The Influence of Social Media in Teen Age Period

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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 nglish

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$no% Masatoshi

Prof& Ri'al $& Dapat

$ctober ()*+


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Approval Sheet

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the College of Liberal Arts% Technical

nglish% this research entitled ,T- I.FL/.C $F S$CIAL MDIA I. T. A0

PRI$D1 has been e2amined and recommended for acceptance and appro3al for oral

e2amination&

Prof& 4ose $& Dapat

Research Ad3iser


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Acknowledgement

I 5ish to than6 m" fello5 students% citi'ens and for m" professor Mr& Ri'al $& Dapat for

their in3aluable guidance throughout the course of this thesis& Than6 "ou fello5 student and

citi'ens for the important information% and than6 "ou Mr& Ri'al $& Dapat for guiding me in the

importance and support throughout the process& I 5ould li6e to than6 m" friends for gi3ing me

encourage and ad3ices&


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Abstract

Title# ,T- I.FL/.C $F S$CIAL MDIA I. T. A0 PRI$D1

Researcher# $no% Masatoshi

Ad3iser# Prof& 4ose $& Dapat

Sub8ect# Technical nglish

School# Adamson /ni3ersit"

.umber of Pages# 7(

Date Completed# $ctober ()*+

Statement of the Problem

The ob8ecti3e of this stud" 5as to determine the influence of social media in the teen age

period in La5ang !ato .ational -ighschool

Specificall" the stud" sought ans5ers to the follo5ing questions&

*& 9hat is the profile of the respondents in term of#

a& Age

b& 0enderc& :ear Le3el

(& Does the securit" of Social Media protect the pri3ac" of the teenagers;

7& 9hat are the influences of social media net5or6 in teenagers;

Methods and procedures


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are Male and (< or are

Females& As to the profile of the users of the social media sites% it seems that the ma8orit" of the

Age of the respondents 5ere *7 "ears of Ages 5herein *+ out of are age at *7 "ears 5herein ? or

+7&77> are Males and @ or are Females% 5hich sho5ed that the users 5ere in

adolescence stage&

0ender

It sho5s that the ma8orit" of the respondents b" its gender is Male rather than females&

:ear Le3el

As the profile of the respondents b" "ear le3el% it seems that ma8orit" of the "ear le3el of

the respondent are grade ? 5here *+ or 7)> out of +) respondents are grade ? 5herein @ or

+7&?+> are Males and = or are Females&

Fa3orite Social Media Sites


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!ased on the total frequenc" distribution of the respondents as to fa3orite social media%

the respondents fa3orite social media cites are Faceboo6 that got a () or of the

respondents&

Securit"

!ased on the total frequenc" distribution of the respondents as to their Securit" sho5s

that 0rade @ and ? respondents sa"s that social media site gi3e them enough securit" for their

pri3ac"& 9hile the grade B% and *) respondents sa"s the"re not&

Addiction

!ased on the total frequenc" distribution of the respondents as to their addicti3e% it sho5s

that the ma8orit" of +) teen respondents that 7@ or @ of them said that the" easil" to get

addicti3e 5hile *7 or (=> of them are not&

Influences

This sho5s that both males and females respondents influenced b" social media on its

entertainment% interesting features% free access% time consuming% habit performing% and its

communication engines&

Impro3ements

This sho5s that both males and females respondents agreed that the" impro3es on their

academic performance% social life% communication s6ills% thin6ing s6ills% and their 5riting s6ill

b" using social media net5or6s&


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/sage

This describes that both male and female respondents agreed on sa"ing social media as a

tool for learning 5ith entertainment and fun% social media as a 6no5ledge sharing tool% and

social media as a tool for social capital formation& !ut the social media as a tool for ma6ing

education more efficient and effecti3e ha3e a different respecti3e 5hen male sa"s that the

disagreed 5hile 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 ma8orit" of the

Age of the respondents 5as *7 "ears of Age& Also the ma8orit" of the respondents 5ere male&

Ma8orit" of the "ear le3el of the respondent are grade ?& This sho5ed that the user ha3e the

e2perience of the social net5or6s& The ma8orit" of the respondents use Faceboo6 as their social

media&

Securit" of the respondents

As to the securit" of the users of the social media sites% the ma8orit" of the respondents

said that the" ha3e lac6 of securit" to protect their pri3ac" 5hich sho5s that the teen respondents

ha3e a trouble to protect their profiles from the anon"mous user or the strangers% the" ma" harm

their o5n persona b" this securit"&

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 b" social media on its entertainment% interesting features% free

access% time consuming% habit performing% and its communication engines 5hich sho5s that

users of the social net5or6s are easil" 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 ma8orit" of the

respondents sa"s that the" are getting addicti3e using social media sites 5hich sho5s that man"

teen respondents use social media often&

As to the impro3ements of the users of the social media sites% both males and females

respondents agreed that the" impro3es on their academic performance% social life%

communication s6ills% thin6ing s6ills% and their 5riting s6ill b" using social media net5or6s

5hich sho5s that social media sites ha3e man" ad3antageous to users&

As to the respondents of the users of the social media sites% both male and female

respondents agreed on sa"ing social media as a tool for learning 5ith entertainment and fun%

social media as a 6no5ledge sharing tool% and social media as a tool for social capital formation&

!ut the social media as a tool for ma6ing education more efficient and effecti3e ha3e a different

respecti3e 5hen male sa"s that the disagreed 5hile females agreed 5hich sho5s that users of the

social media are ta6ing ad3antage of the usage of the social media&

Recommendation

!ased on the foregoing finding and conclusions% the follo5ing recommendation are

presented&


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*& The students must use the social media more for as the social media ha3e a different

6inds of ad3antage that the user ta6e it for their impro3ements&(& The parents must gi3e an ad3ice to their children for creating a setting that can protect

their securit" to secure pri3ac"&7& The Future Researchers can rec"cle the findings for more accurate ans5ers for their

problem&


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Chapter 1

The Problem and its Background

*&) Introduction

*&* !ac6ground of the Stud"

More and more teenagers at the Philippines are using the internet at home in their dail"

li3e but the" are engaging in an e3er more di3erse arra" of online acti3ities& The Internet is at

once a 5orld5ide broadcasting capabilit"% a mechanism for information dissemination% and a

medium for collaboration and interaction bet5een indi3iduals and their computers 5ithout

regard for geographic location internetsociet"&org% n&d&E&

Social media is a phrase being tossed around a lot these da"s% but it can sometimes be

difficult to ans5er the question of 5hat is social media&

Social net5or6s ga3e a big help to e3er"one% especiall" among the students and other

members of the societ"& Social net5or6s has different features that ma" en8o" b" the people all

around the 5orld% 5hat the problem is% people loses their selfcontrol in using them&

Age certainl" become an important factor for social net5or6ing sites% it supports the life

phase concepts& Some people get attracted to these sites and encourage other people to connect

5ithin families% friends% teachers and students& Social net5or6ing sites become 3iral

multigenerational that e3en "oung people became attracted&

*&( Statement of the Problem

The ob8ecti3e of this stud" 5as to determine the influence of social media in the teen age

period in La5ang !ato .ational -ighschool

Specificall" the stud" sought ans5ers to the follo5ing questions&

*& 9hat is the profile of the respondents in term of#


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a& Age

b& 0ender

c& :ear Le3el(& Does the securit" of Social Media protect the pri3ac" of the teenagers;

7& 9hat are the influences of social media net5or6 in teenagers;

*&7 Significance of the Stud"This stud" 5ill hopefull" benefit the follo5ing#

*& Students

Thru this stud"% students could be a5are 5hich social media influence them most& This

stud" could ma6e them reali'e that it is better to guide themsel3es in their choice of social media

to use&

(& Parents

Thru this stud"% parents could gi3e them more securit" and protect their children from

harm b" the strange sites&

7& Future researcher

The future researcher b" conducting this stud"% 5ould ha3e the idea% resources and a good

share to another future researcher&

*&< Scope and limitation

This stud" focused on the influence of the social media in teenager in La5ang !ato

.ational -ighschool% La5ang !ato alen'uela Cit" for the school "ear ()*+G()*=&

This is limited to the students at range of *7 :ears $ld G *B :ears $ld in an" le3els 5ho

e2perience using the social media&

The respondents of the stud" are the teenager students in high school le3els of La5ang

!ato .ational -ighschool&


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*&+ Definition of terms

For clearer understanding of the term us in this stud"& !elo5 are their meaning#

Social media - are computermediated tools that allo5 people to create% share or

e2change information% ideas% and picturesH3ideos in 3irtual communities and

net5or6s&

Accessibility A general term used to describe the degree to 5hich a product%

de3ice% ser3ice% or en3ironment is accessible b" as man" people as possible&

nternetis the global s"stem of interconnected computer net5or6s that use the

Internet protocol suite to lin6 billions of de3ices 5orld5ide&

!ser an agent% either a human agent enduserE or soft5are agent% 5ho uses

a computer or net5or6 ser3ice& Can be either a 0uest or Client&

"ebsite - is a set of related 5eb pages t"picall" ser3ed from a single 5eb domain&

A 5ebsite is hosted on at least one 5eb ser3er% accessible 3ia a net5or6 such as

the Internet or a pri3ate local area net5or6 through an Internet address 6no5n as a

uniform resource locator /RLE&


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Chapter #

$eview of $elated %iterature

This chapter presents a re3ie5 of related literature both foreign and local&

This also presents the different 3ariables relati3e to the stud"&

(&* Foreign Literature

Age certainl" become an important factor for social net5or6ing sites% it supports the life

phase concepts& Some people get attracted to these sites and encourage other people to connect

5ithin families% friends% teachers and students& Social net5or6ing sites become 3iral

multigenerational that e3en "oung people became attracted&

M"Space no5ada"s has historicall" been a "outh sit% helped b" its musical orientation

and profile customi'ations% M"Space has been adopted ma8orit" b" us teens% creating peer

pressure for the remainder to 8oin% in addition to li6el" pool of online friends and acquaintances

connect to& An additional benefits to this computermediated communication to the "ouths 5as

the abilit" to sociali'e online after school relati3el" safe atmosphere% a3oiding the often

forbiddenE shopping mall 3isits of earlier generations& 0ender is also important M"Space seems

to support crossgender friendship compared to the real 5orld&

!o"d and lison define social net5or6s as 5ebbased ser3ices that allo5 the indi3iduals

to *&E Create a public or midpublic profile 5ithin the bounded s"stem& (&E Choose list of people

5ho used S.Ss 5ith 5hom the" share connection& 7&E .e5 other list of connections and those

made b" others 5ithin the s"stem&

,Social .et5or61 is an online communit" 5here people across the globe irrespecti3e of

demographic and geographical differencesE can de3elop net5or6 5ith different organi'ations or


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* *+ 7)>

Female @

1( Male ? +@&* *< (?>

Female =

1+ Male < *) ()>

Female = =)>

1, Male 7 =)> + *)>

Female (

1 Male * +)> (

Female * +)>

1. Male * +)> (

Female * +)>

1/ Male * +)> (

Female * +)>

0verall Total 'ale #, +# +2 122

3emale #( (.

Table *&

The respondents di3ides into their corresponding age 5here% *+ or 7)> of the respondent

Age at *7 :ears 5herein ? or +7&77> are Males and @ or are Females% *< or (?> of the

respondent Age at *< :ears 5herein ? or +@&* are Males and = or are Females% *) or

()> of the respondent Age at *+ :ears 5herein < or are Males and = or =)> are Females% +

or *)> of the respondent Age at *= :ears 5herein 7 or =)> are Males and ( or are


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Females% = or *(> of the respondent Age at *@% *? and *B :ears 5herein each Age ha3e * or

+)> are Males and * or +)> are Females&

$3erall Total $3erall Total >

'ale (= +(> +) *))>

3emale (<

Table (

It can be seen from Table ( that the total of teen respondents is +) 5here (= or +(> are

Male and (< or are Females&

It sho5s that the ma8orit" of the respondents b" its gender is Male&

Total Total >4rade Male @ +7&?+> *7 (=>

Female =

4rade . Male @ *+ 7)>

Female = +7&77>

4rade / Male ? =*&+ *7 (=>

Female + 7?&

4rade 12 Male < +) *))>

Female (<

Table 7

It can be seen from Table 7 that 0rade @ Respondents are *7 or (=> 5herein @ or +7&?+>

are Males and = or are Females% 0rade ? Respondents are *+ or 7)> 5herein @ or

are Males and ? or +7&77> are Females% 0rade B Respondents are *7 or (=> 5herein ?


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or =*&+ are Males and + or 7?& are Females% and 0rade *) Respondents are B or *?>

5herein < or

3acebook Male *( =)> ()

Female ?

5ouTube Male @ @@&@?> B *?>

Female ( ((&((>

nstagram Male 7 (7&)?> *7 (=>

Female *) @=&B(>Tweeter Male < +)> ? *=>

Female < +)>

0verall Total Male (= +(> +) *))>

Female (<

Table are Males and ? or are

Females% The second fa3orite social media is Instagram 5here *7 or (=> 3otes for Instagram

5herein 7 or (7&)?> are Male and *) or @=&B(> are Females% The third fa3orite social media is

:ouTube 5here B or *?> 3otes for :ouTube 5herein @ or @@&@?> are Males and ( or ((&((>

are Females% and the last is T5eeter 5here ? or *=> 3otes for t5eeter 5here < or +)> are Males

and < or are Females&



respondents&


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Ma8orit"s your

favorite social

media site

gives you a

reliable

security8

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0rade ? :es B =)> :es

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0rade B :es < 7)&@@> .o

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7uestion :ear Le3el Frequenc" Total > Ans5er in

Ma8orit"

Are you

browsing a

social media

site for more

than # hours8

0rade @ :es *) @=&B(> :es

.o 7 (7&)?>

0rade ? :es ** @7&77> :es.o < (=&=@>

0rade B :es B =B&(7> :es

.o < 7)&@@>

0rade *) :es @ @@&@?> :es

.o ( ((&((>

$3erall :ear

Le3el

:es 7@ @ :es

.o *7 (=>

Table =

As the table = describe that 0rade @ Respondents has a ma8orit" of 3oting "es 5herein *)

or @=&B(> out of *7 0rade @ respondents 3oted "es 5hile 7 or (7&)?> of them are 3oted no&

Follo5ed b" 0rade ? Respondents has a ma8orit" of 3oting "es 5herein ** or @7&77> out of *+

0rade ? respondents 3oted "es 5hile < or (=&=@> of them are 3oted no& The *7 0rade B

Respondents has a ma8orit" 3oting "es 5herein B or =B&(7> of the grade B respondents 3oted "es

5hile < or 7)&@@> of the grade B respondents 3oted no follo5ed b" the grade *) respondents

ha3ing a ma8orit" of 3oting no 5herein @ or @@&@?> of the respondents 3oted "es 5hile ( or

((&((> are not&

As sho5n at table =% it sho5s that the ma8orit" of +) teen respondents that 7@ or @ of

them said that the" easil" to get addicti3e 5hile *7 or (=> of them are not&


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(=

nfluences 'ale Average 'a9ority

I I .I .I

Its ntertaining B @ = < #:.1 nfluence

d

Its Interesting ** = < + #:.. nfluence

d

Its Free *7 ? 7 7 &:# nfluence

d

Its Time Consuming *7 = < 7 &:1# nfluence

d

Its -abit Performing *< + < * &:2. nfluence

dIt ha3e communication

engine

*( ? = ) &:#& nfluence

d

Table @&*

As the table @&* describes that Male teen respondents sa"s that the social media sites

influenced them because the" are ntertaining 5ith a3erage rate of (&?* InfluencedE% the" are

Interesting 5ith a3erage rate of (&?? InfluencedE% the" are Free 5ith a3erage rate of 7&(@

InfluencedE% the" are Time Consuming 5ith a3erage rate of 7&*( InfluencedE% the" are -abit

Performing 5ith a3erage rate of 7&)? InfluencedE% and the" ha3e communication engine 5ith

a3erage rate of 7&(7 InfluencedE&

3re6uency and Percentage of influence by 3emales

nfluences 3emale Average 'a9ority

I I .I .IIts ntertaining ** B ( ( &:#1 nfluence

d

Its Interesting *7 + 7 7 &:1 nfluence

d

Its Free *) B ( ( &:2( nfluence


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(@

d

Its Time Consuming ** + + 7 &:22 nfluence

d

Its -abit Performing @ *) + < &:22 nfluence

d

It ha3e communication

engine

B @ = ( #:/, nfluence

d

Table @&(

As the table @&( describes that female teen respondents sa"s that the social media sites

influenced them because the" are ntertaining 5ith a3erage rate of 7&(* InfluencedE% the" are

Interesting 5ith a3erage rate of 7&*@ InfluencedE% the" are Free 5ith a3erage rate of 7&) are Male and (< or are

Females& As to the profile of the users of the social media sites% it seems that the ma8orit" of the

Age of the respondents 5ere *7 "ears of Ages 5herein *+ out of are age at *7 "ears 5herein ? or

+7&77> are Males and @ or are Females% 5hich sho5ed that the users 5ere in

adolescence stage&

0ender

It sho5s that the ma8orit" of the respondents b" its gender is Male rather than females&

:ear Le3el

As the profile of the respondents b" "ear le3el% it seems that ma8orit" of the "ear le3el of

the respondent are grade ? 5here *+ or 7)> out of +) respondents are grade ? 5herein @ or

+7&?+> are Males and = or are Females&

Fa3orite Social Media Sites


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respondents&

Securit"

!ased on the total frequenc" distribution of the respondents as to their Securit" sho5s

that 0rade @ and ? respondents sa"s that social media site gi3e them enough securit" for their

pri3ac"& 9hile the grade B% and *) respondents sa"s the"re not&

Addiction

!ased on the total frequenc" distribution of the respondents as to their addicti3e% it sho5s

that the ma8orit" of +) teen respondents that 7@ or @ of them said that the" easil" to get

addicti3e 5hile *7 or (=> of them are not&

Influences

This sho5s that both males and females respondents influenced b" social media on its

entertainment% interesting features% free access% time consuming% habit performing% and its

communication engines&

Impro3ements

This sho5s that both males and females respondents agreed that the" impro3es on their

academic performance% social life% communication s6ills% thin6ing s6ills% and their 5riting s6ill

b" using social media net5or6s&


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/sage

This describes that both male and female respondents agreed on sa"ing social media as a

tool for learning 5ith entertainment and fun% social media as a 6no5ledge sharing tool% and

social media as a tool for social capital formation& !ut the social media as a tool for ma6ing

education more efficient and effecti3e ha3e a different respecti3e 5hen male sa"s that the

disagreed 5hile 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 ma8orit" of the

Age of the respondents 5as *7 "ears of Age& Also the ma8orit" of the respondents 5ere male&

Ma8orit" of the "ear le3el of the respondent are grade ?& This sho5ed that the user ha3e the

e2perience of the social net5or6s& The ma8orit" of the respondents use Faceboo6 as their social

media&

Securit" of the respondents

As to the securit" of the users of the social media sites% the ma8orit" of the respondents

said that the" ha3e lac6 of securit" to protect their pri3ac" 5hich sho5s that the teen respondents

ha3e a trouble to protect their profiles from the anon"mous user or the strangers% the" ma" harm

their o5n persona b" this securit"&

Influences of the respondents


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