Social Media Addiction and its Effects to Senior High School Students’ Behavior in

School

A Research Study

In partial Fulfillment

of the Requirement for the Subject: Practical Research 2

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would be more than glad to allow us to acknowledge the ever growing support
and guidance of our Practical Research teacher in the making of the research whom she
never failed to help and hand out advices in succeeding our study.

To the members in the group; achieving this research would be incomplete without
the presence and the overall help from them.

To our parents, who supported us individually and financially in order to contribute

equally and the guidance as well from them.

We would like to thank as well our classmates, whom we influence and also being
influenced by throughout the process.

To God who gave us the opportunity in the making and achieving this study as a
team; and most importantly having faith within that motivated us verily.

Most importantly, thanking our own selves in making this a remarkable experience
throughout the making of the study and consuming our precious time in placing our heart
and mind in achieving it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page

Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Rationale of the Study 1-3

Theoretical Background 4-6

Statement of the Problem 7

Scope and Delimitation 8

Significance of the Study 9

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Review of Related Literature 10-15

Review of Related Studies 16-18

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design 19

Research Environment 19

Research Respondents 19-20

Research Instruments 20

Research Procedure
 Gathering of Data 20

Definition of Terms 21

Bibliography 22

Appendices

Appendix A. Transmittal Letter 23

Appendix B. Survey Questionnaire 24-25

Curriculum Vitae 26-30

 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

RATIONALE

Today, the ease of Internet access worldwide has made it one of the most popular

media of seeking information and for communication (Ramamohanarao et al, 2007).

However, as the Internet is being considered as a highly enlightening and entertaining

media, people tend to engage in several activities on it; some of which may be

potentially addictive. One of such activities is the use of social media (Kuss& Griffiths

2011).

Social media has become a global phenomenon and a very important means of

communication among peers, families and friends. Dearborn (2014) stated that, “social

media is a communication channel which is very popular, extremely fast, broad, has

proven to be highly effective and as well as trusted by billions of people to share and

discover content concerning individuals, brands, information, and entertainment”. Due to

this, people can communicate easily with everyone anytime they want.

Undoubtedly, the introduction of social media in the last decade has largely attracted

many people -- specifically students. Thus, the mass appeal of social media could be an

issue of concern, especially with regards to the steady increase in the time students

spend online that may affect and influence their behaviors. The excessive use of these

platforms is alarming enough as this could lead to social media addiction. According to

Walker (2011), social media addiction is where a user spends too much time on social
media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) such that it negatively affects other aspects of

his or her daily life like school, work or relationship and behaviors towards others.

In addition, addiction as described by the American Psychological Association (2014)

refers to a “compulsive behaviour that leads to negative effects” wherein, like in other

forms of addictions such as drugs, gambling, video gaming, overeating etc., people feel

bound to particular activities such that they become harmful habits, which then obstructs

other important activities in their lives such as their school works and performance and

this can be said of people specifically students who use social media excessively.

On the other hand, as students are being addicted to social media they tend to get

influence with the things they have seen and encountered in these platforms. This is a

serious problem for this could negatively impact the student’s behavior which is evident

in their actions in schools.

Undeniably, the magnitude of the use of these various platforms has become a cause

for concern in recent times. In this premise comes the interest of the researchers to

know the effects of social media addiction to the behavior of Senior High School

Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) students in University of Cebu Lapu-

Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM). This study is primarily supported with the Uses and

Gratification Theory proposed by EhlinKants in 1959 for the reason that this theory is an

approach to gaining insight on how and why people look for particular media to satisfy

particular needs. Also, related studies have been found such as the “Impacts of Social

Media among the Youth on Behavior Change: A Case Study of University Students in

selected universities in Nairobi, Kenya” conducted by Rita Njorge on the year 2013.

With social media conveying individuals closer to one another more than ever leading

to one of the best medium for communication and offering wide variety of entertainment,
students nowadays have been very dependent on it and even using it excessively on

their day-to-day life. Thus, as social media addiction is becoming a common disorder to

students of today’s generation, this research will seek to have conclusions on the effects

of social media addiction to the participants’ behavior.

Theoretical Background

These days the most commonly utilized method of communication is social media

and it is being used by individuals belonging to every walk of life. Due to this, social

media has become pervasive thus impacting the behaviors of the people using it. It has

revolutionized the way we communicate, interact and socialize. Also, this new approach

to consuming and creating information is in particular attractive to youth as a platform

and space for activities not possible in the face-to-face context (Leea, Chena, Lia& Lin,

2015).

With social media providing flexibility in learning, stimulate innovative ideas, and

increase interpersonal relationships among student, these tools, however, can have

negative impacts on students as they might distract their attention from the learning

process, reduce their physical social interaction and make them potentially addictive.

The excessive use of social media tools by students has led to the changed in shape

and structure of students’ social behavior and academic practices. With such a high rate

of students using social media networking on daily basis, there is a strong need to

analyze the extent to which social media is having its impact on students. Thus, this

research will seek to have conclusions on the effects of social media addiction to the

behaviors of Senior High School ABM students in UCLM.

Certainly, coming up with theories is the heart of its scientific process that needs

thorough study, evidences and investigation to support the research. Hence, in order to

know the effects of social media addiction to the participants’ behavior, the researchers

used a specific theory which is the Uses and Gratification that explains why they use

social media. The theory of uses and gratifications was first introduced by an American

sociologist Elihu Katz in 1959 in an article in which he explained that communication

research was near extinction because researchers only focused on the effects the media

had on people. He therefore suggested that researchers’ focus must be on how media is

used.

Elihu Katz first introduced the Uses and Gratification Approach, when he came up

with the notion that people use the media to their benefit. The perspective emerged in

the early 1970’s as Katz and his two colleagues, Jay Blumler and Michael Gurevitch

continued to expand the idea. This theory was contemporary because it contradicted

older views that assumed the audience was a passive group. The Uses and

Gratifications Approach views the audience as active, meaning that they actively seek

out specific media and content to achieve certain results or gratifications that satisfy their

personal needs.

According to Ruggerio (2000), internet users choose activities online that satisfy

needs like “entertainment, information and social interaction.” Uses and Gratification

theory therefore shows an affirmative relationship between the choice of using social

media and the gratification users get when they use it. Ruggerio again states that “the

Uses and Gratification theory is important for internet related research because of its

ability to examine new technologies with regards to its strengths in evaluating new media

because of their characteristics”. This assertion is backed by Severin&Tankard (2001)

who admit that the uses and gratifications theory is extremely effective as technology

moves the universe into the electronic information age.

Additionally, different studies have been found by the researchers which uses the

Uses and Gratification theory and one of which is “Social Media Addiction among

Students of the University of Ghana” conducted by AkuaAdoasiOtu last October 2015.

This study is a quantitative analysis of the level of social media addiction among
students of the University of Ghana. Using the Uses and Gratification theory as the

theoretical framework, which looks at people’s choice of specific media to satisfy specific

pleasures sought from the media they choose. This theory assume that users of media

rely on it to fulfil specific needs and in the process develop preoccupations with it and

will explain how students of the University of Ghana use social media and whether they

have developed dependencies on the media they use.

The researchers choose the Uses and Gratification Theory for the reason that this

explains why students look for different social media platforms to meet their interests

and entertainment. Also, this theory focuses on what people do with media, as opposed

to what media does to people. Thus, the Uses and Gratification Theory will be a great

help for this research for it seeks to know the effects of social media addiction to the

students’ behavior in school.

Statement of the Problem

This study would like to check on the effects of social media addiction to the ABM

Senior High School Students’ behavior in the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and

Mandaue of the 1st semester of the school year 2018-2019.

Specifically, this study will seek to answer the following questions:

1. What is the participant’s background of social media in terms of:

a. Specific social media platform they use (Smith and Anderson, 2018);

and

b. Frequency in the usage of the platform (Duggan, M. & Ellison, N.

et.al., 2013)

2. What are the possible behaviors of participants from the usage of

social media (Ritchel, 2010)?

a. Procrastination of participants

b. Depression

c. Withdrawal of personal interactions

3. Based on the findings, what conclusion or inferences can be acquired

when it comes to the effects of social media addiction to the

participants’ behavior?

4. What specific recommendations can be provided to the participants in

connection to their issue of Social Media Addiction?

Scope and Delimitation

This study focused mainly on the students’ background of social media use and its

effects on the students’ behaviors in a selected university in Cebu for the 1st semester of

school year 2018-2019.

The students’ background of social media was limited only to the specific social

media platform they use such as Facebook, Youtube, Instagran, Pinterest, Snapchat,

LinkedIn and Twitter and their frequency in using the platform. Furthermore, the effects

of social media in the behaviors of students are limited only to procrastination of

participants, depression and withdrawal of personal interactions.

This study only evolves to one (1) selected university in Cebu which is the University

of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM). Also, the study only focuses the Grade 12

ABM Senior High School students of the institution.

Significance of the Study

This study is beneficial to the following people:

The Students.This study will give awareness to student on the effects of social media

addiction on their behavior. Moreover, they can be enlightened and may practice using

social media in a responsible way.

The Parents. This study will help the parents to understand why their children are being

addicted to social media. Through this study, they can formulate some preventive

measure to help their children not to use social media frequently.

Co-researchers. This study can help co-researchers to receive research ideas and

information. Also, the findings of this study can be beneficial for them as they go on with

their research.

Future researchers. This study may benefit future researchers since this will serve as

blueprint for their future researches. Also, it gives them the necessary recommendations

in improving their study from the information and data being gathered by this research.
 II

Review of Related Literature

The realm of social media is increasingly rising as the technology is emerging in

today’s time. Thus, researchers begun to investigate the various aspects of social media

and its effects to students’ behavior in school. Many studies have been conducted

around the world to investigate how these sites may influence issues of identity, privacy,

social capital, youth culture, education and interpersonal relationships. Therefore, an

attempt has been made in this chapter to review literature and articles related to the

theme of the research. It is evident that there exists a relation between social media and

their impact on the youth‘s change in behaviour. Consequently, messages can reach

audiences and target groups in real time and they can generate changes and

tendencies.

This study mainly tackles about the participant’s background of social media and the

possible behaviors of participants from the usage of social media. Social media has

become a part and parcel of everyone’s life. The participant’s background of social

media has become a norm. Despite all the beneficial aspects of the uses of the social

media, it has negative impacts especially if they do not know how to handle or use social

media in a responsible way. It affects their behavior, relationships with others, students

easily get distracted thus it leads to procrastination.

The first main variable of this study is the student’s background of social media use.

Social media and social networks, from Facebook to Snapchat to Twitter and beyond,

are an increasingly important part of how we communicate and connect day to day. They

are a key for staying in touch and up-to-date as well as contributing to our world and

being creative. Many students look for social networking sites to expand their personal
learning network and to discover resources. Social media access and usage has grown

rapidly in the past several years. In academia, social media is a new pedagogical tool

that may be used to engage students both inside and outside the economics classroom,

and impact their overall success (Al-Bahrani, et.al,.2015, p. 36-50).

The sub-variable include the specific platform they use such as Facebook, Youtube,

Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn and Twitter and their frequency in using the

platform. People use social media platforms to keep in touch with friends, to fill spare

time, to share some ideas and makes life easier. In the journal written by Aaron Smith

and Monica Anderson (2018), a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults, found

that the social media landscape in early 2018 is defined by a mix of long-standing trends

and newly emerging narratives. As has been the case since the Center began surveying

about the use of different social media in 2012, Facebook and YouTube dominate this

landscape, as notable majorities of U.S. adults use each of these sites. At the same

time, younger Americans (especially those ages 18 to 24) stand out for embracing a

variety of platforms and using them frequently. Some 78% of 18- to 24-year-olds use

Snapchat, and a sizeable majority of these users (71%) visit the platform multiple times

per day. Similarly, 71% of Americans in this age group now use Instagram and close to

half (45%) are Twitter users. People spend so much time on different sites and they

were not able to handle the social media revolution that it begins to interfere with their

lives. Psychologists are referring to this as a social networking compulsion or addiction.

On the article of Dr. Wilson (2015), it states that spending more than one hour daily at

social media sites is a sign of social media addiction. Pew Research asked users of

each platform how often they engage with the site, whether on a daily, weekly or less

frequent basis. Facebook users are highly engaged with the platform. Fully 70% say

they use Facebook daily (including 45% who do so several times a day). Some 17% visit
Facebook weekly, while 12% of users log on less often. Some 36% of Twitter users visit

the site daily, with 22% saying they go on Twitter several times a day. Another 24% say

they visit a few days a week, while 40% say they check Twitter less often. Some 17% of

Pinterest users visit the site daily, including 9% who visit several times a day. Some 29%

of users go on Pinterest weekly, while 52% say they visit the site less often. Lastly some

13% of LinkedIn users visit the site every day, including 7% who say they visit LinkedIn

several times a day, stated by Duggan, M, & Ellison, N. et.al, 2013)

.According to Melissa Leiter (2014), students have the strongest presence in different

platforms: First, Facebook it is a website that allows registered users to create profiles,

upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and

colleagues. Second, YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to favorites,

report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-

generated and corporate media videos. Third, Instagram an online photo-sharing

application and social network platform that allows users to edit and upload photos and

short videos through a mobile app. Fourth, Pinterest where we go to be inspired and get

ideas, be it for style, for cooking, for design or for words of wisdom for day-to-day life.

Fifth, Snapchat focused on private, person-to-person photo sharing, you can now use it

for a range of different tasks, including sending short videos, live video chatting,

messaging, creating caricature-like Bitmoji avatars, and sharing photos and videos.

Sixth, LinkedIn is typically where people go to look for jobs and/or connect with other

business professionals. and lastly, Twitter people use it to connect with their immediate

social network, it's typically a place where people go for niche content that interests

them.

Today, young generations grow up having great contact with different kinds of social

media. It is evident that there exists a relation between social media and their impact on
the youth‘s change in behaviour. Thus, another variable of this research is the possible

behaviors of students from the usage of social media. Richtel (2010) states that lure of

these technologies, while it affects adults too, is particularly powerful for young people.

The risk, they say, is that developing brains can become more easily habituated than

adult brains to constantly switching tasks — and less able to sustain attention. Thus, this

affects the behaviors of the students on their day-to-day life. In a book titled Social

Media: Usage and Impact written by Al-Deen (2012), it states that within the past ten

years, social media such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, and others

have grown at a tremendous rate, enlisting an astronomical number of users. Also, it

explores the emerging role and impact of social media as they evolve. The contributors

examine the implementation and effect of social media in various environments,

including educational settings, strategic communication, politics, and legal and ethical

issues.

The sub-variables include the procrastination of participants, depression and

withdrawal of personal interactions (Richtel, 2010). Richtel (2010) defines procrastination

as to put off something until another day or time. He expanded that “students have

always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the

constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and

learning”. According to the book of Timothy Pychyl (2010) titled Solving the

Procrastination Puzzle, the basic notion of procrastination as self-regulation failure is

clear, you know what you ought to do and you’re not able to bring yourself to do it. It’s

that gap between intention and action. The author clarified that procrastination is a

matter of choice, having the freedom to choose whether to do the certain task or not.

Despite being able to do the task, the control of our own behavior, emotions or thoughts

altering with the demands of the situation does not go along with our intention. On the
article of The Huntington News written by Morford (2014), the social media is cited as

the largest source of procrastination. Procrastination is by no means a new invention,

but its survey shows that social media takes time from studying and projects the most.

The second sub-variable, depression, is defined by Richtel (2010) as an illness wherein

it significantly affects the way someone feels, causing a persistent lowering of mood.

Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your

physical and mental health. The book titled Social Networking and Depression written by

Feinstein, et. al. (2015) reviews the theoretical basis for a potential association between

social networking sites (SNS) use and depression as well as the empirical literature on

this association and its underlying mechanisms. Also, it states that research on social

media use and mental health has important implications for the users themselves as well

as those who interact with other social media users. Also, according to the article titled

“Does social media cause depression?” by Waldemar (2018), as the popularity of the

internet grew, depression and mood disorders among adolescents have steadily risen,

becoming the most lethal affliction to young people in the developed world. Research on

social media use has concluded over and over again that as social media use rises, so

does the number of cases of depression and mood disorders. Lastly, the third sub-

variable is the withdrawal of personal interactions. Richtel (2010) states that social

media has led us to have fewer interactions with the people that they associate with. The

majority of people have access to social media at any time they please via their

smartphones, so this only worsens as more people begin to acquire smartphones.

According to the article of Jeff Nalin titled Social Media and Teen Depression: The Two

Go Hand-In-Hand, when it comes to the dangers of social media, it's critical one can

understand the impact that it can have on a teenager's social skills. Interacting with

peers is about more than the words you use, and learning to read body language and

understand vocal tonality is a critical part of the puzzle that you can't overlook. Because
teenagers often rely on social media to stay in touch, they don't have many real

interactions with others. This isolation can prevent them from learning the critical social

skills that they will need in life.

All the above literature reviews suggest that social media addiction exists. The review

also revealed that various scales for measuring addiction to Internet and certain social

media platforms especially Facebook exist and have been used in measuring addiction

in other studies in other parts of the world. Also having reviewed literature on social

media addiction, it appears that in University, the social media addiction phenomenon

has not been explored therefore this study will look at social media addiction in the said

school. The study focuses on the effects of social media among students of the,

determine the social media platforms they use and the reasons behind the usage.
 Review of Related Studies

The Review of Related Studies is among the essential part in the chapter when

conducting a research. This mainly serves as a foundation for the researchers’ proposed

study. It also serves as a guide in pursuing the research as well. It is essential for the

researchers when conducting a research as it provides a framework, more valid

information that supports and carry importance of the researchers study.

Moreover, various studies have been found related to the research and some of

which is the “Impacts of Social Media Among the Youth on Behavior Change: A Case

Study of University Students in Selected Universities in Nairobi, Kenya”, “Social Media

Addiction among Students of the University of Ghana”, and “The effects of Social Media

on student’s behavior; Facebook as a case study”. These studies are believed to be a

helpful one as the researchers go on with their research.

The first related study is the “Impacts of Social Media Among the Youth on Behavior

Change: A Case Study of University Students in Selected Universities in Nairobi, Kenya”

by Rita Njoroge (2013). This study aimed to address the impact and implications of

Social Media on the Kenyan youth especially those in Universities on the way they are

using these medium and consequences of that use on their behavior. This study has 80

participants from 4 selected universities in Nairobi, Kenya. Furthermore, this study uses

the qualitative research method with descriptive survey questionnaires that will be

answered by a total of 20 students from each selected university. Reasonable

safeguards were built in this study based on ethical considerations and requirements.

Therefore, the information that the researcher receives during the period of this study

were treated in confidence and purely for academic purposes. The study found out that

the youth in Kenya use social media a lot and are mostly using Facebook, Whatsapp
and Twitter applications. It was also found that there was no parental control. Moreover,

it made the youth lazy and most of them admitted to a waste of time that would

otherwise have gone to doing better things like reading. This study is connected to our

study because they both have the same purpose which is to know the consequences of

social media addiction to the student’s behavior.

Another study is the “'Social Media Addiction among Students of the University of

Ghana” conducted by AkuaAdoasi Out and published in the year of 2015 in the month of

October. This study is a qualitative analysis with its main purpose of indicating whether

students of the University of Ghana are addicted to social media and the level of their

addiction as well. This study therefore sought to examine addiction among users of

social media in the said university. The participants are the students of the University of

Ghana. This quantitative study presents the findings of the data collected from 200

students of the University of Ghana to find out their usage of social media and to test

their level of addiction to it. A 20 item questionnaire was handed to respondents and a

100% response rate was achieved. This method includes frequency tables and charts,

the research questions and objectives of the study. Based on the research findings,

more than half of the respondents said they use WhatsApp on a regular basis followed

by Facebook which has over a quarter of the respondents using it regularly. The results

show that majority of the respondents use their social media account for entertainment,

followed by 22.3% who use social media for creating media content and sharing

opinions while 20.3% said they use social media to meet new people. A little above half

of the 200 respondents said they use it for social events and about a fourth said they use

it to maintain relationships. The relation of this study with our study is that it focuses on

the level of addiction the students are being addicted to Social Media in all platforms.
 Last study is “The effects of Social Media on student’s behavior; Facebook as a case

study” by Hüseyin Bicen (2016). Social networks are one of the most used

communication methods of today's world. Their use in different fields has been

examined in various research studies. This study aims to examine the effects of social

media on student's behaviors which will mainly focus on Facebook. Whether there is a

positive relationship between confidence, social media participation and social media

related behaviors will also be assed with regard to using Facebook. In order to collect

the primary data, a general scanning model was used to observe attitudes of high school

students. The participants chosen were 362 high school students from level 9 to 12. The

findings highlight that Facebook is used for communication entertainment and sharing

news, pictures and songs. Moreover, their Facebook profile picture is alone and students

were aware that swearing is considered a form of misconduct, which is a good sign. The

study also indicates that students were aware of protecting their social identity as their

Facebook shares are not public. Furthermore, they respect privacy as they do not use

their friend's Facebook account. However, research found out that too much usage of

social media can lead students to be distracted in their works. This study is related to our

research since this talk about social media and its impact to student’s behavior.

All of the mentioned studies above suggest that social media does cause behavioral

changes on students. Therefore, having these related studies will be of great help to our

study since our study mainly focuses on the effects of social media among the students

in University as well as the mentioned related studies above. These related studies then

will provide evidence to our study since they have similar purposes in conducting it.

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 METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The study employed the quantitative research method since it will be looking for

numerical datas on how many students are addicted on social media. It will also be

using the non-experimental research design specifically the descriptive and correlational

design in order to know the effects of social media addiction to ABM senior high school

students of University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandae.

Research Environment

The main locale of our study is the University which was founded by Atty. on May

1995. The researchers chose this location since the study focuses on the said institution.

Also, it gives convenience to the researchers as they can easily conduct surveys about

the effects of social media addiction to their behaviors in school.

Research Respondents

The research design used in conducting the research is descriptive and according to

Gay (1976), a descriptive research design uses 10%-20% sample population of the

whole. ABM strand of Grade 11 PM classes has 2 sections while Grade12 PM classes

has 6 sections with a total of 374 students all in all. Thus, in order to get the number of

respondents, the 374 students are multiplied to 20% resulting to 75 respondents. To

hand on equal number of questionnaires each section, the 75 respondents is divided into

8 sections resulting to 9 remainder 3. And in order to know what 3 sections will be

handed the 10 questionnaires, a simple random sampling in a fishbowl technique was

made. Results show that there will be 10 respondents from the sections AB11P2,

AB12P3 and AB12P6. Consequently, a non-probability sampling specifically the

convenience sampling will be used in order to know who will be the respondents each

section.

Research Instruments

A well-constructed survey questionnaire will be used to get the desired information

from the students. The questionnaire will be divided in to 3 parts. The first part is a Yes

or No type, second part is a Recognition Type where in it contains close ended

questions only, and the last part is the Subjective type where in the respondents are free

to state their opinions regarding the question.

Research Procedures

Gathering of Data.In gathering data the researchers will conduct the study

through room to room process in which the researchers will go to the respondents’ room.

The transmittal letter will be given to the teacher providing the recipient with a specific

context that describe why it is being sent or given as well as the purpose for sending it.

Before handing the questionnaires to the respondents we will ask them if it is okay for

them to answer the questionnaires and explain what our topic is all about so that they

will have an idea when answering. After, we will give the questionnaires to each student

and wait for them until they are all finished answering.

Definition of Terms

For a clear presentation of this research proposal, some terms are defined operationally.
Alarming This refers to a warning of danger or to be alarmed.

Depression This refers to an emotional state wherein a person feels sad

and is not in their normal state.

Frequency This refers to the number of times the participant use the

social media in a period of time.

Global Phenomenon This refers to an event observed worldwide or globally.

PervasiveThis refers to the bad or pessimistic influence that reflects

people’sbehaviors.

ProcrastinationThis refers to the state of delaying something that should be

done such as school works.

Senior High This refers to the specific students going through the last two

years of high school.

Social Media This refers to the websites wherein people can receive, send

or share information and communicate with various people.

Social Media AddictionThis refers to a high interest on social media which makes it

hard to prevent from using it.

WithdrawalThis refers to an act of ending to do a particular thing

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APPENDICES
 Appendix A

Transmittal Letter

September 29, 2018

Dr.

Senior High School Principal

University

A.C.

Dear Dr. ,

Good day!

In partial fulfillment of our requirements for the subject Practical Research 2, we senior
high school students of AB12A4 would like to ask for your permission to conduct a
research study entitled “Social Media Addiction and its Effects to Senior High School
students’ Behavior in School”The study employed the quantitative research method. It
will also be using the non-experimental research design specifically the descriptive and
correlational design.

The research is conducted to know the effects of social media addiction to ABM senior
high school students of University. The outcome of this study is to identify the resulting
data regarding the main and many other reasons behind social media addiction among
the ABM senior high school students; this study can reflect and benefit on the outer
factors such as Parents, Future researchers, Co-Researchers etc. In connection with
this, we would like to ask your good office to allow us to conduct our study, rest assured
that the data we will gather absolutely confidential and to be used for academic
purposes only.

Thank you very much.

Respectfully yours,
Group 1- AB12A4

Noted by:

Practical Research 2 Teacher

Approved by:

Senior High School Assistant Principal

Senior High School Principal

 Appendix A
Survey Questionnaire

Social Media Addiction and Its effects to Students’ Behavior in School

Survey Form

Name (optional): ____________________________________________________

Section: ____________

Answer the questions as honest as possible.

I. Yes or No

1. Do you use social media?

2. Do you consider yourself addicted to social media?

3. Do you use social media during class hours?

4. Do you think social media usage can be one of the reasons why
students procrastinate?

5. Do you think that there is a withdrawal of personal interactions between

you and your friends when using it at school?

II. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. How many social media accounts do you have?

a.1-3 b.4-6 c.7-9. d.10 above

2. What specific social media platforms do you use?

a. Facebook B. Instagram c. Twitter d. others, specify:

______________

3. How many times a day do you open your social media accounts?

a. not everyday b. 1-3 times a day c. 4-10 times a day d. above 10

times a day

4. Approximately how many hours do you use social media everyday?

a. 1-2 hours b. 3-4 hours c. 5-6 hours d. 6 hours

above

5. When do you access social media?

a. during class hours b. during free time c. social occasions d.meal times
III. Answer the following questions

1. In your own perspective, can social media have a negative impact to students? Why
do you say so?

2. Do you agree that the school system must implement a strict rule regarding the
overuse of social media? State your opinion.