Chapter 3

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION & ANALYSIS OF DATA

This chapter encompasses the results and discussions of the study. It

presents the gathered data regarding the Student Perception toward the impact of

social media on mental health and well-being.

The following table will show the different themes and categories with

supported interpretation and related literatures towards the Student Perception toward

the impact of social media on mental health and well-being.

Profile of the participants

The table below allows the readers to view the participants of this study. Specifically,

enlist the, age, gender, and participants number of hours spending on the social media.

This allows the researcher to initially collect and interpret more information from the

profile of the participants aforementioned.

Participants Age Gender No. of hours

Jas 17 Male 3 hours-4 hours
Trish 16 Female 2 hours-3 hours
Glai 19 Female 2 hours-3 hours
Erika 16 Female 4 hours-5 hours
Tine 16 Female 30 mins-1hours
Shine 17 Female 3 hours-4 hours
Ralph 16 Male 2 hours-3 hours
Nalyn 18 Female 3 hours-4 hours
Gellai 17 Female 5 hours and

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As the result of the study, most of the students from grade 11 and grade 12 have the

same opinion towards the impact of social media on mental health and well-being.

Some of them shared their personal experiences about the impact of social media.

Table 2. Social media affect their mental health

The table 2 shows if the participants affect their mental health on social

media. Some of them stated that they are being addicted in terms of social media and

also social media can cause a negative effect that lead into cyber bullying, depression

etc.

Table 2.

Social media affect their mental health

Category Theme Significant Statement

Social Addiction of (ST 1. JAS) Para akong naoobses, kasi

media social media nakakapagspent ako ng mahabang oras dito.”

effect

on (ST 6. Shine) “Dahil dito di’ ko na tuloy kayang

mental kontrolin ang sarili ko sa paggamit nito kasi

health nasanay na ako.”

(ST 8. Nalyn) “Mas nabibigyan ko ng time ito

na nagtutulak sakin to became an addict of

using it.”
Stress (ST 2. Trish) “Yung mga bagay na dapat kung

gawin o taposin ng maaga hindi ko nagagawa,

kaya nararash ako kasi inuna kung gumamit ng

social media.”
Anxiety or (ST 3. Glai) “Every time na naglalaan ako ng

Depression too much time dito I feel depress.”

(ST 9. Gellai) “I think nagiging anxious at

nadedepress ako, nagiging dahilan kung bakit

ako mabilis makalimot..”

Thinking, (ST 4. Erika) “Hindi ako nakakain sa tamang

mood, and oras ,nagiging makakalimutin din ako.”

behavior

(ST 5. Tine) “Minsan nagiging mainitin ang ulo

ko, yung bang paiba iba ang mood

ko.Nakakaranas din kasi ako ng pambubully

through social media.”

(ST 7.Ralph) “Nakakaepekto ito sa mental

 health ko dahil nagiging makakalimutin ako

tsaka mabilis na akong napapaniwala even na

yung statement or something hindi naman

totoo.”

Some of the participants have similar perception on how social media affects their

mental health. They believe that over using of social media really affects their behavior

and it`s affects their way of living based on their observations on their selves.

Table 3. The negative effect of social media

The table 3 shows the participants opinions toward the negative effect of

social media. Some of them believe that the constant distraction of social media

contributes to shortened attention spans.

Table 3.

The negative effect of social media

Category Theme Significant Statement

Negative Contribute to (ST 3. Glai) “Para sakin ang negative effect nito

effect feelings of is yung feeling ko when someone staring at me

of anxiety and nagiging matatakutin at kabado ako.”

social depression

media (ST 9. Gellai) “Yung life mo parang hindi

normal kasi minsan nakafocus ka nalng sa

social media na dapat may

limitation.Pakiramdam ko napaka lungkot ko.”

Result in fear (ST 1. Jas) “Lagi kang nakakaramdam ng

of missing out negative mood at tsaka depressed feelings.”

Lead to sleep (ST 6. Shine) “Hindi na ako nakakatulog ng

distribution maaga,kaya maadalas akong nahihilo.”

(ST 7. Ralph) “lack of sleep kasi kapag

naumpisahan kong gumamit ng social media sa

gabi para bang nahihikayat ako, tapos minsan

nakakalimutan ko ng kumain.”
Lead to (ST 5. Tine) “Parang hindi ako nakukuntento sa

negative body isang bagay.Like pag may nakita akong

image something sa iba gusto ko rin magkaroon ng

ganon.
Social media (ST 2. Trish) “Nawawalan ka ng pakialam sa

can be paligid mo kapag gumagamit ka ng social

addictive media, yung oras mo ay nakatuon nalang doon.”

 (ST 8. Nalyn) “Nagiging tamad ka yung bang

ang hirap mo ng utosan kasi hindi mo

maiwanan yung ginagawa mo na kahit hindi

naman na importante.”

Table 4. The positive effect of social media

The table 4 shows the participants opinion about the positive effect of

social media. Some of them stated that there is a positive effect in social media because

it builds up confidence and allows people to stay organized and in the loop. Social

media can also help find a missing people.

Table 4.

The positive effect of social media

Category Theme Significant Statement

Positive Can be used to (ST 5. Tine) “Nagagamit siya sa

effect educate young communication, then sa pamamagitan din nito

of people makakapag advice ka sa mga kapwa mo na

social gumagamit din nito.”

media
 (ST 7. Ralph) “Maeexpress mo yung mga

feelings mo or opinions, tapos makakakuha ng

mga more ideas.”

Can be used as (ST 4. Erika) “Ang social media kasi

a voice of giginagamit din para pagpabatid ng mga balita

reason in na importante at mahalaga.”

society

(ST 8. Nalyn) “Sa pamamagitan nito

napapalaganap ang ibat-ibang mga

information.
Enabled young (ST 1. Jas) “Through Social Media ay

people to be makakapagshare ka ng mga information.

creative and Magagamit din ito sa mga pakikipag

innovative communication to others.”

(ST 3. Glai) “Madadagdagan yung mga ideas

mo sa mga bagay-bagay.”

(ST 6. Shine) “Nadadagdagan pa ang mga

kaalaman dito.Nagagamit din ito sa pag-aaral.”

Become more (ST 2. Trisha) “Nagkakaroon ng excitement

confident and yung bang interest sa mga bagay.pakiramdam

independent ko kasi connected ako sa ibang tao.”

(ST 9. Gellai) “Nagiging way siya ng

 communication.Tsaka kapag nagamit mo siya

sa tama may good influence ito sayo.”

Chapter 4

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter summarizes the research conducted throughout this study. Conclusion will

be drawn from the data collected and the research goal will be answered.

Recommendation will be made based upon the findings of the study:

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Student Perception toward the impact of social media on mental health and well-being

As the result of the study, most of the participants are spending their time using social

media, they stated some facts and reasons about the use and positive and negative

effect of social media in their mental health and well-being. All of the participants rely

heavily on social media is for communication, interaction, and the dissemination of

information.
The participants have their own perception toward the impact of social media on

mental health and well-being, most of the participants consider that social media can

cause a problem on mental health of every user. Once an individual attached to social

media, it’s difficult to avoid using of it that’s why they need to had a time limit of using

social media.

There are positive and negative effect of an excessive usage of social media on user

mental health. Most of the participants stated that most of it can cause a negative effect

of using social media that leads into depression, sexting, cyberbully etc.

CONCLUSION

The goal of this research is to know the Student Perception toward the impact of social

media on mental health and well-being. Most of the students had the same perspectives

towards the impact of social media. Based on the result of the study, most of them tells

that the main reason why they using social media is because of communication to

family, friends, and others.

The active users of social media are those young adult. The usage of it is growing into

remarkable predominantly at young adult users. There’s a lot of consequences

happened to those social media users. A longer time of spending in social media can

cause of depressed.
Some of the students said that, they feel addicted using a social media. As we can see,

it is undeniable that social media is popular and make every one enjoy when using it

and because of that enjoyment it turns to addiction.

RECOMMENDATIONS

From the findings and the conclusion of this study, the researchers highly

recommended the following:

1.For future researcher, it is highly recommended to use field work research

method to accurately gather deep and extensive information about using social media.

2.For future researcher, it is highly recommended to use field work to accurately gather

deep and extensive information about the impact using social media.

3.To the future researcher, this research can be a basis for similar and related studies on

the Student Perception toward the impact of social media on mental health and well-

being. The future researchers will be able to use data gathered of the study in their

future research that could be the similar to what they study is all about.