I. INTRODUCTION Social networking websites are currently being used regularly my millions of people. Theuse of social networking sites has been widespread that they have not only caught the attention of academic and industry researchers worldwide but also us, in particular. Social networking sitesare now being investigated by numerous social science researchers and an increasing number of academic commentators are becoming more and more interested in studying Facebook, Twitter,and other social networking services, because of their probable impact on society.While the social networking sites have the same key aspects, the cultures and responsesaround them that become apparent are varied. Most sites help strangers connect with othersbased on shared personal interests, political and economic views, or simply recreational activities.Some sites accommodate distinct viewers, while others attract people based on similarities, suchas common languages or shared racial, sexual, religious or nationality-based identities.Nonetheless, social networking sites have only one common goal. It is to encourage new ways tocommunicate and share information.Many students have been blaming various social networking sites for their steadydecrease in grade point averages. This emergent phenomenon aroused us to look into socialnetworking sites and why they affect fellow students‟ academic performances. The target population for this research was defined as the students who form the majorchunk of users of these social networking sites. This was done to have a better insight into theresearch as the target population was one of the most avid users of these sites and could provideexceptional responses. Even the understanding of the questionnaire was easy for them as they were familiar with the sites and are quite clear about the reasons they use it for and the variousproblems that they now face because of the effects of using these social networking sites.The responses were collected by personal questioning. The responses were taken from the students in the University of Santo Tomas‟s different colleges through survey forms. Other evidences showcased with this study were retrieved carefully from the web.

A. OBJECTIVESThe students intend to:

Discuss the nature of social networking sites and low academic performance  Provide data supporting the claim that social networking sites affect one‟s academic

performance adversely Assess the contrasting evidences thoroughly and systematically. Determine the authenticity of the claim that the adverse effects of social networking sitesare more

imminent than the positive ones Associate findings to personal lives of adolescents and society in general

  B. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDYThis study aims to explain the importance of the proper usage of social networking sites.It aims to point out particularly adverse effects it poses to people‟s daily lives. These sitesevidently have a lot of positive effects, but their also have their share of negative impact. In orderto provide much help, this study would like to give enlightenment to the said phenomena. Wewould like to provide, through this term paper, information about the impact of these sites tosociety that would hopefully lead to a realization of their own standing in terms of SNS addiction.We also would like to give a certain form of guidance to those who are delved in situationsaforementioned. Lastly, we would like to provide evidences that would solidify the support oncontrolling the usage of social networking sites, thus reducing the risk of assimilating suchaddicting activities.

  C. DEFINITION OF TERMS

In order to understand clearly the subject matter, we define the following key concepts:social networking sites, and academic performance, as they are essential to fully comprehend theissue in focus.Social networking sites are social network services that focus on building onlinecommunities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploringthe interests and activities of others.Academic performance refers to how students deal with their studies and how they copewith or accomplish different tasks given to them by their teachers. 

  II. THE NATURE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND LOW ACADEMICPER FORMANCES Social networking sites as web-based services that allow individuals to: (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site. For the past years, social networking has been very popular for people worldwide. Social networking is a great form of entertainment. It is like going to a new school, on your first dayyou have no friends but as days pass you will meet new friends and eventually you‟ll formgroups or circle of friends. At f irst, you don‟t have much interest in your new school but whenyou begin to learn and enjoy more about your school, you will be happy to spend much of yourtime in school with your friends, teachers and etc. It is open for all kinds of people, all ages, andall races. A purpose of social networking is we meet people, maybe people we met before likeold classmates or schoolmate or new people from different races and countries, we just havesame interests with.While the term "social network site" is used to describe this phenomenon, the term"social networking sites" also appears in public discourse, and the two terms are often usedinterchangeably. "Networking" emphasizes relationship initiation, often between strangers.While networking is possible on these sites, it is not the primary practice on many of them, nor isit what differentiates them from other forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC).

On many of the large SNSs, participants are not necessarily "networking" or looking tomeet new people; instead, they are primarily communicating with people who are already a partof their extended social network. To emphasize this articulated social network as a criticalorganizing feature of these sites, we label them "social network sites."The main types of social networking services are those which contain category divisions(such as former school-year or classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages) and a recommendation system linked to trust. Popular methods now combinemany of these, with Facebook widely used worldwide; MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn being themost widely used in North America; Nexopia (mostly in Canada);Bebo, Hi5, StudiVZ (mostlyin Germany), iWiW (mostly in Hungary), Tuenti (mostly inSpain), Decayenne, Tagged, XING; Badoo and Skyrock in parts of Europe; and Friendster, Mixi, Multiply, Orkut, Wretch, Xiaonei and Cyworld in Asia and the PacificIslands and Areapal in India.For teens in this generation, social networking has become sort of an “addiction”. Ateenager has a facebook account. She opens her account daily to check new updates. She spendshours checking new updates until she realizes she has more important things to do like schoolworks she has missed doing because of signing in into a social network service. This is anexample of a teen being addicted to such social networks. To prove social networking can be anaddiction, the researchers made a survey to test whether social networking could be a hindranceto a good performance in school. The survey made got answers that yes, some people are willingto spend more time being online on these social network services than to spend time studyingand working up on school works. This is sad to hear because with all the advantages social

  networking can give, there are also disadvantages, like this, that can be or give bad effects topeople who use them.HOW DOES ‘SNS’ WORK  While SNSs have implemented a wide variety of technical features, their backboneconsists of visible profiles that display an articulated list of Friends who are also users of thesystem. Profiles are unique pages where one can type oneself into being. After joining an SNS,an individual is asked to fill out forms containing a series of questions. The profile is generatedusing the answers to these questions, which typically include descriptors such as age, location,interests, and an "about me" section. Most sites also encourage users to upload a profile photo.Some sites allow users to enhance their profiles by adding multimedia content or modifying theirprofile's look and feel. Others, such as Facebook, allow users to add modules ("Applications")that enhance their profile.The visibility of a profile varies by site and according to user discretion. By default,profiles on Orkut or hi5.com are crawled by search engines, making them visible to anyone,regardless of whether or not the viewer has an account. Alternatively, sites like MySpace allowusers to choose whether they want their profile to be public or "Friends only." Facebook takes adifferent approach — by default, users who are part of the same "network" can view each other'sprofiles, unless a profile owner has decided to deny permission to those in their network.Structural variations around visibility and access are one of the primary ways that SNSsdifferentiate themselves from each other.

  After joining a social network site, users are prompted to identify others in the system inwhich they have a relationship. The label for these relationships differs depending on the sitepopular terms include "Friends," "Contacts," and "Fans." Most SNSs require bi-directionalconfirmation for Friendship, but some do not. These one-directional ties are sometimes labelledas "Fans" or "Followers," but many sites call these Friends as well. The term "Friends" can bemisleading, because the connection does not necessarily mean friendship in the everydayvernacular sense, and the reasons people connect are varied (Boyd, 2006).The public display of connections is a crucial component of SNSs. The Friends listcontains links to each Friend's profile, enabling viewers to traverse the network graph by clickingthrough the Friends lists. On most sites, the list of Friends is visible to anyone who is permittedto view the profile, although there are exceptions.Most SNSs also provide a mechanism for users to leave messages on their Friends'profiles. This feature typically involves leaving "comments," although sites employ variouslabels for this feature. In addition, SNSs often have a private messaging feature similar towebmail. While both private messages and comments are popular on most of the major SNSs,they are not universally available.Beyond profiles, Friends, comments, and private messaging, SNSs vary greatly in theirfeatures and user base. Some have photo-sharing or video-sharing capabilities; others have built-in blogging and instant messaging technology. There are mobile-specific SNSs (e.g., Dodgeball),but some web-based SNSs also support limited mobile interactions (e.g., Facebook, MySpace,and Cyworld). Many SNSs target people from specific geographical regions or linguistic groups,although this does not always determine the site's constituency. Orkut, for example, was

  launched in the United States with an English-only interface, but Portuguese-speaking Braziliansquickly became the dominant user group. Some sites are designed with specific ethnic, religious,sexual orientation, political, or other identity-driven categories in mind. There are even SNSs fordogs (Dogster) and cats (Catster), although their owners must manage their profiles.While SNSs are often designed to be widely accessible, many attract homogeneouspopulations initially, so it is not uncommon to find groups using sites to segregate themselves bynationality, age, educational level, or other factors that typically segment society, even if thatwas not the intention of the designers.On the point of academic performance or excellence, Tuckman (1975) posited that,performance is used to label the observable manifestation of knowledge, skills, concepts,

andunderstanding and ideas. Thereby, performance is the application of a learning product that at theend of the process provides mastery. It is the acquisition of particular grades on examinationsindicatescandidates‟ability, mastery of the content, skills in applying learned knowledge toparticular situations. Astudent‟ssuccess is generally judged on examination performance.Success on examinations is a crucial indicator that a student has benefited from a course of study(Wiseman, 1961).In educational institutions, success is measured by academic performance, or how well astudent meets standards set out by local government and the institution itself. As careercompetition grows ever fiercer in the working world, the importance of students doing well inschool has caught the attention of parents, legislators and government education departmentsalike. 

  Therefore, when the term “low” is integrated with the term “academic performance”, it isthe inability to acquire particular grades on examinations that indicates the individuals‟ masteryof the content, and skills in applying learned knowledge to specific circumstances.

  III. DATA SUPPORTING THE CLAIM THAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITESAFFECT ONE’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ADVERSELY The youth in the status quo use social networking sites as a means of interaction,socializing, and for purely entertainment purposes. Although many people don‟t think of it,social networking sites harbor many unsafe elements and many people are concerned about somemajor problems that they contain, which includes education and poor academic performance.There are claims that social networking sites are beneficial, but are they reallyadvantageous in the lives of the youth today?Here the researchers present facts that social networking sites do gravely affect theacademic performances of users.According to Aryn Karpinski‟s study of about 219 students, 148 Facebook users had afull grade point lower than those who don‟t have Facebook. People that didn‟t use Facebook reported that they study about 11-15 hours and those who had a Facebook account only studied1-5 hours per week. “Our study shows people who spend more time on Facebook spend less timestudying,” said Aryn Karpinski, a researcher in theeducation department at Ohio StateUniversity. “Every generation has its distractions, but I think Facebook is a unique phenomenon.” The Ohio report shows that students who used Facebook had a “significantly”lower grade point average - the marking system used in US universities - than those who did notuse the site.

IV. DATA AGAINST THE CLAIM THAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AFFECTONE’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ADVERSELY Social networking sites and services may be claimed to gravely affect a student'sacademic performance yet there are certain issues that regard as contrary to the belief.Facebook, Friendster, Twitter and Plurk are a number of the sites most of us, particularlythe youth, say are addicted to. But do they reallydecrease one‟s performance in school? Here the researchers present evidences on how social networking sites may not be toomuch of a bad thing against education.A new study may allay fears that Facebook use is related to lower college academicgrades. Last month, an unpublished study suggested that using the popular social networking sitecould lead to diminished grades. Don Tapscott, author of Grown up Digital, says in an articlethat,"There isn't a shred of

evidence that Facebook is bad for young people. On the contrary, it's awonderful thing that, with balance, helps them grow, helps their mental abilities develop and itshould be encouraged."Eszter Hargittai, associate professor of communication studies at NorthwesternUniversity and a fellow this year at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, alsoclaims that they have found no evidence that Facebook usage is not correlated to low academicperformance.

  The researchers used relevant information from three existing data sets -- a sample of more than 1,000 undergraduates from the University of Illinois, Chicago; a nationallyrepresentative cross sectional sample of 14- to 22-year-olds; and a nationally representativelongitudinal panel of American youth aged 14- to 23. They were unable to detect a significantnegativeAnother important controversy on how Social Networking Sites affect students is on theissue of safety. Universities have imposed strict policies that provide students protection againstonline disasters. In an article on the educators‟ Web sitegaleschools.com, Willard writes thatusing MySpace and its competitors can be positive experiences for many students. Willardasserts that networking sites build “skills that will be a foundation for career success in the 21st century,”but that educators should be concerned because teens do not always make sounddecisions, parents are not paying attention at all times, and that sexual predators, hate grouprecruiters, and child pornographers may frequent such sites.Willard suggests that educators use an approach that includes: “A clear policy, strongfocus on educationally valuable use of the Internet supported by curriculum and professionaldevelopment (no Internet „recess‟), student education about online safety and responsible use,effective monitoring, and appropriate consequences.” Some networking sites allow schools to designate a student as the responsible moderatorfor his or her school‟s presence on the service. Posting harmful speech, impersonating another party, and lying about user age are all violations of the use agreements on most socialnetworking sites. If the user agreement is being violated, requesting that inappropriate materialbe removed may sidestep free speech issues.

  Most misuse of networking sites takes place away from school, though, so parents should be informed of the consequences of their kids‟ networking site use. Failing that, educators shouldnot be reticent to involve the police; MySpace has proven itself expedient in responding tosubpoenas.The pie graph of the survey conducted shows that 18 out of 35 students or 51% say thatthey don‟tfind it hard to concentrate on schoolwork, knowing that they can play games, useapplications, and visit social networking sites just by logging into their computers. (See Figure 6.)In the pie graph, 74% of the surveyed students claim that they know how to prioritize theirstudies by ignoring online activities when faced with their academic activities. (See Figure 7.

)When comparing their previous grades to their present ones, 27 out of 35 students say that socialnetworking sites do not cause a drop on their grades. (See Figure 8.) 26 out of 35 students claimthat they are not addicted to any of the social networking sites and therefore their grades are notaffected gravely by these sites. (See Figure 9.)Based on the information stated above, social networking sites do not denote negativeeffects on a student's performance in school.

  V. COMPARISON OF THE TWO OPPOSING DATA You are probably no stranger to social networking sites. In actuality, the majority of people in this country alone are very much exposed to the phenomena that are Friendster, Twitterand most ultimately, Facebook. The earlier parts of the term paper discussed the positive andnegative effects of these websites. The only thing left now is to compare and contrast theseevidences.A favorable aspect of social networking sites is their ability to connect people of seemingly different culture, background and living location despite the glaring distance inbetween, promoting intercultural relations and stronger ties. It also increases the chance forsingle individuals to find their potential partners and with such a vast array to choose from,nonetheless. But even with these obvious advantages, there is still the looming threat of themisuse of these websites. A pressing danger is those of internet sexual predators, who use thesenetworking sites to lure in potential victims, most of which are children ranging from nine toseventeen years old, sometimes even younger. A prime and very much well-known controversywas that of Myspace.com, which has been specifically targeted for these child safety issues aftera sixteen year old girl flew to Tel Aviv, Israel to meet and engage in sexual relations with atwenty year old male whom she had met through MySpace.com. Obviously, this connects to theacademic performance of an individual, which would surely take a turn for the worse after beingengaged in such hazardous activities.It also strengthens previously-established relationships, such as that of family, relativesand close friends. Research shows that majority of Social Networking Site users (52 %specifically) use these sites to further solidify pre-existing offline relations. Also, those actively

  supporting these networking sites are much closer and much more in touch with their family, asthey have different means of communicating with them despite the obvious distance barrier inbetween. But on the other hand, these means of communicating lessens the importance andrelevance of face-to-face exposure to people. The same people who are much more in touch withtheir family are also at the same time weak in terms of in-person communication with them,being so accustomed in their chosen methodology of relating (specifically these people are non-conformist users of the internet). According to Mann, “Networking to me means adding real,incremental value to the person you meet, “You can't screen people on social networks the wayyou can in real life.” This discomfort of face-to-face relations would carve a great dent on theability of a person to relate and communicate, thus adversely affecting his/her educationalgrowth.Social networking sites are also an effective way of pulling out information on otherpeople. If you want to do a background check on the guy who‟s currently dating your daughter or maybe when your brother‟s finally show up on television, just one click and you have all theinformation you‟ll ever need. Of course those who pull information out of the internet are notsolely overprotective dads and curious little sisters. Legal & General‟s recent “Digital CriminalReport” found that out of 2,000 users, 38 percent of Facebook and Twitter users have postedstatuses about vacation plans, and 33 percent about leaving for the weekend. With these statisticsand other findings, the company claims that burglars are using this information to compile lists

for potential targets. In other words, with all the information you post on various sites, you‟reactually building more stalls for internet burglars to shop at. It would of course shake the oncesmooth-sailing life of a family involved in a burglary, affecting once again not only the financialstatus of an individual but also his/her academic performance.

  It has become an imminent medium of ones‟ expression. Social networking sites haveshrunk the world into one convenient box, where a person could virtually communicate one‟sthoughts without the obstacle of not being able to be heard. It also leveled the playing ground forevery person, as long as you have the sufficient creativity, talent, and confidence, you have asmuch chance of being acknowledged as that Hollywood actor flashing his smiles on GoodMorning America. However, other users have abused the privilege of freedom given to them bypartaking in the act of plagiarism. Internet users post different forms of media (pictures, music,videos, etc.) on their blogs or sites which are actually products of other people‟s efforts. Onevery ideal example is that of Youtube.com, who is currently being sued for over one billiondollars by Viacom on the claim that earlier site has 160,000 videos that belong to Viacom ontheir site without Viacom‟s permission. This act of plagiarism does not only apply online. If aperson is so accustomed to this activity, he or she would also use this tactic on projects, essaysand assignments, affecting his or her academic performance in school.These social networking sites also provide for us a generation bred with extraordinary21stcentury skills, whether it may be communication, creativity, technology proficiency, and of course, collaboration and leadership skills. With the exposure of young people to suchtechnological gadgetries, somehow it‟s not as surprising anymore to see a thirteen year old typeout immense codes on a Notepad file and come up with an amazing web page as a result. Thoughit is so, research states that those who were technologically apt tend to receive a fusion of B‟sand C‟s (or even lower) on their grades, being soimmersed in these topics that they forgo thosewhich actually have impact on their class standing. The Ohio report shows that students whoused Facebook had a “significantly” lower grade point average- the marking system used in USuniversities - than those who did not use the site.

  And lastly are the physical and psychological effects of social networking sites. SNS‟sactually have a substantial contribution on disease prevention and anti-exposure. Because of thedecreased actual face-to-face contact, the chances of disease-causing bacteria being handed on toone person to another are significantly decreased. Vices brought about by peer pressure are alsoreduced, as it is obviously easier to say no when the person who‟s urging you to try some kind of drug is miles away from where you are. There is one existing phenomena called the triadicexposure. Triadic exposure simply means that you are friends with the friends of your friends.Though it may seem quite petty, there are researches (such as that of The American Journal of Public Health during the year 2004) that suggests that adolescent girls who are socially isolatedand whose friends are not friends with one another experienced more suicidal thoughts. Also,another study from Emile Durkheim states that men and women who lacked ties to others were1.9 to 3.1 times more likely to die than those who had many contacts. But according to LadyGreenfield, the negative aspects of the usage of these Social networking sites are much moreimminent that those of its positive ones. According to her, “These technologies are infantilizing

the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights,who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.” The usage of these inter net sitesare also particularly harmful to children, and could be behind the observed rise in cases of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: “If the young brain is exposed from the outset to a worldof fast action and reaction, of instant new screen images flashing up with the press of a key, suchrapid interchange might accustom the brain to operate over such timescales.” Lady Greenfield‟sstudy is firm evidence that even in such an early age, the usage of social networking sites rootsunfavorable causes on ones‟ academic performance. 

  VI. IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY TO ADOLESCENTS AND THE SOCIETY INGENERALThe researchers learned from the study “Social Networking Systems Affect One‟sAcademic Performance Adversely” that time management is very important. Managing timeespecially for the students is very important because if a student does not know how to managehis time and apply organization on his schedule, it will surely affect the academic performance of the student.One good example of this is that according to researchers, 65 percent of Facebook usersaccessed their account daily, usually checking it several times to see if they had received newmessages and updates from their friends and other contacts. The amount of time spent onFacebook at each log-in varied only from just a few minutes to more than an hour. Surveysshowed that people who do not have a Facebook account study for an average of eleven tofifteen hours per week, while those with Facebook account study only for one to five hours perweek. This big decline on the studying hours of a student may result to poorer performances inexams, recitations, class discussions, and other academic activities. The time which could bespent in reading, studying and taking rests are spent playing, chatting, socializing, and keepingup with friends which may be done after they have finished their school requirements. Thisshows that a lot of students have difficulty in prioritizing the most important things.Students also show the act of procrastination and cramming because of these socialnetworking sites that exist in the present day. Because of this study, it has been proven that theeveryday habit of procrastination and regular cramming of home works, and studying of lessons

  have been the most tremendous factor of acquiring substandard scores, the cause of which is theexcessive usage of social networking sites.It is important to learn how to balance one‟s time and to know one‟s priorities first beforeengaging oneself to other activities. As a student, it is important to remember that the numberone priority should be academics rather than entertainment.

  VII. CONCLUSIONThe researchers have come up with a conclusion that social networking sites do affectone‟s academic performance adversely. It directly causes the gradual drop of grades of students.It directlyaffects a student‟s academic performance if the student invests his time in socialnetworking sites instead in his studies. Procrastination and time-wasting is a major issue in thisstudy.It can also be implied that social networking sites are highly addictive to those peoplewho cannot control themselves into

constantly using these sites, prioritize entertainment overschoolwork, and gives too much attention to social acceptance and affiliation. The term“addictive” is such an understatement when compared to the unfavorable effects of these socialnetworking sites. Excessive use of these sites has influenced students to consider entertainmentover learning. There is such a saying that “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” However,unnecessary “play” is clearly a serious concern in terms of education. It might even be regretfulon the student‟s part if this habit continues on. Not only will it lead to low grades, it will alsolead tounremarkable job opportunities and mediocre income. Nowadays, one‟s economic statusdefines one‟s way of living. The more the salary one gains, the better the lifestyle. The work described above contributes to an ongoing debate as to whether or not socialnetworking sites, most especially Facebook as it is the most popular, affect the academicperformances of the youth today, and to questions of the public, particularly parents, such as,“Should these sites be banned in order to decrease the risks of our children getting low grades?”It also contributes to the continuous dialogue regarding the importance of social networking sites,both for practitioners and researchers alike. Vast, uncharted waters are yet to be explored. SNSs

  researchers' ability to make causal claims is limited by a lack of experimental or longitudinalstudies. Although the situation is rapidly changing, scholars still have a limited understanding of who is and who is not using these sites, why, and for what purposes. Such questions will requirelarge-scale quantitative and qualitative research. The researchers hope that these findings and thework described here will help build a foundation for future investigations of these and otherimportant issues surrounding social network sites.

  APPENDICES FIGURE 1:How often do you use the internet? SeldomOnce in a whileWeeklyAlmost everyday FIGURE 2:Which do you do more; surf the net for school work or for entertainment?School workEntertainment 

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  And lastly are the physical and psychological effects of social networking sites. SNS‟sactually have a substantial contribution on disease prevention and anti-exposure. Because of thedecreased actual face-to-face contact, the chances of disease-causing bacteria being handed on toone person to another are significantly decreased. Vices brought about by peer pressure are alsoreduced, as it is obviously easier to say no when the person who‟s urging you to try some kind of drug is miles away from where you are. There is one existing phenomena called the triadicexposure. Triadic exposure simply means that you are friends with the friends of your friends.Though it may seem quite petty, there are researches (such as that of The American Journal of Public Health during the year 2004) that suggests that adolescent girls who are socially isolatedand whose friends are not friends with one another experienced more suicidal thoughts. Also,another study from Emile Durkheim states that men and women who lacked ties to others were1.9 to 3.1 times more likely to die than those who had many contacts. But according to LadyGreenfield, the negative aspects of the usage of these Social networking sites are much moreimminent that those of its positive ones. According to her, “These technologies are infantilizingthe brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights,who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.” The usage of these inter 

net sitesare also particularly harmful to children, and could be behind the observed rise in cases of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder: “If the young brain is exposed from the outset to a worldof fast action and reaction, of instant new screen images flashing up with the press of a key, suchrapid interchange might accustom the brain to operate over such timescales.” Lady Greenfield‟sstudy is firm evidence that even in such an early age, the usage of social networking sites rootsunfavorable causes on ones‟ academic performance. 

  VI. IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY TO ADOLESCENTS AND THE SOCIETY INGENERALThe researchers learned from the study “Social Networking Systems Affect One‟sAcademic Performance Adversely” that time management is very important. Managing timeespecially for the students is very important because if a student does not know how to managehis time and apply organization on his schedule, it will surely affect the academic performance of the student.One good example of this is that according to researchers, 65 percent of Facebook usersaccessed their account daily, usually checking it several times to see if they had received newmessages and updates from their friends and other contacts. The amount of time spent onFacebook at each log-in varied only from just a few minutes to more than an hour. Surveysshowed that people who do not have a Facebook account study for an average of eleven tofifteen hours per week, while those with Facebook account study only for one to five hours perweek. This big decline on the studying hours of a student may result to poorer performances inexams, recitations, class discussions, and other academic activities. The time which could bespent in reading, studying and taking rests are spent playing, chatting, socializing, and keepingup with friends which may be done after they have finished their school requirements. Thisshows that a lot of students have difficulty in prioritizing the most important things.Students also show the act of procrastination and cramming because of these socialnetworking sites that exist in the present day. Because of this study, it has been proven that theeveryday habit of procrastination and regular cramming of home works, and studying of lessons

  have been the most tremendous factor of acquiring substandard scores, the cause of which is theexcessive usage of social networking sites.It is important to learn how to balance one‟s time and to know one‟s priorities first beforeengaging oneself to other activities. As a student, it is important to remember that the numberone priority should be academics rather than entertainment.