ABSTRACT
Title : The Mental Effects of Social Media to the Teenagers
in Ilawod,Camalig,Albay
Authors : Jhon Edriel Orolfo
Maenvie Onesa
Sherry Gomez
Mark Louie Manrique
Emelyn Gomez
Kate Ann Melgar
Aldrin Narito
Type of Document : Unpublished Senior High Thesis
The study was conducted to know how social media affect the
mental health of the teenager [Link] study aims in general, to know
what and how social media affect the mental health of the teenagers in
Ilawod,Camalig,Albay,and to know the advantage and disadvantages of it in
different [Link],seeks answers to the following problems: The
demographic profile of the teenagers in terms of age,sex,grade [Link]
number of months and years using social media,occupation of the
parents,social media usually used,number of hours spent using social
media,the patterns learn by the teenagers in using social media and the
advantage and disadvantages of using social media in different aspects.
This study was anchored on Theory of Behaviorism by John B.
Watson that simply assumes that a learners is essentially passive and
responding to environmental stimuli.
The following conclusions were drawn from the results interpreted
by the researchers.
Social media have a great impact on teenagers aging 14-16 of [Link] strongly
affect their behaviour and have both positive and negative impact on their
mental health academic,economic,and attitude aspects.
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The rise in the use of the social media has led to many changes in our daily [Link]
particular,this rise has also led to the rise of social [Link] media can refer to any
type of media that someone can use through the internet or over the computer
[Link] of the time,social media refers to the media use over the internet,where
multiple users are in different locations around the [Link] most cases,social media are
freeware programs that can be used for an unlimited time and are available for
[Link] percentage of social media available nowadays is written in Flash,Shockwaves
and Java [Link] of that, they feature more primitive social media than
downloadable [Link] an social media experience typically require high speed
internet [Link] hardware will also be required whether it’s a com;p;uter or
a phone,such as computer or phone that’s conneted to the [Link] days social
media has progressed to an amazing [Link] like sharing of
information,ideas,career interests and other forms of expression via virtual
communities and networks.
Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the social media implication of the teeanagers of
Ilawod,Camalig,[Link],the researchers seek to answer the following
questions.
[Link] is the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of.
a) Age
b) Sex
c) Grade level and section
d) Number of months and years using online games
e) Occupation of the parents
e.1. Mother
[Link]
f) Social mediausually used
g) Numbers of hours spent using social media per day
2. What are the cultural patterns learned by the respondents in using social media?
3. What is the advantages of using social media in terms of.
a) Cultural
b) Academic
c) Economic
d) Attitude
4. What are the disadvantages of using social media in terms of.
a) Cultural
b) Economic
c) Academic
d) Attitude
5. What is the recommendation of the respondents to the other social media users of
Ilawod,Camalig,Albay?