EFFECTS OF FAKENEWS DISSEMINATION TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS’ PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

Statement of the Problems

This study aims to determine the effect of fake news dissemination to senior high

school students’ psychosocial perspectives. Specifically, it seeks to answer the following

research problems:

1. What is the profile of senior high school students in terms of:

1.1 sex

1.2 age

1.3 year level

1.4 socio-economic status

2. What is the effect of fake news dissemination to senior high school students’

psychosocial perspectives in terms of:

2.1 mental

2.2 behavioral

2.3 emotional

2.4 social aspects

3. Is there a significant difference in the effect of fake news dissemination to senior high

school students’ psychosocial perspectives when data are analyzed according to

profile?

Hypothesis
 1. There is no significant difference in the effect of fake news dissemination to senior

high school students’ psychosocial perspectives when data are analyzed according to

profile.

Conceptual Framework
Figure 1 presents the effect of fake news dissemination to senior high school students’

psychosocial perspectives.

Senior high
students’
psychosocial
Fake News
perspectives:
Dissemination
Mental
Behavioral
Emotional
Social aspects

Profile of the
students in terms of:
Sex
Age
Year level
Socio-economic
status

Figure 1. The Conceptual Framework of the Study

Figure 1 presents the interrelationship of the independent and dependent variables,

The independent variable in the study is the fake news dissemination. The dependent variables

are the effects of fake news to students’ psychosocial perspectives. These variables are needed

to determine the students’ psychosocial perspectives such as mental, behavioral, emotional

and social aspects. In addition, the profile of the senior high school students such as sex, age,

year level and socio-economic status are also considered in this study.

Operational Definition of Terms

Fake News Dissemination

Sex

Age

Year Level

Socio-Economic Status

Psychosocial Perspectives

Mental

Behavioral

Emotional

Social Aspects
 EFFECTS OF FAKENEWS DISSEMINATION AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS’ PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

SURVEY QUESTIONAIRE

Part 1: Profile

Name: __________________ (optional)

Sex Age
Male  15 – 17 years old
Female  18 – 20 Years old
 21 Years old and above

Grade Level Socio Economic Status

 Grade 11  Php5,000 and below
 Grade 12  Php 6,000 to Php10,000
 Php 11,000 to Php15,000
  Php 16,000 to Php20,000
 Php 21,000 to Php25,000
 Php 26,000 and above

Part II: EFFECTS OF FAKENEWS DISSEMINATION AMONG SENIOR HIGH

SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVES

Directions: The items below pertain to the effects of fake news dissemination among senior
high school students’ psychosocial perspectives. Please read each item carefully, for your
response and please put check mark (/) on the appropriate column of the item. Be guided by
the following descriptions:
4-Very high effect
3 – High effect
2- Moderate effect
1-No effect

Statement 4 3 2 1
A. Mental
Fake news dissemination……
1. Fake news disturbed me a lot
2. I forgot what to say when I hear fake news.
3. I cannot focus on the things I do because of fake news.
4. I can easily understand the information about fake news.
5. I share ideas in the class about fake news and I don’t believe in
it.
B. Behavioral
1. I feel irritated when I hear fake news.
2. Fake news annoys me a lot.
3. I don’t trust my friends.
4. I don’t listen to others opinions.
5. I cannot get well with others.
C. Emotional
1. I became insensitive because of fake news.
2. I am emotional because of fake news.
3. I don’t accept others opinion.
4. I don’t sympathize my friends.
5. I don’t appreciate people around me.
D. Social aspects
1. I don’t want to cooperate with my friends
2. I don’t want to participate in the extracurricular activities.
3. I hate to go to party because of fake news.
4. I don’t like to accept anything from my friends.
5. I don’t want to socialize with other people.