SAINT MARTIN ACADEM INC.
DUMALAG, CAPIZ
How social media “likes” affects the confidence of Grade 9 Students
NAME: GRADE:
GENDER: AGE:
Directions: Take time to read and understand each of the following questions, put
check if your answer is YES or NO.
Questions Yes No
Do you have social media accounts?
Do you check social media before you get out of bed?
Is checking social media the last thing you do before going
to bed?
Do you consider yourself addicted to social media?
Do you think that celebrities, models, and popular figures
presented in the media with "ideal bodies" may cause
people to think that being skinny or muscular is society's
standards?
In relation to the question above, does your self-esteem get
affected because you feel like you don't measure up to the
media's standards?
Has the media ever gave you a boost of confidence/gave
you a higher self-esteem?
Do you feel the need to present yourself in a good way on
social media (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, etc) to make you
feel more confident/have a higher self-esteem?
When you see an advertisement in
magazines/newspapers/etc soliciting a pill or other products
to look like a celebrity. Does it motivate you or does it
lower your self-esteem?
Has the use of social media impacted your self-esteem?
When you gain likes/followers did you feel an increase in
your self-esteem?
Do you worry about how many people will like/respond to
the things you post?
Are you willing to spend money to gain social network
connections. (friends, followers, likes, etc.)
It is important to impress others on social networking sites?
Are you on social networking sites is different from who
you are in real life?
Do you feel prettier when you get many “likes”?
Do you feel envious of those who have more “likes” that
you?
Do you aspire to become famous via social networking
sites?
Directions: Answer each of the following questions seriously and honestly.
Your answer will be appreciated.
Does the media make you feel the need to change yourself to fit in to their
"standards"? Why or why not?
Overall, does the media affect your self-confidence in any way? If so, how?