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Senior High School Department
Cortes Surigao Del Sur 8313
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“SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION , ITS EFFECT TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS BEHAVIOUR IN CORTES ACADEMY INC.”
A Research Study
Cortes Academy Inc
To:
MA’AM CHRISTINE FAITH SUAREZ SARTE
Submitted by the GROUP OF:
JONAH J. DELARMENTE
JOHN LAWRENCE J. TOREJOS
MICHAEL BALILI
J LISTER AMIGO
CARLO URIARTE
ARNEL MELO
HILDA MELO
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would be more than glad to allow us to acknowledge the ever growing support
and guidance of our Practical Research teacher “Mrs. Christine Faith” in the making
of the Research . Whom he never failed to help and hand out advice's in succeeding
our study.
To the members in the group; achieving this Research would be incomplete without
the presence and overall help from them.
To our parents, who supported us individually financially in order to contribute equally

and the guidance as well from them.
We’d like to thank as well our classmates, whom we influence and also being
influenced by throughout the process.
To God who gave us the opportunity in the making and achieving this Study as a
team; and most importantly having faith within that motivated us verily.
Most importantly, thanking our own selves in making this a remarkable experiences
throughout the making of the Study and consuming our precious time in placing our
heart and mind in achieving it.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page i
Acknowledgement ii
Table of content iii - iv
CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 4-5
Statement of the Problem 5
Scope and limitation 5
Significance of the Study 6
Definition of Terms 6
Conceptual Framework 7
CHAPTER 2 : REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES
Review of Related Literature 7-8
Review of Related Studies 8-9
CHAPTER 3 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Research Settings
Research Respondents
Research Instruments
Data Gathering
Statistical Treatment
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SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION , ITS EFFECT TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS BEHAVIOUR IN CORTES ACADEMY INC.
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, because of the wide spread availability of Internet access, it has become
one of the most common means of gathering information and communicating
(Ramamohanarao et al, 2007). People prefer to participate in a variety of practices
on the Internet, some of which may be potentially addictive, since it is regarded as a
highly enlightening and entertaining medium. The use of social media is one of these
activities (Kuss & Griffiths 2011). Social media has grown into a worldwide
phenomenon and a vital means of communication among peers, families, and
friends. “Social media is a communication medium that is very powerful, extremely
fast, diverse, has proven to be highly successful, and is trusted by billions of people
to share and discover content concerning individuals, brands, facts, and
entertainment,” according to Dearborn (2014). As a result, people can interact with
everyone at any time.
Social media has grown into a vital means of communication among peers, families,
and friends. Excessive use of these sites is concerning, since it may result in social
media addiction. Social media addiction occurs when a person spends too much time
on social media to the point that it interferes with other aspects of his or her everyday
life. Furthermore, according to the American Psychological Association (2014),
addiction is described as a “compulsive behavior that has negative consequences” in
which, similar to other types of addictions such as narcotics, gambling, video gaming,
overeating, and so on. People become enslaved to these behaviors to the point that
they develop unhealthy habits, obstructing other essential activities in their lives such
as schoolwork and success. This is especially true of students who use social media
excessively.
Students, on the other hand, who are addicted to social media, are more likely to be
influenced by what they see and hear on these sites. This is a significant issue
because it can have a negative effect on students' behavior, as shown by their
conduct in school. Without a doubt, the widespread usage of these platforms has
become a source of concern in recent years. In this premise comes the interest of the
researchers to know the effects of social media addiction to the behavior of students
in Cortes Academy Senior High School INC. (CASHS)
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This study is mostly supported by Ehlin Kants's Uses and Gratification Theory, which
was established in 1959 and is an approach to understanding how and why people
seek out specific media to meet specific needs. There have also been related studies
discovered, such as Rita Njorge's 2013 study "Impacts of Social Media among the
Youth on Behavior Change: A Case Study of University Students at Selected
Universities in Nairobi, Kenya." Students who use social media excessively are more
likely to be influenced by what they see and hear on these sites. This is a significant
issue because it can have a negative effect on students' behavior, as shown by their
conduct in school. With social media conveying individuals closer to one another
more than ever leading to one of the best medium for communication and offering
wide variety of entertainment, students nowadays have been very dependent on it
and even using it excessively on their day-to-day life. Thus, as social media addiction
is becoming a common disorder to students of today’s generation, this research will
seek to have conclusions on the effects of social media addiction to the participants’
behavior.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study would like to check on the effect of social media addiction to the students.
It will show the student’s behaviour in the second semester of the school year 2021-
2022. We know addiction of social media increase in the middle of the Covid-19
pandemic. Because students are all stay at home and studying platform. This study
is addressed to the Senior High School Students in Cortes Academy Inc.
1.What are the possible behaviors of participants from the usage of

social media ( Ritchel, 2010)?
a. Procrastination of participants
b. Depression
c. Withdrawal of personal interactions
2.Based on the findings, what conclusion or inferences can be acquired

when it comes to the effects of social media addiction to
the participants’ behavior?
3. What is the participant’s background of social media in term of;

a. Specific social media platform they use (Smith and Anderson,2018); and
b. Frequency in the usage of the platform (Duggan, M.& Ellison, N. et.al, 2013)
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SCOPE AND LIMITATION
This study focused mainly on the student’s background of social media addiction and
its effect on the student’s behaviour in Cortes Academy for the 2st semester of
school year 2021-2022. Then, it only evolves to Cortes which is Cortes Academy Inc
Senior High School (CASHS). Also , the study only focuses the Grade-11 and
Grade--12 Senior High School Students.
While this study could helpful to all students in Cortes Academy INC, there are limits
that will make the study a specific in Cortes Academy , National High School.
1.This study was restricted to the Senior High School students of Cortes Academy.
2.This grade level studied were grade 11 and grade 12 grade.
3.Only the attitudes and perceptions of the students are needed in this study.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study is beneficial to the following people:
The Students - This study will give awareness to student on the effects of social
media addiction on their behavior. Moreover, they can be enlightened and may
practice using social media in a responsible way.
The Parents - This study will help the parents to understand why their children
are being addicted to social media. Through this study, they can formulate some
preventive measure to help their children not to use social media frequently.
Co-researchers - This study can help co-researchers to receive research ideas and
information. Also, the findings of this study can be beneficial for them as they go on
with their research.
Future researchers - This study may benefit future researchers since this will
serve as blueprint for their future researches. Also, it gives them the necessary
recommendations in improving their study from the information and data being
gathered by this research.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Alarming - This refers to a warning of danger or to be alarmed.
Depression - This refers to an emotional state wherein a person feels sad

and is not in their normal state.
Frequency- This refers to the number of times the participant use the
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social media in a period of time.
Global Phenomenon- This refers to an event observed worldwide or globally.
Pervasive-This refers to the bad or pessimistic influence that reflects

people’s behaviors.
Procrastination- This refers to the state of delaying something that should be

done such as school works
Senior High This- refers to the specific students going through the last two
years of high school.
Social Media- This refers to the websites wherein people can receive, send
or share information and communicate with various people.
Social Media Addiction- This refers to a high interest on social media which makes
it hard to prevent from using it.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
A Conceptual Framework below was prepared to show the variables and processes
that were used in the study. The Conceptual Framework shows the materials used in
the study. The output is Social Media addiction , its effect to Senior high school
students behaviour in Cortes Academy Inc for the descriptive output.
PROCESS
INPUT OUTPUT
Researcher Conduct a
Survey. Media addiction , its effect
to Senior High
Interviews The researcher sort and Schoolstudents behaviour
Questionnaires gathered data by means in Cortes Academy Inc
of questionnaires.
Thus , we sought to examine the following Research Hypothesis in this study.
H0 : There is no significant relationship between social media addiction and its

effects’ students behaviour.
H1 : There is significant relationship between social media addiction and its effects’
student behaviour.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
The real of social media is increasingly rising as the technology is emerging in

today’s time. Thus, researchers begun to investigate the various aspects of social
media and its effects to students’ behavior in school. Many studies have been
conducted around the world to investigate how these sites may influence issues of
identity, privacy, social capital, youth culture, education and interpersonal
relationships. Therefore, an attempt has been made in this chapter to review
literature and articles related to the theme of the research. It is evident that there
exists a relation between social media and their impact on the youth‘s change in
behaviour. Consequently, messages can reach audiences and target groups in real
time and they can generate changes and tendencies.
This study mainly tackles about the participant’s background of social media and the
possible behaviors of participants from the usage of social media. Social media has
become a part and parcel of everyone’s life. The participant’s background of social
media has become a norm. Despite all the beneficial aspects of the uses of the social
media, it has negative impacts especially if they do not know how to handle or use
social media has become a norm.
The first main variable of this study is the student’s background of social media use.
Social media and social networks, from Facebook to Snap chat to Twitter and
beyond,are an increasingly important part of how we communicate and connect day
to day. They are a key for staying in touch and up-to-date as well as contributing to
our world and being creative. Many students look for social networking sites to
expand their personal learning network and to discover resources. Social media
access and usage has grown rapidly in the past several years. In academia, social
media is a new pedagogical tool that may be used to engage students both inside
and outside the economics classroom, and impact their overall success (Al-Bahrani,
et.al,.2015, p. 36-50). Facebook weekly, while 12% of users log on less often. Some
36% of Twitter users visit the site daily, with 22% saying they go on Twitter several
times a day. Another 24% say they visit a few days a week, while 40% say they
check Twitter less often. Some 17% of Pinterest users visit the site daily, including
9% who visit several times a day.
The sub-variables include the procrastination of participants, depression and

withdrawal of personal interactions (Richtel, 2010). Richtel (2010) defines
procrastination as to put off something until another day or time. He expanded that
“students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and
cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new
challenge to focusing and learning”. According to the book of Timothy Pychyl (2010)
titled Solving the Procrastination Puzzle, the basic notion of procrastination as self-
regulation failure is clear, you know what you ought to do and you’re not able to bring
yourself to do it. It’s that gap between intention and action. The author clarified that
procrastination is a matter of choice, having the freedom to choose whether to do
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the certain task or not. Despite being able to do the task, the control of our own
behavior, emotions or thoughts altering with the demands of the situation does not go
along with our intention. On the article of The Huntington News written by Morford
(2014), the social media is cited as the largest source of procrastination.
Procrastination is by no means a new invention, but its survey shows that social
media takes time from studying and projects the most. The second sub-variable,
depression, is defined by Richtel (2010) as an illness wherein it significantly affects
the way someone feels, causing a persistent lowering of mood Depression is more
than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects your physical and mental
health. The book titled Social Networking and Depression written by Feinstein, et. al.
(2015) reviews the theoretical basis for a potential association between social
networking sites (SNS) use and depression as well as the empirical literature on this
association and its underlying mechanisms. Also, it states that research on social
media use and mental health has important implications for the users themselves as
well as those who interact with other social media users. Also, according to the article
titled “Does social media cause depression?” by Waldemar (2018), as the popularity
of the internet grew, depression and mood disorders among adolescents have
steadily risen,becoming the most lethal affliction to young people in the developed
world.
REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES
The Review of Related Studies is among the essential part in the chapter when
conducting a research. This mainly serves as a foundation for the researchers’
proposed study. It also serves as a guide in pursuing the research as well. It is
essential for the researchers when conducting a research as it provides a framework,
more valid information that supports and carry importance of the researchers study.
Moreover, various studies have been found related to the research and some of
which is the “Impacts of Social Media Among the Youth on Behavior Change: A Case
Study of University Students in Selected Universities in Nairobi, Kenya”, “Social
Media Addiction among Students of the University of Ghana”, and “The effects of
Social Media on student’s behavior; Facebook as a case study”. These studies are
believed to be a helpful one as the researchers go on with their research.
The first related study is the “Impacts of Social Media Among the Youth on Behavior
Change: A Case Study of University Students in Selected Universities in Nairobi,
Kenya” by Rita Njoroge (2013). This study aimed to address the impact and
implications of Social Media on the Kenyan youth especially those in Universities on
the way they are using these medium and consequences of that use on their
behavior. This study has 80 participants from 4D in Kenya use social media a lot and
are mostly using Facebook, Whats app and Twitter applications. It was also found
that there was no parental control.
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN
The study employed the quantitative research method since it will be looking for
numerical datas on how many students are addicted on social media. It will also be
using the non - experimental research design specifically the descriptive research
method . This research also uses survey research technique in order to know the
effect of social media addiction to the senior high school students behaviour in
Cortes Academy Inc (CASHS). Also, the main locale of our study is the Cortes
Academy Senior High School (CASHS) located at Poblacion Cortes Surigao Del
Sur. The researcher chose this location since the study focuses on the said institution
. Lastly, it gives convenience to the researcher as they can easily conduct survey,
about the social media addiction to the senior high school students behaviour in
Cortes Academy Inc.
RESEARCH SETTINGS
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RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
A well-constructed survey questionnaire will be used to get the desired information

from the students. The questionnaire will be divided in to 3 parts. The first part is a
YES or NO type , second part is RECOGNITION Type where in it contains close
ended questions only, It is Face Validity and also Internal Consistency Reliability.
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
“SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION ITS EFFECT TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEHAVIOUR IN CORTES ACADEMY INC”
Name (optional):____________________________________________________________
Section :_________________
Answer the questions as honest as possible.
1. Yes or NO
____________1. Do you use social media?

____________2. Do you consider yourself addicted to social media?
____________3. Do you felt depressed in using social media?
____________4. Do you think social media usage can be one of the reason why students procrastinate?
____________5. Do you thinkthat there is a withdrawal of personal interations between you and your friends when using it?
II. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. How many social media accounts do you have?

A. 1-3 B. 4-6 C. 7-9 D. 10 above
2. What specific social media platforms do you use?

A. Facebook B. Instagram C. Twitter D. Other
3. How many times a day do you open your social media?

A. Not Everyday B. 1-3 hours a day C. 4-10 hours a day D._above 10 hours a day
4. Approximately how many days do you use social media?

A. Once a week B. 1-3 days C. 4-7 days D. Everyday
5. When do you access social media?

A. Only on my free time B. Only on my online class C. Only on social Occasion D. Any time I want.
6. Do you agree that the school system must implement a strict rule regarding the overuse of social media ?
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Republic of the Philippines

“SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION , ITS EFFECT TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Cortes Academy Inc

MA’AM CHRISTINE FAITH SUAREZ SARTE

Submitted by the GROUP OF:

JOHN LAWRENCE J. TOREJOS

To our parents, who supported us individually financially in order to contribute equally

Table of content iii - iv

Background of the Study 4-5

Statement of the Problem 5

Scope and limitation 5

Significance of the Study 6

CHAPTER 2 : REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES

Review of Related Literature 7-8

Review of Related Studies 8-9

CHAPTER 3 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION , ITS EFFECT TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.What are the possible behaviors of participants from the usage of

2.Based on the findings, what conclusion or inferences can be acquired

3. What is the participant’s background of social media in term of;

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

2.This grade level studied were grade 11 and grade 12 grade.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is beneficial to the following people:

Alarming - This refers to a warning of danger or to be alarmed.

Depression - This refers to an emotional state wherein a person feels sad

social media in a period of time.

Global Phenomenon- This refers to an event observed worldwide or globally.

Pervasive-This refers to the bad or pessimistic influence that reflects

Procrastination- This refers to the state of delaying something that should be

Thus , we sought to examine the following Research Hypothesis in this study.

H0 : There is no significant relationship between social media addiction and its

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

The real of social media is increasingly rising as the technology is emerging in

The sub-variables include the procrastination of participants, depression and

REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES

A well-constructed survey questionnaire will be used to get the desired information

Answer the questions as honest as possible.

____________1. Do you use social media?

II. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. How many social media accounts do you have?

2. What specific social media platforms do you use?

3. How many times a day do you open your social media?

4. Approximately how many days do you use social media?

5. When do you access social media?

Al-Bahrani, (2015). ‘Engaging students using social media : The student’s

Duggan,M., & Ellison,N, et al. (2014) “Social Media Update 2014”

Dr.Wilson (2018) “Social Media Addiction”

Dearborn, E., (2014). My official definition of social media.

Mellisa Leiter (2014) “ Why Do People Use Social Media?”

Matt Ritchtel (2010) “Growing UP DIgital , Wired for Distractions”

Mofrord (2014) “Scial Networking Sites , Depression , and Anxiety: A Systematic

Walker (2011) social media addiction - A Background of the Study Social.

Waldemars (2018)’s articles titled “Does social media trigger depression”

Timothy Pych’ls book Solving the Procrastination Puzzle (2010)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.11.038 Block, J. J. (2008).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.11.038 Block, J. J. (2008).