Abstract

The study probed into the effects of socialization activities and their relationship to
academic performance of Level II nursing students. There were forty-six respondents who
participated in the study. Data were analysed using validated researcher-made
questionnaire.

Respondents ‘Sometimes’ participate in socialization activities with ‘Sports

(Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Soccer and others)’ having the highest average rating
that the respondents ‘Sometimes’ participate in. To ‘Broaden my knowledge’ is the
topmost reason of respondents for participating in socialization activities. The topmost
effects of socialization activities on respondents are ‘Promotes my mutual feeling between
classmates and it improves my communication ability’ and ‘Widens my horizon and
increases my knowledge.’ There is significant relationship between the reason or purpose
of respondents for participating in socialization activities and their general weighted
average (GWA) as well between the effects of participation of respondents in socialization
activities and their general weighted average (GWA).

The researchers concluded that there are socialization activities that respondents
prefer to take active participation more than other socialization activities; that student-
respondents participate in different socialization activities because of their need to belong
to a team and be accepted; that there are good and bad effects, positive and negative effects
of socialization activities on the nursing student-respondents; that male respondents are as
active as female respondents in participating in socialization activities; and that male and
female nursing student-respondents experience the effects of socialization activities in the
same degree or intensity on their academic performance and personal life.

It was recommend to nursing students that they choose the socialization activity
that is most interesting for them, that would give them the greatest benefits, and that is
most related to their profession in the future. This is for them not to feel pressured by too
many socialization activities and by the demands coming from both their teachers, their
subjects, and from their peers and friends in the socialization activity. The nursing student-
respondents must realize that they could only do as much and that they could only
accomplish as much at a time. Thus, they must know well their priorities and interests.