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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF ISBB HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
Table of ContentsApproval Sheet.i
Abstract.ii
Acknowledgement..iii
List of Tables..vii
List of Figuresviii
Chapter 1: THE PROBLEM AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Introduction...1
Conceptual Framework...3
Statement of the Problem...5
Scope and Delimitation6
Significance of the Study.7
Definition of Terms8
Chapter 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Conceptual Literature.11
Research Literature..........14
Justification of the Study.......16
Chapter3: METHODOLOGY
Research Design17
Sampling Technique..17
Research Instruments...18
Data Gathering19Statistical Treatment.........20
Chapter 4: PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Problem1..13
Problem2..16
Problem3..23
Chapter 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary .25
Conclusions..28
Recommendations..29
Bibliography
Appendices
Curriculum Vitae
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APPROVAL SHEET
This research entitled The Influence of Social Networking Sites to the Interpersonal
Relationship of the Students in Rogationist College prepared and submitted by John Manuel C.
Asilo, Justine Angeli P. Manlapig, and Jerremiah Josh R. Rementilla in partial fulfillment of the
requirements in Mathemathics IV, Christian Living Education IV, and Basic Research has beenexamined for acceptance and approval for oral examination.
ABSTRACT
Social Networking Sites are increasingly popular nowadays. Many SNS developers like
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and others are competing to give the best features in terms of
socialization, interaction, privacy and even entertainment. It is not surprising that many people
are hooked on with these sites since it is free and easily accessible with the use of a computer
connected to the internet and even with the use of a mobile phone that enables SNS
applications or internet browsing. However, does SNS usage affect interpersonal relationships?
Do people rely too much on the fastest way communicating on the internet despite the lack of
face-to-face interaction?
This research aims to determine the effects of SNS to the interpersonal relationships. It also
focuses on analyzing the level of interpersonal relationship after using SNS. The thesis will then
consider how social networking sites impact interpersonal relationship in the real world. This
research is based on a survey of 239 purposively selected respondents that use social
networking sites everyday with the status of their interpersonal relationship with family,
friends, teachers and others as they use social networking sites.
Acknowledgements
We, John Manuel Asilo, Justine Angeli Manlapig and Jerremiah Josh Rementilla, would like to
express their deepest gratitude and appreciation for the following individuals who contributed
valuable assistance and knowledge to accomplish this research.
First of all, we thank God, for giving us the strength, courage, guidance and faith that
this research would be successful.
To our parents, for the guidance, support and understanding they have given to us,
giving us inspiration to do our best.
To the panels, Mr. Louie Sonny D. Rivera and Mrs. Pilita C. Belardo, for helping us all
throughout the process of making our research paper.
To Mr. Cesar M. Lago, our editor, for providing us with the necessary information to
make this research successful, for being approachable and patient during the development of
our research.
To our respondents, for the cooperation they have given us, answering honestly the questions
we have provided for them to aid us in gathering information that we needed to finish our
research.
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
A. Introduction
Social Networking Sites (SNS) are one of the most popular topics being talked about by the
students in Rogationist College. Examples of social networking sites are Friendster, Facebook,
Twitter and Plurk. Social Networking Sites help us to communicate with our friends, classmates,
and relatives but they also allow us to communicate with other people who share common
interests with us. For instance a person added another person as a friend on Facebook since
both of them is addicted on playing Restaurant City. Through these SNS, we develop virtual
interpersonal relationships.
An interpersonal relationship is a relatively long-term association between two or more people.
This association may be based on emotions like as a whole.
Social networking sites influence the interpersonal relationship of students in many ways.
Through social networking sites, users come to meet other people worldwide. These people can
affect the users interpersonal relationship with other people close to him/her. This influence
can either be good or bad for the user.
The researchers chose the topic about the influence of social networking sites to be
studied because it is shown evidently that most of the students in Rogationist College use Social
Networking Sites as part of their activities done in the internet.
Many students always log in to their account on Facebook, Friendster, etc. as a part of
their everyday routine. Could you imagine the number of all the students logging in to thesesocial networking sites, everyday? That would be millions of students logging in social
networking sites. Why students are interested on these sites?
Social networking sites typically offer many features and those features are positively
the reason why many students are interested in checking out these sites. One of the general
features of SNS is profiles. A profile contains all the information about the person plus their
photos, videos, applications that they use and comments/messages posted by other persons.
Well, SNS also offers special features like for example, Facebook has social games like
Restaurant City and Pet Society.
It is evident that many students greatly rely on these sites in order to interact with their
friends and other people whether they know them or not. Being dependent to these sites
promotes online friendships which are not good since they might encounter people that are
suspicious in behavior. These sites hinder face-to-face friendship but many students reason out
that they use SNS in order to communicate conveniently with their faraway friends. What do
these SNS possess to make the students keep on using them?
Why do students upload photos, videos, post comments/messages on other profiles and
play social games? What are the benefits and purpose of doing these activities? Why are social
networking sites frequently used by students nowadays?
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The researchers goal is to address these questions and have an in-depth study with regards to
those questions stated above. Students usage of social networking sites provides long-lasting
insights to identity construction, social behavior and peer-to-peer interaction therefore studies
such as this arises that found out the real perspective of students about social life.
B. Conceptual Framework
In general, online relationships contain much weaker ties than face-to-face relationships
(Vitak, 2008). Social networking sites such as Facebook offer users a convenient method for
maintaining a large number of weak ties. While maintenance of strong ties typically requires
significant commitments of time and energy, weak ties may be managed solely through the
connections that link Facebook friends. Facebook allows users to stay up-to-date on their
weak ties lives simply by viewing the information available in those friends profiles and by
connecting through actions such as pokes, private messages, wall postings and photo
comments. By offering multiple methods of interaction, Facebook saves users significant time,
thus enabling them to create and maintain a massive social network, although one
predominantly composed of weak connections between users. For example, a recent survey
found that the average user had 180 friends on the website, which is far more friends than
the average person would say they have in the real world (Golder et al., 2006).
In cases where factors such as distance change a face-to-face relationship into a
primarily online relationship, strong ties are maintained and even strengthened further. Social
networking sites is a tool for person to keep in touch with his distant friends by following their
updates, sending a message or posting commentsusers have a quick and easy way to stay
connected thus keep the relationship healthy when they are too busy to commit more time to
face-to-face interaction (Vitak, 2008).
For more vivid picture of the study, Figure 1 served as the research paradigm.
Paradigm of the Study
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Social networking sites interpersonal relationship
Figure 1. The influence of social networking sites on the interpersonal relationships of the
students
The paradigm above shows the influence of social networking sites to the interpersonalrelationship of students. There are two possible types of interpersonal relationship that
students tend to develop. These are the following: Stronger interpersonal relationship of
students with their friends, teachers, and parents. This happens if a student or a person knows
well how to use a social networking site. Students are always updated with the status of their
close friends, teachers, or even their parents that are added in their friends list in the social
networking sites that they are using. It will also be easier for the user to know when will be the
birthday of his/her friends and so he/she can greet them easily, even if they are apart and also,
with less time and effort. Students, aside from developing a stronger interpersonal relationship,
in contrast, tend to develop a weaker interpersonal relationship with their friends, teachers,
and parents. This is due to too much dependency of students to the internet and computer as amedium of communication with their friends, teachers, and parents. Sometimes, students can
only tell what they want to other people whenever they are chatting, or when they post
comments on the wall of a persons account or profile. If they do this over and over again, this
develops into a habit and be used to it until the time comes that they just depend on the
internet and computer on telling what they want. Through this, a person cant express his
emotions that results to an unhealthy relationship with other people. There are also times that
social networking sites dont have any effect on the interpersonal relationship of a student or a
person with other people. This is why researchers identified the influence of social networking
sites to the students of Rogationist College.
C. Statement of the Problem
This study aimed on determining the Influence of Social Networking Sites to the interpersonal
relationship of the students. Particularly, the researchers seeked for the answers in the
following questions:
1. What is the profile of the students in terms of:
Age?
Gender?
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Year Level?
2. What is the profile of the students in terms of using Social Networking Sites?
Frequency of Using
Purpose of Using
Number of close friends. Online friends
3. What is the influence of SNS to interpersonal relationship of students toward their:Family
Friends
Teachers
Others
D. Scope and Delimitations of the Study
The researchers conducted a study about the influence of social networking sites on the
students of Rogationist College. This study considered every aspect of students including the
age, gender and year level in terms of social networking sites and their social interaction at
home, with classmates, teachers and friends. They also studied the interpersonal relationship of
students toward their friends, teachers, and parents as well as the influences of social
networking sites to their interpersonal relationship. This study focused on the influences of
social networking sites to the interpersonal relationship of students. This research involved 239
current high school students of Rogationist College within the school year 2009 to 2010 who
use social networking sites every day. This study used purposive sampling to determine the
respondents since everyday users of SNS are only considered.
E. Significance of the Study
The researchers determined the role of social networking sites on the social aspects of
students.Guidance Counselors. This study will help the guidance counselors to be aware of the
influences of social networking sites to the students in Rogationist College. By informing them
of this matter, they will be able to relate more with students and to give accurate advices to
students that have problems involving SNSs.
School Administrators. This study will help the school administrators, like the
guidance counselors, to be aware of the influences of social networking sites to the students in
Rogationist College. With enough information about SNSs and their influence to the students,
school administrators can help in solving problems of the students regarding this topic and give
advices that are appropriate to the situation when SNSs affect the interpersonal relationship of
students.Social Networking Sites Developers. The result of this study will make the developers
of different SNSs aware of the influences of the SNSs that they are maintaining and making.
Because of this, they will be trying their best to develop a social networking site that will only
have good effects to the user and will help them to develop a strong interpersonal relationship
of the user to other people.
Students. The result of this study will make the students aware of how does social networking
sites influence them and how does it affect their interpersonal relationships. This will educate
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the students regarding the proper usage of social networking sites. This will help the students
to improve their social life with the use of social networking sites.
Teachers. This study can help the teachers by suggesting some ways in order for them to relate
with students social activities especially with regards of using social networking sites. In line
with this, teachers, as students second parents, will know a way how to help the students if
they will be encountering a problem regarding the relationship of their students with otherpeople.
Parents. This study will help parents to understand their childs purpose of using social
networking sites and for them to be aware of the influence from social networking sites that
might affect their children. With enough knowledge, parents can think of possible preventive
ways if their child is prone to develop a weak interpersonal relationship with other people
because of too much usage and dependence from social networking sites.
Future Researchers. This study can help the further studies of future researchers regarding the
influence of social networking sites on the interpersonal relationship of students. This can serve
as a reference for further improvements to be done in their study.
F. Definition of Terms
This study, which is about the influence of social networking sites to the interpersonal
relationship of the students, used the following terms defined conceptually and operationally.
These terms are used within the context of the study.
Face to face friendship. It is a type of friendship wherein you can actually be with
them and see them more often and you know about them well enough.
Offline Friend. It is a term used to call a person who is your friend in real life.
Online Friend. It is a term used to call a person added on your Social Networking Site
account.
Privacy. It is the ability of an individual or group to secure their personal information
and activities apart from others.Profile. This is offered by social networking sites that contains all the personal
information about the person and their activities.
Social behaviour. It is behaviour directed towards society, or taking place between,
members of the same species.
Social Games. They are defined as games found in social networking sites which allow
social interaction with friends during the gameplay. (e.g. Pet Society)
Social Networking. It refers to making a social structure made of nodes that are tied by one or
more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, or relationships of beliefs,
knowledge or prestige.
Social Networking Sites. It focuses on building of people who
share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities
of others. Social networking sites are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to
interact.
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respondents of her research paper (57%) said they were initially introduced to those friends
through mutual friends, which increases the likelihood of such relationships developing into
strong ties. On the other hand, responses to a separate question overwhelmingly support the
hypothesis. While a significant portion or respondents said they have at least a few online-
online friends, 85% said they do not communicate with the majority of their online-only friends,
and just one respondent said that he/she considered those friends as a strong tie. Throughsocial networking sites like facebook, the user tends to maintain his weak interpersonal
relationship with his online friends because of an easy communication. He can use private
messaging, chat rooms, and other method of communicating provided by the website. On the
otherhand, a strong interpersonal relationship with his offline friends needs time and effort to
be maintained.
Distance between two users that can change an offline relationship into online
relationship is also a reason why an individual uses SNSs. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of
respondents said the majority of their friends have a Facebook account, which suggests that
many students use the site to stay in touch with their offline friends. Keeping in touch with
friends remains the primary reason for site usage across both years in school and gender.
Furthermore, approximately one-third (31%) of respondents with friends who do not have a
Facebook account say they would be closer to those friends if they were on the site, and 87% of
respondents said they had never experienced negative consequences in their offline
relationships due to content in their Facebook profiles, which suggests that most respondents
benefit from using the site. With the use of private messaging and chat rooms of this site,
students can communicate and maintain a healthy relationship with their friends from far
places with ease that takes only a few seconds to complete it.
Social Networking Sites also have negative effects in offline relationships. Some things
found in the site can lead to misinterpretation for some people. Because of online messaging or
comments that are visible to everyone in the friends list of a user, an offline relationship can be
affected or destroyed due to fights that will happen. For example, a jealous boyfriend saw acomment from a mysterious boy posted on the wall of his girlfriend that says intimate words,
because of this, the relationship between the girl and his boyfriend can be broken. Another
negative effect is, because of posting comments on the wall of a user became much easier, it
will also be effortless for other people to spread rumors and gossips that can destroy a life of an
individual.
As a larger percentage of communication moves into the digital arena, we will see a
general weakening of ties between people. This weakening will be less pervasive among a
persons closest circle of friends and more obvious among lesser fr iends, as digital
communication will become the primary mode of communication in these relationships.
C. Justification of the Study
This related studies and concepts helped in determining the influence of social
networking sites on the interpersonal relationship of students in Rogationist College of the
school year 2009-2010. This supported and validated or reversed the ideas of Matsuba and
Golder (2006), and Vitak (2008). There were some studies conducted that dealt with social
networking and its effects towards teenagers in different aspects. Interpersonal relationship,
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particularly that of high school students in Rogationist College, isn't one of those aspects,
although some of the aforementioned studies have tackled somewhat similar aspects to that of
the one being studied on by the researchers.
CHAPTER 3
METHODOLOGY
This chapter contains Research Design, Sampling Technique, Research Instrument, Data
Gathering Procedure and Statistical Treatment of Data.
A. Research Design
This study used descriptive research design. It involves the description, recording, analysis, and
interpretation of the present nature, composition, or processes of phenomena. It focuses on
prevailing conditions or how a person, group, or thing behaves or functions in the present. It
often involves some type of comparison or contrast.
The researchers used the survey technique which is under descriptive research design.Survey technique, requires gathering of facts that requires sufficient and accurate
interpretation. This technique is used to collect demographic data about respondents
behavior, beliefs, opinions, interests and the like and then the gathered data are analyzed,
organized, and interpreted.
B. Sampling Technique
The researchers used purposive sampling. This sampling method included respondents that fall
under the purpose of the study and others that are not useful for the study are positively
excluded. The study focused on the effects of SNS to the interpersonal relationship thus a
survey is conducted to the high school students of Rogationist College that are using social
networking sites every day.C. Research Instrument
The researchers used questionnaires and survey forms as research instruments. The survey
form asked if the respondents are using social networking sites and their frequency of using the
sites. After determining those who use social networking sites everyday, the questionnaire
asked for the profile of the respondents and the status of their interpersonal relationship with
their family, friends, teachers, classmates and others.
D. Data Gathering Procedure
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The researchers will distribute a survey form to each section in order to determine the
users of social networking sites and must be accomplished within two to three days. After the
researchers collected the survey forms, a list of the respondents which are SNS users will be
organized then copies of the main questionnaire will be produced. The copies of the main
questionnaire will depend on the number of the respondents. However, extra copies will be
reproduced if some respondents loss their questionnaires. The respondents will be given two tothree days allowance to answer the main questionnaire. An officer of each section will be
selected to distribute and collect the questionnaires. Once the deadline of the questionnaires
arrived, the researchers will coordinate with the officers to retrieve all the questionnaires
completely. The questionnaires gathered will contain all the needed data for the study and it
will be organized, summarized, analyzed, and interpreted.
E. Statistical Treatment of Data
The researchers used the following formulas to analyze the results of the survey:
Frequency is the number, proportion, or percentage of items in a particular category in a set of
data, while percentage is the proportion or share in relation to a whole. This technique is used
to determine the percentage of our respondents out of total population in terms of frequency
of using Social Networking Sites. Through this, the researchers also determined the percentage
of the respondents who are affected by the influence of social networking sites. The formula for
frequency and percentage is:
f
P = ------- x 100 %
N
Where:P is percentage
f is number of respondents falling under a particular category
N is total number of population
The mean, or average, is the sum of the values divided by the total number of values. This
determined the average result of the data gathered from different respondents.
Where:
X represents the sample mean
n represents the total number of respondents
x represents the frequency
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CHAPTER 4
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
In this chapter, the data gathered by the researchers has been tabulated, analyzed andinterpreted to get a meaningful conclusion about the data.
PROBLEM 1: What is the profile of the students in terms of year level, age, gender?
Table 1.1 Year Level of the Respondents
Year Level Frequency Percentage
First Year 61 25.52
Second Year 75 31.38
Third Year 43 17.99
Fourth Year 60 25.10
TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.1 showed that out of 239 respondents,
75 or 31.38 percent are sophomores, 61 or 25.52 percent are freshmen, 60 or 25.10 percent
are seniors, and 43 or 17.99 percent are juniors.
Table 1.2 Age of the Respondents
Age Frequency Percentage
12 25 10.46
13 70 29.29
14 54 22.59
15 49 20.50
16 41 17.15TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.2 showed that out of 239 respondents,
70 or 21.29 percent are 13 years old, 54 or 22.59 percent are 14 years old, 49 or 20.50 percent
are 15 years old, and 41 or 17.15 percent are 16 years old, and 25 or 10.46 percent are 12 years
old.
Table 1.3 Gender of the Respondents
Gender Frequency Percentage
Male 112 46.86
Female 127 53.14
TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.3 showed that out of 239 respondents,
127 or 53.14 percent are females while 112 or 46.86 percent are males.
PROBLEM 2: What is the profile of the students in terms of preferred SNS, frequency of SNS
usage, purpose of using SNS and number of SNS friends?
Table 2.1 Preferred SNS of the Respondents
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SNS Frequency Percentage
Facebook 220 92.05
Friendster 10 4.18
Twitter 3 1.26
Multiply 1 0.42
Others 5 2.09TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.4 showed that out of 239 respondents,
200 or 92.05 percent preferred Facebook, 10 or 4.18 percent preferred Friendster, 5 or 2.09
percent preferred other SNS, 3 or 1.26 percent preferred Twitter, and 1 or 0.42 percent
preferred Multiply.
Table 2.2 Respondents Frequency of SNS Usage
Hours Frequency Percentage
Less than 1 hour 21 8.79
1-2 Hours 80 33.47
3-4 Hours 76 31.80
5-6 Hours 27 11.30
More than 6 Hours 35 14.64
TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.5 showed that out of 239 respondents,
80 or 33.47 percent use SNS for 1-2 hours, 76 or 31.80 percent use SNS for 3-4 hours, 35 or
14.64 percent use SNS for more than 6 hours, 27 or 11.30 percent use SNS for 5-6 hours, and 21
or 8.79 percent use SNS for less than an hour.
Table 2.3 Respondents Purpose of Using SNS
Purpose Frequency PercentageKeeping in Touch with family 25 10.46
Keeping in Touch with friends 76 31.80
To meet new people 18 7.53
Just for fun and entertainment 117 48.95
To be in because it's popular nowadays 2 0.84
Others 1 0.42
TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.6 showed that out of 239 respondents,
117 or 48.95 percent agreed that their puspose of using SNS is Just for fun and entertainment;
76 or 31.80 percent agreed on Keeping in touch with friends; 25 or 10.46 percent agreed onKeeping in touch with family; 2 or 0.84 percent agreed on To be in because it's popular
nowadays; and 1 or 0.42 percent agreed on other purpose.
Table 2.4 Respondents Number of SNS Friends
Number of Friends Frequency Percentage
Less than 100 18 7.53
100+ 45 18.83
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200+ 39 16.32
300+ 38 15.90
400+ 28 11.72
500+ 21 8.79
600+ 15 6.28
700+ 7 2.93800+ 8 3.35
900+ 6 2.51
1000+ 14 5.86
TOTAL 239 100.00
Using frequency and percentage, the results in Table 1.7 showed that out of 239 respondents,
45 or 18.83 percent has 100+ friends, 39 or 16.32 percent has 200+ friends, 38 or 15.90 percent
has 300+ friends, 28 or 11.72 percent has 400+ friends, 21 or 8.79 percent has 500+ friends, 18
or 7.53 percent has less than 100 friends, 15 or 6.28 percent has 600+ friends, 14 or 5.86
percent has 1000+ friends, 8 or 3.35 percent has 800+ friends, 7 or 2.93 percent has 700+
friends, and 6 or 2.51 percent has 900+ friends.
PROBLEM 3: What is the interpersonal relationship of students toward their Family, Friends,
Teachers, and Others?
Table 3.1 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with their Family
QUESTIONS: MEAN INTERPRETATION
1. You want to interact more with your family because of SNS. 2.75 Often
2. You prioritize on having quality time with your family. 3 Often 3. You always want to keep
in touch with your family. 3 Often
4. You have better communication with your family. 3 Often
5. You can express yourself more with your family. 3 Often6. You can balance your time with your family. 3 Often
7. Your relationship with your family is much better after using SNS. 2.5 Sometimes
8. You obey the rules of your parents. 3 Often
9. Youre ready to help when your family needs you 3 Often
10. You enjoy having time with your family. 3 Often
MEAN SCORE 2.93 Often
Legend:
3.51 4.00 = Always
2.51 3.50 = Often1.51 2.50 = Sometimes
0.51 1.50 = Seldom
0. 00 0.50 = Never
Table 3.1 shows the respondents interpersonal relationship with their family. The mean
score of Table 3.1 is 2.9 or often. As a result of using social networking sites, the respondents
prioritize on having quality time with their family (3); want to keep in touch with their family
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(3); have better communication with their family (3); express themselves more with their family
(3); balance their time with their family (3); obey the rules of their parents (3); are ready to help
when their family needs them (3); enjoy having time with their family (3); want to interact more
with their family (2.75); have better relationship with their family (2.5).
Table 3.2 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with their FriendsQUESTIONS MEAN INTERPRETATION
1. You want to interact more with your friends because of SNS. 3 Often
2. You can relate to your friends since you use SNS that they also use. 3 Often
3. SNS makes you in good terms with your friends. 3 Often
4. You always want to keep in touch with your friends. 3 Often
5. Social networking sites help you much better in terms of communicating with your friends. 3
Often
6. You prefer to spend more time with your friends like hanging-out with them. 3 Often
7. You express yourself more with your friends in social networking sites. 3 Often
8. You are open with your friends. 3 Often
9. Youre ready to help when your friends need you. 3 Often
10. You enjoy spending time with your friends. 3.25 Often MEAN SCORE 3.03 Often
Legend:
3.51 4.00 = Always
2.51 3.50 = Often
1.51 2.50 = Sometimes
0.51 1.50 = Seldom
0. 00 0.50 = Never
Table 3.2 shows the respondents interpersonal relationship with their friends. The meanscore of the Table 3.2 is 3.0 or often. As a result of using social networking sites, the
respondents enjoy spending time with their friends (3.25); interact more with their friends
because of SNS (3); relate to their friends since they also use SNS (3); have good terms with
their friends (3); always want to keep in touch with their friends (3); have better
communication with their friends because of SNS (3); prefer to spend more time hanging-out
with their friends (3); are open with their friends (3); are ready to help when their friends need
them (3).
Table 3.3 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with their Teachers
QUESTIONS MEAN INTERPRETATION1. You want to interact more with your teachers because of SNS. 2 Sometimes
2. You keep your focus on the lesson being discussed by your teacher. 3 Often
3. You prioritize academic-related activities. 3 Often
4. You can communicate with your teachers easily with the use of SNS. 2 Sometimes
5. Social networking sites helped you much better in terms of asking your teachers regarding
your school works. 2 Sometimes
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6. You can easily talk or approach your teachers. 2.5 Sometimes 7. You can express yourself
more with your teachers because of social networking sites. 2 Sometimes
8. You are open with your teachers. 2 Sometimes
9. You prioritize tasks given by your teachers. 3 Often
10. You enjoy interacting with your teachers. 3 Often
MEAN SCORE 2.45 Sometimes
Legend:
3.51 4.00 = Always
2.51 3.50 = Often
1.51 2.50 = Sometimes
0.51 1.50 = Seldom
0. 00 0.50 = Never
Table 3.3 shows the respondents interpersonal relationship with their teachers. The
mean score of Table 3.3 is 2.4 or sometimes. As a result of using social networking sites, the
respondents keep their focus on the lesson being discussed by their teachers (3); prioritize
academic-related activities (3); prioritize tasks given by their teachers (3); enjoy interacting with
their teachers (3); easily approach their teachers (2.5); interact more with their teachers
because of SNS (2); communicate easily with their teachers with the use of SNS (2); have better
communication with their teachers in terms of school works with the help of SNS (2); express
themselves more with their teachers because of SNS (2); open with their teachers (2).
Table 3.4 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with Others
QUESTIONS MEAN INTERPRETATION
1. You ignore friend requests from people you dont know. 2.25 Sometimes
2. You block people that are suspicious. 2 Sometimes3. You are cautious to people that you meet in SNS. 2.75 Often
4. You make your contact number and address visible only to your friends. 3 Often
5. You delete comments or posts from other people that you dont know but are added in your
friends list. 2 Sometimes
6. You only share limited information about yourself on your profile. 3 Often
7. You make your profile visible only to your friends. 3 Often
8. You visit profiles of people added in your list but you do not know. 2 Sometimes
9. You post comments to people you dont know but are added to your list. 2 Sometimes
10. You send friend requests to people you do not know. 1.75 Sometimes
MEAN SCORE 2.38 SometimesLegend:
3.51 4.00 = Always
2.51 3.50 = Often
1.51 2.50 = Sometimes
0.51 1.50 = Seldom
0. 00 0.50 = Never
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Table 3.4 shows the respondents interpersonal relationship with other people. The mean
score of Table 3.4 is 2.4 or sometimes. As a result of using social networking sites, the
respondents make their contact number and address visible only to their friends (3); share
limited information about themselves (3); make their profile visible only to their friends
(3);cautious to the people they meet in SNS (2.75); ignore friends requests from the people
they dont know (2.25); block people that are suspicious (2); delete comments or posts fromother people that they dont know but added in their friends list(2); visit profiles of people
added in their list but they dont know (2); comments to people they dont but added in their
list (2); send friends requests to people they dont know (1.75).
According to Vitak (2008), there are some reasons why an individual uses a social
networking site. The first reason is for them to meet strangers and become friends with them.
CHAPTER 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Summary of Findings
The research was conducted for the purpose of finding out the influence of social networkingsites to the interpersonal relationship of students in Rogationist College. The descriptive
method of research was used and the descriptive survey technique was used by the researchers
in gathering data. The researchers made use of questionnaires for the gathering of data. The
sampling technique used was purposive sampling technique. The researchers used 239
respondents for this research. This research was conducted during the school year 2009-2010.
PROBLEM 1: What is the profile of the students in terms of (a) year level, (b) age, (c) gender?
Out of 239 respondents, 75 or 31.38 percent are sophomores, 61 or 25.52 percent are
freshmen, 60 or 25.10 percent are seniors, and 43 or 17.99 percent are juniors. Out of 239
respondents, 70 or 21.29 percent are 13 years old, 54 or 22.59 percent are 14 years old, 49 or20.50 percent are 15 years old, and 41 or 17.15 percent are 16 years old, and 25 or 10.46
percent are 12 years old. Out of 239 respondents, 127 or 53.14 percent are females while 112
or 46.86 percent are males.
PROBLEM 2: What is the profile of the students in terms of preferred SNS, frequency of SNS
usage, purpose of using SNS and number of SNS friends?
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Out of 239 respondents, 200 or 92.05 percent preferred Facebook, 10 or 4.18 percent preferred
Friendster, 5 or 2.09 percent preferred other SNS, 3 or 1.26 percent preferred Twitter, and 1 or
0.42 percent preferred Multiply. Out of 239 respondents, 80 or 33.47 percent use SNS for 1-2
hours, 76 or 31.80 percent use SNS for 3-4 hours, 35 or 14.64 percent use SNS for more than 6
hours, 27 or 11.30 percent use SNS for 5-6 hours, and 21 or 8.79 percent use SNS for less thanan hour. Out of 239 respondents, 117 or 48.95 percent agreed that their puspose of using SNS
is Just for fun and entertainment; 76 or 31.80 percent agreed on Keeping in touch with
friends; 25 or 10.46 percent agreed on Keeping in touch with family; 2 or 0.84 percent
agreed on To be in because it's popular nowadays; and 1 or 0.42 percent agreed on other
purpose. Out of 239 respondents, 45 or 18.83 percent has 100+ friends, 39 or 16.32 percent has
200+ friends, 38 or 15.90 percent has 300+ friends, 28 or 11.72 percent has 400+ friends, 21 or
8.79 percent has 500+ friends, 18 or 7.53 percent has less than 100 friends, 15 or 6.28 percent
has 600+ friends, 14 or 5.86 percent has 1000+ friends, 8 or 3.35 percent has 800+ friends, 7 or
2.93 percent has 700+ friends, and 6 or 2.51 percent has 900+ friends.
PROBLEM 3: What is the interpersonal relationship of students toward their Family, Friends,
Teachers, and Others?
The mean score of Table 3.1 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with their family is
2.9 or often. All the statements were gathered under the mean of 2.50 to 3.49. As a result of
using social networking sites, the respondents want to interact more with your family because
of SNS(2.75), prioritize on having quality time with their family (3); want to keep in touch with
their family (3); have better communication with their family (3); express themselves more with
their family (3); balance their time with their family (3); obey the rules of their parents (3); areready to help when their family needs them (3); enjoy having time with their family (3); want to
interact more with their family (2.75); and have better relationship with their family (2.5).
The mean score of the Table 3.2 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with their
friends is 3.0 or often. All the statements were gathered under the mean of 2.55 to 3.55. As a
result of using social networking sites, the respondents enjoy spending time with their friends
(3.25); interact more with their friends because of SNS (3); relate to their friends since they also
use SNS (3); have good terms with their friends (3); always want to keep in touch with their
friends (3); have better communication with their friends because of SNS (3); prefer to spend
more time hanging-out with their friends (3); are open with their friends (3); and are ready to
help when their friends need them (3).The mean score of Table 3.3 Respondents Interpersonal Relationship with their
teachers is 2.4 or sometimes. The statements that were gathered under the mean of 2.55 to
3.54 are the ff.: the respondents keep their focus on the lesson being discussed by their
teachers (3); prioritize academic-related activities (3); prioritize tasks given by their teachers (3);
and enjoy interacting with their teachers (3). The statements that were gathered under the
mean of 1.55 to 2.54 are the ff: the respondents easily approach their teachers (2.5); interact
more with their teachers because of SNS (2); communicate easily with their teachers with the
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use of SNS (2); have better communication with their teachers in terms of school works with
the help of SNS (2); express themselves more with their teachers because of SNS (2); and open-
up with their teachers (2).
The mean score of Table 3.4 is 2.4 or sometimes. The statements that were gathered under the
mean of 2.55 to 3.54 are the ff: the respondents make their contact number and address visible
only to their friends (3); share limited information about themselves (3); make their profilevisible only to their friends (3); and cautious to the people they meet in SNS (2.75). The
statements that were gathered under the mean of 1.55 to 2.54 are the ff: the respondents
ignore friends requests from the people they dont know (2.25); block people that are
suspicious (2); delete comments or posts from other people that they dont know but added in
their friends list(2); visit profiles of people added in their list but they dont know (2);
comments to people they dont but added in their list (2); send friends requests to people they
dont know (1.75).
B. Conclusions
After analyzing the data gathered by the researchers, they arrived with the following
conclusions:
1.) Using social networking sites helped the respondents to develop a strong interpersonal
relationship with their family, friends, teachers, and with others.
2.) Most of the respondents are using Facebook just to have fun and entertainment because of
its available features for the users.
3.) The respondents are cautious with the strangers that they meet in SNS's because of having a
limited friends added to their account that they know.
4.) The respondents intend to open-up more with their friends in social networking sites than
with others.
5.) Most of the respondents use social networking sites for only 1-2 hours in a day.
C. Recommendations
Based on the conclusions that the researches made, they have formulated the following
recommendations:
1.) Parents, school administrators, teachers, and guidance counselors must encourage the
students to use SNS since it promotes good interpersonal relationships.
2.) Students must properly use social networking sites and not just for fun and entertainment
but for communication with their family, friends and teachers.
3.) Social networking site developers and companies must improve the security and privacy thatthey are giving to its users to promote a safe environment especially for children and teenagers.
4.) Students must also encourage their classmates to use SNS frequently since it promotes good
communication with their teachers regarding school works and related activities.
5.) Students must also encourage their friends to use SNS since it promotes good relationship
making friendship ties grow stronger.
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