THE EFFECTS OF PICK UP LINES TO THE SELF CONFIDENCE OF

TEENAGERS IN CEU MAKATI

Ysabela Marie S. Gamboa
Sarah Cyrene P. Gerdan
Irahninz Ibarra
Eiverene Calleen C. Javalera

Abstract
The study deals with the effects of using pick-up line towards the
self-confidence of teenagers. The methodology used is experimental
method using weighted mean, standard deviation, and T-test. The
researchers expiremented on the effect of using pick-up lines to selfconfidence of teenagers. The researchers compared the before and after of
the

respondents

self-confidence.

The

researchers

assesed

the

respondents under two conditions; First, the respondents self-confidence

without using pick-up lines and their self-confidence after using pick-up
lines. It was concluded that the teenagers that used pick-up lines has no
significant difference. Pick-up lines are not a significant determinant of
the self-confidence of teenagers.

Introduction
Every individual has their own self-confidence. Some individuals
have a high self-confidence in which they can easily manage to talk or
communicate with people. And on the other hand, some individuals have
low self-confidence, and tend to be timid and shy.
Self-confidence is defined on how an individuals shows their own
abilities to others and how they are confidently communicate with them.
A person with high self-confidence have a positive outlook on his/her
abilities and never degrade nor doubted themselves in doing task that
are given to them. No matter what might people say to them, they never
let their guard off and continue with what they had started.
Pickup lines is use for conversation opener. It is a statement or
phrase to make your companion or group of friends laugh or to make
them feel comfortable or just to break the silence. Its the easiest way to
open a conversation and to start an interaction with people around you.

The researchers use pickup lines as an instrument to their study to

determine an individuals self-confidence.
The researchers conducted their study in Centro Escolar University
Gil Puyat, with the participants of 20 student coming from First year and
Second year level of BS Psychology program to observe their selfconfidence in stating their own pickup lines in front of their classmates.
Setting of the Study
Centro Escolar University Gil Puyat is the first branch situated in
Makati, the campus is located at 259 Senator Gil Puyat, Makati.All of
Centro Escolar Universitys academic programs are accredited to Levels 2
and 3 by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines.
Theoretical Framework
Self-Discrepancy Theory by Tory Higgins was used in this study
which states that there is a relationship which is related to different
patterns of self-belief considering two stand points; your own significant
standpoint and the standpoint of someone else.
Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to determine the effect of using pickup

lines in regards to the self-confidence.
Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:
1. What was the confidence of teenagers without exposure with pickup lines?
2. What was the confidence of teenagers with pick-up lines?
3. Was there a significant difference between self-confidence with and
without pick-up lines?
Methodology
This experimental research was primarily conceived to determine
the effects of pick-up lines to the self-confidence of teenagers, specifically
selected 1st and 2nd year psychology students of Centro Escolar University
Makati GP.
To measure the authenticity of these presumptions, twenty (20)
students were randomly selected, using the simple random sampling
method.

By using the Likert Scale, the respondents were given same ten
(10) questions before and after they presented their pick-up lines in front
of the class. There were four choices to these questions - strongly
disagree, disagree, agree and strongly agree.
In processing the gathered data, descriptive statistical tests were
implemented through manual manipulation. These tests were the
weighted average, simple standard deviation and t-test.

Discussion and Conclusions

As regards the profile of the respondents were from two year levels
1st year and 2nd year students of BS Psychology. (10) Or 50.00 percent of
the 1st year level and (10) or 50.00 percent of the 2 nd year level. With a
total of (20) respondents used in this research.
Regarding the self-confidence of the students, those who did not
use pick-up lines recorded a weighted mean of 2.0 and a standard
deviation of 15.82, interpreted as Disagree on Self-Confidence.Most of

these students answered that they Disagree that they are confident
enough to perform publicly, about the skills and talents they use and
that they are confident enough to approach and start conversations to
people.
However, with exposure to pick-up lines recorded a weighted mean
of 2.66 and a standard deviation of 25.55, interpreted as Agree on SelfConfidence. The students who used pick-up lines Agree that pick-up lines
helped show their confidence to other people and the impact of the
audience raised their self-confidence.
After acquiring both data from each of the two groups the
researchers were able to get the computed-value of 1.43, which is less
than the p-value of 0.05 thus gave us the interpretation that it is not
significant. The researchers then provided the sufficient evidence to
accept the hypothesis.
It can be concluded that the effects of using pick-up lines to the
self-confidence of teenagers are not significant. It is assumed that there
are other factors that are affecting the self-confidence of the teenagers.
From

the

finding

and

conclusions

arrived

at,

it

can

be

recommended that parents of the students should encourage their

children to participate and support them in different activities so that
they would start to gain their confidence as they grow up. And for those
whose children are already of older age, the parents should be able to
still have a personal relationship and support the decision their children
makes. For teachers and professors, they should provide activities for
students like role playing, public speaking and games to reduce shyness
and boost up their confidence. And lastly for the future researchers, it is
recommended that the number of respondents should be increased,that
way they can gain a more accurate result and to be able to see if there is
actually a significant difference to those who used pick-up lines and
those who did not.