MANGGAHAN HIGH SCHOOL

Manggahan, Pasig City

CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction, statement of the problem, scope and delimitation and the significance of

the study are seen in this chapter that will help the researchers solve the research

problem.

I. Introduction

Facebook is the most popular social networking sites. It can be access by

anyone nowadays. Facebook plays a massive role in our community because

it can be used to interact or socialize with other people. It can be access in

our mobile phones, computer, etc. This application was created by Mark

Zuckerberg and his roommates in Harvard University in the year 2003 and

Facebook was called Face mash and changed its name Facebook in the year

2004.

Facebook is use for interacting or socializing with other people. It can also

be used as a medium for business or work purposes like posting photos for

sales or negotiating with someone through chat mails. We all know that

Facebook is so popular, some students may think that Facebook is a safe

place, well it is not safe. Facebook has three main negative effects, this

includes loss of sleep, depression and putting one in a dangerous situation.

According to Chen J, (n.d), Facebook use was significantly correlated with

declines in overall well-being over the years, as well as to more specific

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categories of physical harm, mental health and life satisfaction. Furthermore,

according to Kranovaetal, (2013), Facebook can also trigger invidious

emotions such as jealousy and envy, but Facebook can also make you feel

happy because some post are relatively funny and very enjoyable to watch,

like the days before, memes became so popular because of its hilarious

pictures and captions. Memes are humorous images, videos or a piece of text

that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users. Some cases are

Facebook can also make people inspired because of the entertainment that

are being posted through Facebook.

The researcher wanted to know the positive and negative impact of

Facebook to the Grade 7 students. They want to know how the student will

react if they ever encountered this situation. Researchers want to study also

the effect of the Facebook in their daily lives.

II. Statement of the Problem

The study aims to find how Facebook gives Impact to the emotion aspect of

the Grade 7 students, by conducting surveys specifically to adrdress to the

Grade 7 students during the school year 2018-2019. The study sought to

answer the following questions:

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Facebook to the

emotional aspect of Grade 7 students?

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2. How significant is Facebook to the Grade 7 students?

3. What are the emotional benefits of using Facebook?

III. Significance of the Study

The study deals with the emotional Impact of Facebook to the Grade 7

students in Mangghan High school. It seeks to find how does Facebook affect

their emotions. Considering increasing number of users of Facebook daily

which also benefits the students in their education needs, this study is

significant for it will benefit other students, and other future researchers.

Students

This study is beneficial for all students to appraise their practice of using

Facebook, in a good way, how it works and how it affects people emotionally.

This will inform them that Facebook is not a joke nor a playground. Upon this

data gathering, this research can enlighten them on how to use Facebook in a

responsible way.

Future Reseachers

This study is beneficial for future researcher because they can use this for

their future research and can also as a guide to come up with a much better

solution for their future innovation.

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IV. Conceptual Framework

The study claims that Facebook gives Impact to the emotions of Grade 7

students. Study says Facebook can make someone happy, according to the

American Marketing Association, says that Facebook likes are the same as

getting a ‘hug’. This suggests that perhaps, if you’re getting positive feedback

in Facebook – likes and shares - it’s a positive reinforce of using Facebook.

Dopamine, the reward hormone, is what can get us addicted to things or

activities. According to Susan Weinschenk, a behavioral psychologist,

presents us with the dopamine loop we get from Facebook causes and is

activated by anticipating reward and causes us to seek further anticipation.

Study also says that Facebook can also make someone sad or negative

emotions. According to a study from the American Journal; of Preventative

Medicine, the more time young adults spend on Facebook the more likely

they are to perceive themselves as socially isolated. This might be further

compounded by self-esteem issues, as those with low self-esteem are more

likely to post negative messages, which makes them less likable.

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V. Scope and Delimitation

SCOPE

This research study is limited because it tackles only about the impact, and the possible

solution to the possible problems of the research. The study will be conducted only at

the Manggahan High School, Pasig City within the school year 2018-2019. The

participants of the study are the selected Grade 7 students. The researchers have

planned to conduct a survey whoever is available in the Grade 7 students.

LIMITATION

This research will only be about the emotional impact of Facebook. It will only focus on

the student’s emotion. Because students are always using Facebook even in school,

home and other places because they can access it anywhere. This research will only be

limited in Grade 7 students inside Manggahan High School, Pasig City.

VI. Definition of Terms

Facebook

Is a social networking site where users can post comments, share

photographs and post links to news or other interesting content on the web,

chat live, and watch short-form video. Shared content can be made publicly

accessible, or it can be shared only among a select group of friends or family,

or with a single person.

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Impact

To have a strong effect on someone or something.

Emotions

A conscious mental reaction (such as anger or fear) subjectively

experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and

typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body

Dopamine

Dopamine is associated with feelings of euphoria, bliss, motivation, and

concentration. Also known as the reward hormone.

Self-esteem

a confidence and satisfaction in oneself :SELF-RESPECT

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