Chapter III

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The study used the correlational research design between the study’s two
variables, 12th grade students’ social media usage and their anxiety level. The study
was conducted to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the
students’ social media usage and their anxiety level. With this design, the
researchers would be able to point out if there is relationship between the two
variables or not.

Participants of the Study

The participants that would be participating in the study are those

individuals that have met the certain criteria that the researchers have set to acquire
generalized findings. The participants in the study included 12th grade students in
Congressional Integrated High School that possess severe anxiety level. The
average age of the students ranges from 16 to 19 years old.

Sampling Technique

Choosing the right sampling method to be used in a study is crucial and

requires intelligent judgement from the researchers. To determine the target
population that would participate in the study, the researchers used the purposive
sampling method. With this method, they would be able to set a criterion that an
individual must possess to be a participant in the study. The said criteria include
being a 12th grade student in Congressional Integrated High School, and has a
severe anxiety level.
Research Instrument

The researchers prepared a questionnaire that was adopted from different

kinds of anxiety level scales, and is primarily based on the Likert Scale. This
questionnaire would determine a student’s anxiety level by setting certain levels of
anxiety that would be determined by the student’s score. The 2nd questionnaire was
for those who have severe anxiety level to answer. The said questionnaire’s
objective was to determine a student’s social media usage.

Data Gathering Procedure

The data that is need to be determines is the 12th grade students’ anxiety
level and their social media usage. The anxiety level of each student will be
collected with the use of a self-prepared Likert Scale-based questionnaire and a
survey questionnaire. In the 1st questionnaire, certain feelings and emotions are
presented and the student would be rating how often they experience it at a given
period. After that, the scores of the student would determine if he/she possesses
severe anxiety level. If the student does have the specific anxiety level a participant
must have, he\she would then be asked to answer the 2nd questionnaire. The 2nd
questionnaire contains specific questions that would determine the usage of social
media of the student. Before gathering data, the researchers would ask permission
to their research adviser, research teacher and the students that would be asked to
answer questionnaires, by giving them a letter that requires their approval to do a
survey.

Data Analysis

To analyze the data gathered regarding social media usage and anxiety
levels of grade 12 students with questionnaires, the researchers would use the
Pearson Sheet. The Pearson Sheet would be used since it is suitable for analyzing
whether there is or there is no relationship between the social media usage and
anxiety level of selected grade 12 students.