Chapter 5

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

This chapter summarizes the results of this study including the

conclusions and the implication as well as the recommendations of the
researcher regarding the results of this study.

SUMMARY

The problem. This study designed to understand the various dimensions

in which SNSs are used by the student revealed interesting results. This study
sought to determine the demographic profile characteristics of the participants
in terms of their age, course, and program, most popular SNSs, and use of
various applications of SNSs.

Methods. The participants of the study comprised the students enrolled

in College of Arts and Social Sciences. There were 30 students who participated
in the study. Descriptive method designed was used in this study and
frequency and percentage distribution were used for analysis and
interpretation.

Findings. The following are the findings as revealed in the study.

Most of the respondents are in early adulthood (19) aim the percentage of
(48%). The dominant numbers in this study are females (10%) and majority of
the respondents are from Bachelor of Science in Psychology (27%).Majority of
the respondents have membership in more than three (63%) active membership
in SNSs, most of them are member of any community/pages/group in SNSs
(16.37%) on the contrary; majority of the respondents did not owned any
community/pages/group in SNSs (29.79%).

It also reveals that respondents have been using social networking sites
for more than 3 years (90%). Majority of them ranked the Facebook as first
place as their favorite SNSs, access their SNSs daily (93%), and they spent in
SNSs more than 3 hours (47%) in social networking sites.

For participation in discussion 33% of the total population says rarely

participate in discussion in SNSs. Most of the respondents have friends more
than 301 (87%), 57% of the users do not use gaming or other mere
entertainment application in SNSs.

Reasons for using SNSs, majority of the respondents says they use SNSs
to keep in touch with their existing friends or offline connections.

For frequently used SNS applications. For status update out of 30 respondents
14 of them rare to visit their SNSs profile, for video sharing 14 respondents rare to
share videos to others, for chats 17 of them chats daily to their friends in SNSs, 13 of
the respondent rare to comments or scrap in other user profiles, and 21 of them rare
to theme their SNSs accounts.

27 or 52% of the respondents’ beliefs that the online social networking

has made a positive impact on their social life and 25 or 48% of the student
community thinks the opposite.

Conclusion

Analyzing the research findings we can know that it has a

great influence over the student community and they use it
primarily for maintaining their contacts. It is critical to understand
that the ease of communication and share thoughts is what keeps
people in social networks. Social networking sites, which are rapidly
becoming the hottest priority of the generation, must concentrate
and develop their communication aspect as users are mostly
interested in communication element of SNSs. In the near future,
with the opening of 3G mobile services, mobile social networking
will be one of the popular features of mobile services. In the turn of
the 21st century social networking is increasing in popularity by
leaps and bounds.

Recommendations

This study may serve as a guide and reference for the students who aim
to study about social networking sites uses.
 Results of this study could be used as feedback for the school
administrators that would give great contribution in this institution which
gives knowledge and awareness to researchers.

This research will aid them their discussions regarding related lessons. It
will be easier for them to tackle related topics about this research.

This research will be a useful reference for the researchers who would
plan to make any related study about social networking sites.