers can recycle the findings for more accurate answers for their
problem.

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Table of Contents
Approval Sheet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Acknowledgement ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
Abstract ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Statement of the Problem -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Methods and Procedures --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Findings ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
Chapter 1. The problem and its Background --------------------------------------------------- 9
Background of the Study ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Statement of the Problem ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Significance of the Study ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Scope and Limitation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Definition of Terms ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

Chapter 2. Review of Related Literature -------------------------------------------------------- 12

Foreign Literature ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Local Literature ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Foreign Related Literature --------------------------------------------------------------- 14

Chapter 3. Methodology -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Chapter 4. Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data -------------------------------- 19
Chapter 5. Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations -------------------- 28
Summary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
Recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31
Chapter 6. References ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32

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Chapter 1
The Problem and its Background
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
More and more teenagers at the Philippines are using the internet at home in their daily
live but they are engaging in an ever more diverse array of online activities. The Internet is at
once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a
medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without
regard for geographic location (internetsociety.org, n.d.).
Social media is a phrase being tossed around a lot these days, but it can sometimes be
difficult to answer the question of what is social media.
Social networks gave a big help to everyone, especially among the students and other
members of the society. Social networks has different features that may enjoy by the people all
around the world, what the problem is, people loses their self-control in using them.
Age certainly become an important factor for social networking sites, it supports the life
phase concepts. Some people get attracted to these sites and encourage other people to connect
within families, friends, teachers and students. Social networking sites become viral
multigenerational that even young people became attracted.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of social media in the teen age
period in Lawang Bato National Highschool
Specifically the study sought answers to the following questions.
1. What is the profile of the respondents in term of:

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a. Age
b. Gender
c. Year Level
2. Does the security of Social Media protect the privacy of the teenagers?
3. What are the influences of social media network in teenagers?

1.3 Significance of the Study

This study will hopefully benefit the following:
1. Students
Thru this study, students could be aware which social media influence them most. This
study could make them realize that it is better to guide themselves in their choice of social media
to use.
2. Parents
Thru this study, parents could give them more security and protect their children from
harm by the strange sites.
3. Future researcher
The future researcher by conducting this study, would have the idea, resources and a good
share to another future researcher.

1.4 Scope and limitation

This study focused on the influence of the social media in teenager in Lawang Bato
National Highschool, Lawang Bato Valenzuela City for the school year 2015~2016.
This is limited to the students at range of 13 Years Old ~ 19 Years Old in any levels who
experience using the social media.
The respondents of the study are the teenager students in high school levels of Lawang
Bato National Highschool.

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1.5 Definition of terms
For clearer understanding of the term us in this study. Below are their meaning:
Social media - are computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or
exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and

networks.
Accessibility - A general term used to describe the degree to which a product,

device, service, or environment is accessible by as many people as possible.

Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the

Internet protocol suite to link billions of devices worldwide.

User - an agent, either a human agent (end-user) or software agent, who uses

a computer or network service. Can be either a Guest or Client.

Website - is a set of related web pages typically served from a single web domain.
A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as
the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet address known as a
uniform resource locator (URL).

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Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
This chapter presents a review of related literature both foreign and local.
This also presents the different variables relative to the study.

2.1 Foreign Literature

Age certainly become an important factor for social networking sites, it supports the life
phase concepts. Some people get attracted to these sites and encourage other people to connect
within families, friends, teachers and students. Social networking sites become viral
multigenerational that even young people became attracted.
MySpace nowadays has historically been a youth sit, helped by its musical orientation
and profile customizations, MySpace has been adopted majority by us teens, creating peer
pressure for the remainder to join, in addition to likely pool of online friends and acquaintances
connect to. An additional benefits to this computer-mediated communication to the youths was
the ability to socialize online after school relatively safe atmosphere, avoiding the often
(forbidden) shopping mall visits of earlier generations. Gender is also important; MySpace seems
to support cross-gender friendship compared to the real world.
Boyd and Elison define social networks as web-based services that allow the individuals
to 1.) Create a public or mid-public profile within the bounded system. 2.) Choose list of people
who used SNSs with whom they share connection. 3.) New other list of connections and those
made by others within the system.
Social Network is an online community where people across the globe (irrespective of
demographic and geographical differences) can develop network with different organizations or

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individuals for a specific purpose. It creates a chain of linked/connected entities
(individuals/organizations, communities, forums, groups etc.) like a tree with multiple branches
and nodes. These branches are the various groups, communities, forums etc. that an individual
intends to join. Hence, a social network represents relationships between node (people) and
flows between the branches (groups, communities, forums, organizations etc.) (Abhyankar,
2011).
Social Network theory views social relationships in terms of nodes and ties. Social
Network is a social structure made up of individuals called nodes, which are tied by one or
more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship common interest, financial
exchange, likes/dislikes, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige (Barnes 1954).

2.2 Local Literature

Social networks gave a big help to everyone, especially among the students and other
members of the society. Social networks has different features that may enjoy by the people all
around the world, what the problem is, people loses their self-control in using them.
Facebook is the most popular social networking site today wherein people may share and
upload videos, pictures, messages and chat. Twitter is also famous to every people nowadays
wherein people can share their feelings, thoughts and ideas. Through twitter, they can easily be
connected to their favorite celebrities and they can also be updated on what is trend all around
the world. Aside from these two, Tumbler, MySpace, and Bing also became a raging craze to
everyone.
Social networking communities will definitely stay due to its millions of users. In
addition, students today stay on these accessibilities of information they may get in social

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networks. Social network may help them in giving knowledge in thesis and journals but still
negative effects of this still overweighs especially about losing their self-control.
Social networks bring a big benefit about communication because through this we can
easily communicate our loved ones despite of the geographic distance. Social network may also
help celebrities to be more contact to their fans because through these sites they can easily post
what are the recent happenings about them. Through social networks we can be updated in every
happening not just in celebrities but also the recent updates to our country and also in the whole
world.
Social networking sites can be a good way to make connections with people who has
similar interests and goals. Communication is one of the main things why social networking had
been viral. Social networking sites are the huge place to gather information on what is trending
nowadays. Trending topics regards celebrities, politics, sciences, technologies, discoveries and
amazing facts.
Social networks is not always good for us because other people use it inappropriate way
wherein some people are posting pornographies sites and nude photos that frequently students
may see.
Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social networks can actually cause
addiction to the users. Students tend to focus on cyber games that block the focus on their
studies. A person gets lazy of works due to over usage of social networking sites and online
games.

2.3 Foreign Related Studies

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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. 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.
Social Network Addiction was first known as a psychological disorder around the world,
also internet addiction lead to social network addiction (Pamaoukaghion, 2010). 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 (Young, 2009). 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, 2010). People with

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low self-esteem are most likely to fall into social network addiction because of the unstable
social expose with people in person.
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 (Cheever,
2009), 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 (Hardie, E, 2007).
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

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activities: like going out with friends, family, playing sports, or just to spending more quality
time with family.

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Chapter 3
Methodology
3.1 Methodology
This chapter discusses the methodology of descriptive method survey for respondents
opinions was conducted in the Lawang Bato National Highschool, Lawang Bato Valenzuela City
Metro Manila, Philippines.
Descriptive Method is directed toward ascertaining the prevailing conditions as can be
learned from the opinions expressed by the respondents through survey questionnaire.
Servilla explained that descriptive research involves collecting data which answer the
questions concerning the current status of the subject (Sevilla, 1986).

The study adopted purposive sampling using the following criteria:

1. High school student in any age were taken as respondents.
2. Must enrolled in Lawang Bato National Highschool and,
3. Had at least experience using Social Media Sites.
3.2 Instrument Used
The questionnaire served as the primary data-gathering instrument for this investigation.
It sought responses from the subjects to the questions posed.
The questionnaire provided profile of the respondents, influences, improvements of the
respondents and usage.
In accomplishing the questionnaire, the respondents were asked to check their answer
from multiple option.

3.3 Formula Used

A = O/N;
P = (A/N) * 100;

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A = Average
O = Overall Total Score
N = Number of Respondent
P = Total Score

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Chapter 4
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
In this chapter the researcher presents, analyzes, and interprets all the data collected from
the survey.
The contents of this chapter are; profile of the respondents purpose of the respondent in
social media and the affects of the respondent in social media.
4.0 Profile of the Respondents
4.1 Age
The profile of the respondents as to their age are given in Table 1.
Age
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Overall Total

Gender
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female

The Percentage of Age

Total
%
8
53.33%
7
46.67%
8
57.14%
6
42.86%
4
40%
6
60%
3
60%
2
40%
1
50%
1
50%
1
1
1
1
26
24

50%
50%
50%
50%
52%
48%

Total
15

Total %
30%

14

28%

10

20%

10%

4%

4%

4%

50

100%

Table 1.
The respondents divides into their corresponding age where, 15 or 30% of the respondent
Age at 13 Years wherein 8 or 53.33% are Males and 7 or 46.67% are Females, 14 or 28% of the
respondent Age at 14 Years wherein 8 or 57.14% are Males and 6 or 42.86% are Females, 10 or
20% of the respondent Age at 15 Years wherein 4 or 40% are Males and 6 or 60% are Females, 5
or 10% of the respondent Age at 16 Years wherein 3 or 60% are Males and 2 or 40% are

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Females, 6 or 12% of the respondent Age at 17, 18 and 19 Years wherein each Age have 1 or
50% are Males and 1 or 50% are Females.

4.2 Gender
The profile of the respondents as to their Gender are given in Table 2.
Gender
Male
Female
Table 2

Total
26
24

The Percentage of Gender

Total %
Overall Total
52%
50
48%

Overall Total %
100%

It can be seen from Table 2 that the total of teen respondents is 50 where 26 or 52% are
Male and 24 or 48% are Females.
It shows that the majority of the respondents by its gender is Male.

4.3 Year Level

The profile of the respondents as to their Year Level are given in Table 3.
Year Level
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Overall Total

Gender
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female

The Percentage of Year Level

Total
%
7
53.85%
6
46.15%
7
46.67%
6
53.33%
8
61.54%
5
38.46%
4
44.44%
5
55.56%
26
52%
24
48%

Total
13

Total %
26%

15

30%

13

26%

18%

50

100%

Table 3
It can be seen from Table 3 that Grade 7 Respondents are 13 or 26% wherein 7 or 53.85%
are Males and 6 or 46.15% are Females, Grade 8 Respondents are 15 or 30% wherein 7 or
46.67% are Males and 8 or 53.33% are Females, Grade 9 Respondents are 13 or 26% wherein 8

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or 61.54% are Males and 5 or 38.46% are Females, and Grade 10 Respondents are 9 or 18%
wherein 4 or 44.44% are Males and 5 or 55.56% are Females.

4.4 Favorite Social Media

The profile of the respondents as to their Favorite Social Media are given in Table 4.
Social Media Site
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
Tweeter
Overall Total

The Percentage of Favorite Social Media site

Gender
Total
%
Total
Male
12
60%
20
Female
8
40%
Male
7
77.78%
9
Female
2
22.22%
Male
3
23.08%
13
Female
10
76.92%
Male
4
50%
8
Female
4
50%
Male
26
52%
50
Female
24
48%

Total %
40%
18%
26%
16%
100%

Table 4.
It can be seen from Table 4 that it seems the Facebook is the most favorite social media in
teenager where 20 or 40% votes for Facebook wherein 12 or 60% are Males and 8 or 40% are
Females, The second favorite social media is Instagram where 13 or 26% votes for Instagram
wherein 3 or 23.08% are Male and 10 or 76.92% are Females, The third favorite social media is
YouTube where 9 or 18% votes for YouTube wherein 7 or 77.78% are Males and 2 or 22.22%
are Females, and the last is Tweeter where 8 or 16% votes for tweeter where 4 or 50% are Males
and 4 or 40% are Females.
Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to favorite social media,
the respondents favorite social media cites are Facebook that got a 20 or 40% of the
respondents.

4.5 Security

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The profile of the respondents as to their Security are given in Table 5
Frequency and Percentage
Year Level
Frequency
Total

Question
Is

your

Grade 7

favorite social

Grade 8

media

site

Grade 9

Grade 10

gives

you

reliable
security?

Overall Year

Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

7
6
9
6
4
9
4
5
24
26

%
53.85%
46.15%
60%
40%
30.77%
69.23%
44.44%
55.56%
48%
52%

Answer in
Majority
Yes
Yes
No
No
No

Level

Table 5
As show at table 5 that Grade 7 and 8 respondents says that social media site give them
enough security for their privacy. While the grade 9, and 10 respondents says theyre not.
As the table 5 presents the security of social media site on the respondents, grade 7
respondents majority says that they have enough security wherein 7 or 53.85% are voted yes
while 6 or 46.15% voted no. The grade 8 respondents majority says that they have enough
security wherein 9 or 60% are voted yes while 6 or 40% voted no. The grade 9 respondents
majority says that they have not enough security wherein 4 or 30.77% are voted yes while 9 or
69.23% voted no. The grade 10 respondents majority says that they have not enough security
wherein 4 or 44.44% are voted yes while 5 or 55.56% voted no.

4.6 Addictive
The profile of the respondents as to their Addictive to social media are given in Table 6
Frequency and Percentage

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Question
Are

Year Level
you

Grade 7

Grade 8

media

Grade 9

site for more

Grade 10

than 2 hours?

Overall Year

browsing
social

Frequency
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

Total
10
3
11
4
9
4
7
2
37
13

%
76.92%
23.08%
73.33%
26.67%
69.23%
30.77%
77.78%
22.22%
74%
26%

Answer in
Majority
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Level
Table 6
As the table 6 describe that Grade 7 Respondents has a majority of voting yes wherein 10
or 76.92% out of 13 Grade 7 respondents voted yes while 3 or 23.08% of them are voted no.
Followed by Grade 8 Respondents has a majority of voting yes wherein 11 or 73.33% out of 15
Grade 8 respondents voted yes while 4 or 26.67% of them are voted no. The 13 Grade 9
Respondents has a majority voting yes wherein 9 or 69.23% of the grade 9 respondents voted yes
while 4 or 30.77% of the grade 9 respondents voted no followed by the grade 10 respondents
having a majority of voting no wherein 7 or 77.78% of the respondents voted yes while 2 or
22.22% are not.
As shown at table 6, it shows that the majority of 50 teen respondents that 37 or 74% of
them said that they easily to get addictive while 13 or 26% of them are not.

4.7 Influence
The profile of the respondents as to their influence of social media are given in Table
7.1 and 7.2.
Legend: VI = Very Influenced, I = Influenced, NI = Not Influenced, VNI = Very Not Influenced
Frequency and Percentage of influence by Males

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Influences

Male
VI
9

Its Entertaining
Its Interesting

11

Its Free

13

I
7
6
8

NI
6
4
3

VNI
4
5
3

Average

Majority

2.81

Influence

2.88

d
Influence

3.27

d
Influence

Its Time Consuming

13

3.12

d
Influence

Its Habit Performing

14

3.08

d
Influence

3.23

d
Influence

It

have

communication

12

engine
Table 7.1

As the table 7.1 describes that Male teen respondents says that the social media sites
influenced them because they are Entertaining with average rate of 2.81 (Influenced), they are
Interesting with average rate of 2.88 (Influenced), they are Free with average rate of 3.27
(Influenced), they are Time Consuming with average rate of 3.12 (Influenced), they are Habit
Performing with average rate of 3.08 (Influenced), and they have communication engine with
average rate of 3.23 (Influenced).

Influences
Its Entertaining

Frequency and Percentage of influence by Females

Female
Average
VI
I
NI
VNI
11
9
2
2
3.21

Majority
Influence

Its Interesting

13

3.17

d
Influence

Its Free

10

3.04

d
Influence

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Its Time Consuming

11

3.00

d
Influence

Its Habit Performing

10

3.00

d
Influence

2.96

d
Influence

It

have

communication

engine
Table 7.2

As the table 7.2 describes that female teen respondents says that the social media sites
influenced them because they are Entertaining with average rate of 3.21 (Influenced), they are
Interesting with average rate of 3.17 (Influenced), they are Free with average rate of 3.04
(Influenced), they are Time Consuming with average rate of 3.00 (Influenced), they are Habit
Performing with average rate of 3.00 (Influenced), and they have communication engine with
average rate of 2.96 (Influenced).
This shows that both males and females respondents influenced by social media on its
entertainment, interesting features, free access, time consuming, habit performing, and its
communication engines.

4.8 Improvements
The profile of the respondents as to their improvements are given in Table 8.1 and
8.2.
Legends: SA = Strongly Agree, A = Agree, DA = Disagree, SDA = Strongly Disagree
Frequency and Percentage of improvements by Males
Male
Average
SA
A
DA
SDA
Academic Performance
10
7
5
4
2.88
Social Life
10
9
5
2
3.04
Communication Skills
8
7
6
5
2.69
Thinking Skills
9
11
4
2
3.04
Improvements

Majority
Agree
Agree
Agree
Agree

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Writing Skills
Table 8.1

2.85

Agree

As the table 8.1 states that the males teen respondents have agreed that they improve their
Academic Performance with average rate of 2.88 (Agree), their Social Life with average rate of
3.04 (Agree), their Communications Skills with average rate of 2.69 (Agree), their Thinking
Skills with average rate of 3.04 (Agree), and their Writing Skills with average rate of 2.85
(Agree).
Frequency and Percentage of improvements by Females
Female
Average
SA
A
DA
SDA
Academic Performance
11
7
5
1
3.17
Social Life
10
9
3
2
3.13
Communication Skills
11
6
4
3
3.04
Thinking Skills
8
10
4
2
3.00
Writing Skills
13
5
2
4
3.13
Table 8.2
Improvements

Majority
Agree
Agree
Agree
Agree
Agree

As the table 8.2 states that the females teen respondents have agreed that they improve
their Academic Performance with average rate of 3.17 (Agree), their Social Life with average
rate of 3.13 (Agree), their Communications Skills with average rate of 3.04 (Agree), their
Thinking Skills with average rate of 3.00 (Agree), and their Writing Skills with average rate of
3.13 (Agree).
This shows that both males and females respondents agreed that they improves on their
academic performance, social life, communication skills, thinking skills, and their writing skill
by using social media networks.

4.9 Usage
The profile of the respondents as to their usage are given in Table 9.1 and 9.2.
Legends: SA = Strongly Agree, A = Agree, DA = Disagree, SDA = Strongly Disagree
Frequency and Percentage of Usage by Males

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Usage

Male

Average

Majority

SA
7

A
8

DA
5

SDA
6

2.62

Agree

10

2.92

Agree

knowledge sharing tool

Social media as a tool for

11

2.96

Agree

social capital formation

Social media as a tool for

2.42

Disagree

Social media as a tool for

learning

with

entertainment and fun

Social
media
as

making

education

more

efficient and effective

Table 9.1
As the table 9.1 describes that male respondents they agreed in social media as a tool for
learning with entertainment and fun with average rate of 2.62 (Agree), social media as a
knowledge sharing tool with average rate of 2.92 (Agree), and social media as a tool for social
capital formation with average rate of 2.96 (Agree). But they disagreed on social media as a tool
for making education more efficient and effective with average rate of 2.42 (Disagree).
Frequency and Percentage of Usage by Females
Female
Average
SA
A
DA
SDA
Social media as a tool for
10
8
2
4
3.00
Usage

learning
entertainment and fun
Social
media
as

Majority
Agree

with
a

10

2.88

Agree

knowledge sharing tool

Social media as a tool for

2.83

Agree

social capital formation

Social media as a tool for

10

2.71

Agree

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making

education

more

efficient and effective

Table 9.2
As the table 9.2 describes that female respondents they agreed in social media as a tool
for learning with entertainment and fun with average rate of 3.00 (Agree), social media as a
knowledge sharing tool with average rate of 2.88 (Agree), social media as a tool for social capital
formation with average rate of 2.83 (Agree), and social media as a tool for making education
more efficient and effective with average rate of 2.71 (Agree).
This describes that both male and female respondents agreed on saying social media as a
tool for learning with entertainment and fun, social media as a knowledge sharing tool, and
social media as a tool for social capital formation. But the social media as a tool for making
education more efficient and effective have a different respective when male says that the
disagreed while females agreed.

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Chapter 5
Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations
This chapter represents the summary of the study conducted by the researcher. This also
contains the conclusions and the recommendations based on the findings of the study.

5.1 Summary
Age
The total of teen respondents is 50 where 26 or 52% are Male and 24 or 48% are
Females. As to the profile of the users of the social media sites, it seems that the majority of the
Age of the respondents were 13 years of Ages wherein 15 out of are age at 13 years wherein 8 or
53.33% are Males and 7 or 46.67% are Females, which showed that the users were in
adolescence stage.

Gender
It shows that the majority of the respondents by its gender is Male rather than females.

Year Level
As the profile of the respondents by year level, it seems that majority of the year level of
the respondent are grade 8 where 15 or 30% out of 50 respondents are grade 8 wherein 7 or
53.85% are Males and 6 or 46.15% are Females.

Favorite Social Media Sites

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Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to favorite social media,
the respondents favorite social media cites are Facebook that got a 20 or 40% of the
respondents.
Security
Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to their Security shows
that Grade 7 and 8 respondents says that social media site give them enough security for their
privacy. While the grade 9, and 10 respondents says theyre not.

Addiction
Based on the total frequency distribution of the respondents as to their addictive, it shows
that the majority of 50 teen respondents that 37 or 74% of them said that they easily to get
addictive while 13 or 26% of them are not.

Influences
This shows that both males and females respondents influenced by social media on its
entertainment, interesting features, free access, time consuming, habit performing, and its
communication engines.

Improvements
This shows that both males and females respondents agreed that they improves on their
academic performance, social life, communication skills, thinking skills, and their writing skill
by using social media networks.

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Usage
This describes that both male and female respondents agreed on saying social media as a
tool for learning with entertainment and fun, social media as a knowledge sharing tool, and
social media as a tool for social capital formation. But the social media as a tool for making
education more efficient and effective have a different respective when male says that the
disagreed while females agreed.

5.2 Conclusions
Profile of the users of the Social media
As to the profile of the users of the social media sites, it seems that the majority of the
Age of the respondents was 13 years of Age. Also the majority of the respondents were male.
Majority of the year level of the respondent are grade 8. This showed that the user have the
experience of the social networks. The majority of the respondents use Facebook as their social
media.

Security of the respondents

As to the security of the users of the social media sites, the majority of the respondents
said that they have lack of security to protect their privacy which shows that the teen respondents
have a trouble to protect their profiles from the anonymous user or the strangers, they may harm
their own persona by this security.

Influences of the respondents

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As to the influences of the users of the social media sites, it seems that both males and
females respondents influenced by social media on its entertainment, interesting features, free
access, time consuming, habit performing, and its communication engines which shows that
users of the social networks are easily to get attracted to its uses and its features.

As to the addiction of the users of the social media sites, it seems that the majority of the
respondents says that they are getting addictive using social media sites which shows that many
teen respondents use social media often.
As to the improvements of the users of the social media sites, it seems that both males
and females respondents agreed that they improves on their academic performance, social life,
communication skills, thinking skills, and their writing skill by using social media networks
which shows that social media sites have many advantageous to users.
As to the respondents of the users of the social media sites, it seems that both male and
female respondents agreed on saying social media as a tool for learning with entertainment and
fun, social media as a knowledge sharing tool, and social media as a tool for social capital
formation. But the social media as a tool for making education more efficient and effective have
a different respective when male says that the disagreed while females agreed which shows that
users of the social media are taking advantage of the usage of the social media.

5.3 Recommendation
Based on the foregoing finding and conclusions, the following recommendation are
presented.

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1. The students must use the social media more for as the social media have a different
kinds of advantage that the user take it for their improvements.
2. The parents must give an advice to their children for creating a setting that can protect
their security to secure privacy.
3. The Future Researchers can recycle the findings for more accurate answers for their
problem.
Chapter 6
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