Idolizing Local and International Artist and Its Effect To The Junior Highscool Students of St. Paul College San Rafael

IDOLIZING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST AND ITS EFFECT TO
THE JUNIOR HIGHSCOOL STUDENTS OF ST. PAUL COLLEGE SAN

RAFAEL
A Research Paper Presented to

Mr. John Lexter Villegas
St. Paul College, San Rafael
A Research Paper Presented to

Mr. John Lexter Villegas
Kim Manuel
Lanz Santiago
Genelli Villacorta
Kurt Coleen Mendoza
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Villacorta, Genelli / Mendoza, Coleen / Santiago, Lanz / Manuel, Kim
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to increase the amount of rate of understanding about the students
lifestyle situation towards idolizing local and international artist. The research knew the
state of the student if idolizing artist will lead them to a good or a bad effects. The
research consist of 10 items questions that was used to determined the effects of idolizing
local and international artist. The research shows that most of the junior high school
students belongs to a fandom. A majority of the responded that they are motivated to
study while supporting their idols. The research also shows that idolizing artist helps the
students in their emotional health and school problems. It is also stated in the research on
how many hours do they spend in a day idolizing. Most of the respondents says that
idolizing doesn’t affect their studies. Thus, the study recommended that the students
should still prioritize their studies before anyone and anything else.
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1. INTRODUCTION
Idolizing and being a part of a fandom is a way of living. Other than eating,
working, reading books and playing, idolizing and having a fandom is a routine activity
for a fan. Fans play a very important role in the world of showbiz. Psychologists call the
process by which a person loses his or her self-awareness in groups as deindividuation. It
is seen in sports gatherings, for example, when people yell and scream for their team or
are rude to the other team's fans – actions that they wouldn't dare do if they were on their
own. The results of this review will contribute to our understanding of celebrity
influences and how to design positive evidence-based celebrity health promotion
activities. According to Sandvoss (2005) ‘In being a fan, you are Emotionally and
Mentally involved consumption of given popular or narrative text’. There are emotions
invested in the side of a fan such as idolization, affection, romantic excitement, and other
extraordinary feelings of happiness. A simple affection of a fan to the things s/he likes
may result a good or a bad results to her/his studies. This active consumption is the main
subject of the research. More than just being a casual fan, celebrity worship describes
people's indefatigable obsession with their idols. People are hungry for every things about
the celebrities they adore, eager to know what they're saying, wearing and even whom
they are going with. Adolescent psychiatrist Dr Alan Ravitz (2015) from the Child Mind
Institute in New York has pointed out that such kind of behavior can be considered as a
natural spring forward in psychological and emotional independence.
Now, in an age where the researchers have more contact with celebrities than they
have ever had they are faced with a question: What are the effects of idolizing artist in
our youth? Celebrities influence fans to be destructively thin, put harmful in their bodies,
and adults are concerned to their children about the content that these celebrities are
putting on television, movies, magazines and all over the internet.
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2. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The general problem of the study is: How does the idolizing local and
international artists affects the studies of each high school students of SPCSR?
Specifically, it sought answers to the following problems:
1. Is idolizing an artist is affecting the studies of the students in a bad way or a good
way
2. What are the effects of fanaticism? Advantages? Disadvantages?
3. Is idolizing an artist can help the students to their emotionally and school
problems?
4. Is having a fandom affecting the time of their studies?
5. Is idolizing an artist can destroy the studies of the students?
3. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study is to show the advantage and disadvantages of idolizing
artists and learning in school at the same time. This study will help Paulinians in finding
credible sources whether for the educational purposes or for their own knowledge. The
outcomes of this study will be highly significant to the following:
 Parents. This study could make the parents understand their children’s
fascination for such foreign and local artists.
 Students. The findings of this study could strengthen and contribute to the studies
on the appreciation of teenagers of foreign and local artists or idols. This study
can guide them by knowing their limitations in supporting idols. Since the
students are the main concern of the study.
 Artist. This research probed on the effects of the idols on its audience, and
posited that the audience is active.
 Other Future Researchers. Future researchers may use this study as a reference
if they will formulate their own study that is in-lined with the present study. This
study will offer significant insights for the future researches and help consolidate
certain issues on which the study is based.
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4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Input Process Output

How does the The researcher will It will help the students
idolizing local and conduct an interview to know their
international artists and there will be a limitations.
affects the studies of distribution of
each high school questioners to the high
students of SPCSR? school students
The researchers are
aiming to know:
 Age
 Gender
 Quantity of
fandoms
Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study
The Paradigm shown as Figure 1 uses a input- process- output approach whereas the
first frame or the input contains how idolizing affects each high school students of
SPCSR. The second frame or the process is the survey that the researchers are going to
make. The last frame or the output will be weel-disciplined behavior of the students.
5. METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
The researchers used the descriptive method of the study in which the population and
grade level of the respondents are presented in the latter part of the research. Frequency
and percentage model was used in order to have a clear presentation of data.
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6. POPULATION AND SAMPLE OF THE STUDY
The researchers conducted the study with the number of two hundred nine (209)
respondents from different sections Junior High School students of St. Paul College, San
Rafael. It was the 60% of the total population (436) of Junior High School students of
SPCSR. The 209 students were divided into 18 sections having 54 students per batch.
Grade Levels and Sections Frequency Percentage

7 - St. Therese 18 8.3%
7 - St. Agnes 18 8.3%
7 - St. Lucy 18 8.3%
8 - St. Francis 18 8.3%
8 - St. Lorenzo 18 8.3%
8 - St. John 18 8.3%
9 - Our Lady of Piat 18 8.3%
9 - Our Lady of Peace 18 8.3%
9 - OLG 18 8.3%
10 - Mere Maria 18 8.3%
10 - MMADT 18 8.3%
10 - MBF 18 8.3%
Total n = 209 100
Table 1. Population and Sample of the Study
7. RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
The researchers classified the questionnaire into different parts. To determine the
impact of idolizing an artist/s to their studies, the researchers provided a Yes or No and a
6-item filter or contingency question type of instrument. The last part of the questionnaire
is a 5-item Likert Scale (ranging from 1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree) question
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type of instrument containing 5 statements wherein the respondents need to rate each
statement with regard on their own experiences and personality.
8. DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

The researchers distributed the questionnaires to the respondents from different
sections of Junior High School students of St. Paul College San Rafael. Meanwhile, the
traditional survey was conducted on the 25th of February 2019 the researcher ambushed
fans aged 12-16 years old and asked them to answer the survey questionnaires. When all
the questionnaires were already answered, the researchers counted all the answered
questionnaires from Grade 7-10 tallied it by level.
9. DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICAL TREATMENT.

In computing the data, the researchers used the Calculator. The frequency and percentage
were used in presenting each gender. The main aim in the analysis of focus group
interviews is to reduce the large amount of data generated from the data collection. In the
effects of local and international artist and its effect to the junior high school, the
researchers count the total frequency of the students who responded with 1-strongly
disagree, 2-disagree,4-agree and 5-strongly disagree out of 5 statements. In getting the
score of each student for answering the survey, the researchers added the total number of
responses of the student in 11 statements.
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10.
GENDER
GENDER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
Male 59 27.31
Female 157 72.68
Total n= 216 100
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

A. The Gender of the Respondents
Gender of the Respondents
In this table it shows that out of 216 respondents 59 of them are boys covering the
percentage of 27.31% and 157 of them are females having a percentage of 72.68%.
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Grade 7
Questions YES % NO %
Do you belong to a fandom? 47 87.03 7 12.96
Does it help you motivate to

41 75.92 13 24.07
study?
Is it affecting your studies? 12 22.22 42 77.77
Less
than 1 % 2-4 hours % 5+ hours %
hour
How long do you 31.48 38.88 29.62

17 21 16
support your idols?
TOTAL 17 31.48 21 38.88 16 29.62
Not a Both Local &

Local % International % % %
fan International
Which
fandom 12.96 74.07 12.96 3.70
7 40 7 2
do you
belong?
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% % % %
STATEMENT SD D A SA
Idolizing is a waste
32 59.25 15 27.77 4 7.40 3 5.55
of time.
Being a fan can

destroy your 28 51.85 22 40.74 4 7.40 2 3.70
studies.
Idolizing can gain 3.70 9.25 42.59 44.44

2 5 23 24
you new friends.
You are motivated 16.66 9.25 37.03 37.03

9 5 20 20
to study.
They can help you

emotionally in your 14.81 44.44 35.18
3 5.55 8 24 19
problems especially
at school problems.
In this table, it presents the different answers of Grade 7 students on how they
idolize their idols, it shows in the table if idolizing local and international artist is
affecting their studies or are they even motivated
In statement number 1, 47 students belongs to a fandom and 7 students doesn’t

belong to a fandom. Therefore, there are more students who belongs to a fandom.
In statement number 2, 41 students responded that idolizing helps them to
motivate their study and 13 of them disagreed that it can help them to motivate their
study. Therefore, there are more students that are motivated.
In statement number 3, 12 of them agreed that idolizing affects their studies and
42 of them doesn’t affect their studies
In statement number 4, , 17 of the students answered that they are only idolizing their idol
for an hour, 21 students answered 2-4 hours and 16 of them answered more than 5 hours.
Therefore, there are more students who spends more time idolizing their idols for 2-4
hours than those who spend time idolizing their idols for only an hour.
In statement number 5, 7 students that they belong to a local fandom, 40 students belong
to a international fandom,2 students that they belong to the local and international
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fandom , and 7 students answered that they do not belong to a fandom, Therefore, there
are more students that who belongs to a international fandom
In statement number 6, 32 students strongly disagreed, 15 students disagreed, 4 students

agreed and 3 students strongly agreed. Therefore, there are more students who strongly
disagreed than other choices.
In statement number 7, 28students strongly disagreed, 22 students disagreed, 4 student

agreed and 2 student strongly agreed. Therefore there are more students who disagreed
that idolizing international and local artist can destroy your studies

agreed and 24 students strongly agreed. Therefore there more students who strongly
agreed that idolizing local and international can gain you new friends
In statement number 9, 9student strongly disagreed, 5 students disagreed, 20 students

agreed and 20 students strongly disagreed. Therefore, agreed and strongly agreed had the
same result that they are motivated to study.
In statement number 10, 3 student strongly disagreed, 8 students disagreed, 24 agreed and
19 students strongly agreed, Therefore, there are more students agreed that idolizing local
and international artist can help you emotionally and your school problems
Grade 8
11

29 53.07 25 46.29
study?
Less than
% 2-4 hours % 5+ hours %
1 hour
How long do you 35.18 53.70 11.11

19 29 6
support your idols?
Not a Both Local &

Local % International % % %
fan International
Which
fandom
6 11.11 27 50 15 27.77 6 11.11
do you
belong?
STATEMENT SD % D % A % SA %
Idolizing is a waste
21 38.88 31 57.40 1 1.85 1 1.85
of time.
Being a fan can

destroy your 22 40.74 30 55.56 1 1.85 1 1.85
studies.
Idolizing can gain

0 0 8 14.81 30 55.56 16 29.63
you new friends.
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You are motivated
1 1.85 4 7.40 26 48.15 23 42.59
to study.
They can help you

emotionally in your
1 1.85 2 3.70 22 40.74 29 53.70
problems especially
at school problems.
In this table, it presents the different answers of Grade 8 students on how they idolize
their idols, it shows in the table if idolizing local and international artist is affecting their
studies or are they even motivated
In statement number 1, 37 students belongs to a fandom and 7 students doesn’t belong to

fandom. Therefore, there are more students who belongs to a fandom.
In statement number 2, 29 students responded that idolizing helps them to motivate their
study and 25 of them disagreed that it can help them motivate to study. Therefore, there
are more students who are motivated
In statement 3, 4 of them agreed that idolizing affects their studies and 50 of them doesn’t
affect their studies
In statement number 4, 19 of the students answered that they are only idolizing their idol
hours than those who spend time idolizing their idols for only an hour
In statement number 5, 6 students that they belong to a local fandom, 27 students belong
to a international fandom, 6 students that they belong to the local and international
are more students that who belongs to a international fandom.
In statement number 6, 21 of the students strongly disagreed, 31 students disagree, 1

student agreed and 1 student strongly agreed that idolizing local and international artist is
a waste of time. Therefore there are more students who disagreed than other choices
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In statement number 7, 22 students strongly disagreed, 30 students disagreed, 1 student
agreed and 1 student strongly agreed. Therefore there are more students who disagreed
that idolizing international and local artist can destroy your studies
In statement number 8, no student strongly disagreed, 8 students disagreed, 26 students

agreed and 23 students strongly agreed. Therefore there more students who agreed that
idolizing local and international can gain you new friends
In statement number 9, 1 student strongly disagreed, 4 students disagreed, 26 students

agreed and 23 students strongly disagreed. Therefore, there are more students who agreed
that idolizing local and international artist can motivate your studies

agreed and 29 students strongly agreed, Therefore, there more students strongly agreed
that idolizing local and international artist can help you emotionally and your school
problems
Grade 9
14

36 66.67 18 33.33
study?
Less
than 1 % 2-4 hours % 5+ hours %
hour
How long do you

17 31.38 17 31.38 20 37.04
support your idols?
Both Local
Not a
Local % International % % & %
fan
International
Which
fandom 1.8 70.3 24.0
1 38 13 2 3.70
do you 5 7 7
belong?
% % % %
STATEMENT SD D A SA
Idolizing is a
24 44.44 29 53.70 1 1.85 0 0
waste of time.
Being a fan can

destroy your 18 33.33 26 48.15 10 18.52 0 0
studies.
Idolizing can gain 1.85 5.56 61.11 31

1 3 33 17
you new friends.
You are
motivated to 1 1.85 0 0 27 50 26 48.15
study.
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They can help
you emotionally
in your problems 3 5.56 3 5.56 23 42.59 25 46.30
especially at
school problems.
In statement number 1, 41 students belongs to a fandom and 13 students doesn’t belong

to a fandom. Therefore, there are more students who belongs to a fandom.
study and 18 of them disagreed that it can help them to motivate their study. Therefore,
there are more students that are motivated.
In statement number 3, 7 of them agreed that idolizing affects their studies and 47 of
them doesn’t affect their studies
In statement number 5, 1 student that they belong to a local fandom, 38 students belong

agreed and no student who answered strongly agreed. Therefore, there are more students
who strongly disagreed than other choices.
In statement number 7, 18 students strongly disagreed, 26 students disagreed, 10 student

agreed and no student answered strongly agreed. Therefore there are more students who
disagreed that idolizing international and local artist can destroy your studies
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agreed and 17 students strongly agreed. Therefore there more students who agreed that
idolizing local and international can gain you new friends
In statement number 9, 1 student strongly disagreed, no student answered disagreed, 27

students agreed and 26 students strongly disagreed. Therefore, there are more students
who agreed that idolizing local and international artist can motivate your studies.
25 students strongly agreed, Therefore, there are more students strongly agreed that
idolizing local and international artist can help you emotionally and your school problems
Grade 10

40 74.07 13 24.07
study?
Less % % %
than 1 2-4 hours 5+ hours
hour
How long do you

15 27.78 22 40.74 17 31.48
support your idols?
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Not Both Local
Local % International % a % & %
fan International
Which
fandom
10 18.52 33 61.11 6 11.11 5 9.26
do you
belong?
STATEMENT SD % D % A % SA %
Idolizing is a
25 46.29 28 51.85 0 0 1 1.85
waste of time.
Being a fan
can destroy 24 44.44 26 48.14 2 0 2 3.70
your studies.
Idolizing can
gain you new 2 3.70 4 7.40 23 42.59 25 44.44
friends.
You are
motivated to 4 7.40 4 7.40 22 40.74 24 44.44
study.
They can help
you
emotionally in
your problems 5 9.25 7 12.96 21 38.88 21 38.88
especially at
school
problems.
In statement number 1, 48 students belongs to a fandom and 6 students doesn’t belong to

a fandom. Therefore, there are more students who belongs to a fandom.
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study and 13 of them disagreed that it can help them to motivate their study. Therefore,
there are more students that are motivated.
In statement number 3, 7 of them agreed that idolizing affects their studies and 47 of
them doesn’t affect their studies
In statement number 5, 10 student that they belong to a local fandom, 33 students belong
In statement number 6, 25 students strongly disagreed, 28 students disagreed, no student

answered agreed and no student who answered strongly agreed. Therefore, there are more
students who disagreed than other choices.
In statement number 7, 24 students strongly disagreed, 26 students disagreed, no student

answered agreed and 2 students answered strongly agreed. Therefore there are more
students who disagreed that idolizing international and local artist can destroy your
studies

agreed and 25 students strongly agreed. Therefore there more students who strongly
agreed that idolizing local and international can gain you new friends

agreed and 24 students strongly disagreed. Therefore, there are more students who
strongly agreed that idolizing local and international artist can motivate your studies.
21 students strongly agreed, Therefore, there are more students strongly agreed that
idolizing local and international artist can help you emotionally and your school problems
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11. Conclusion
The results of the study generated the following conclusions:
a. The Junior High School students of St. Paul College San Rafael teenage fans are
very active in supporting local and international artists. Most of the students are
motivated to study while supporting their idols. Some of the students are
distracted and totally wasting time in joining fandoms.
Idolizing artists affects the studies of the students in a good way as it is their
motivation to study well. Idolizing artists affects the studies of the students in a
good way as it is their motivation to study well.
b. Students are obsessed in admiring their own idols. It may lead them in destroying
their studies and forget their responsibilities as a student. 81.67% of the students
responded that admiring an idol doesn’t affect their studies at all.
c. Admiring celebrities can help the students to improve their self-esteem. The
current research demonstrates that parasocial relationships can have self-
enhancing benefits for low self-esteem people that they do not receive in real
relationships. People with low self-esteem saw their favorite celebrities as very
similar to their ideal selves. Students spend unnecessary amounts of time &
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energy in the imaginations that are unrealistic, which are unproductive for
personal growth but still give temporary happiness.
12. Recommendations
On the basis of the findings of this study the following recommendations are
hereby offered:
The researcher recommends future researchers to tackle the behavioral effects of foreign
media content, such as Kpop, on the teenager Filipino fans. Most of the Filipino fans
supports international artists, much better if the future researchers will study the different
fandoms outside their own country. A gender study is also recommended, as this study
revealed that female fans outnumbered male fans. The difference between the fanship of
males and females may also be researched. Also, study the age of the respondents as most
of the teenagers are part of a fandom.
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IDOLIZING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTIST AND ITS EFFECT TO

THE JUNIOR HIGHSCOOL STUDENTS OF ST. PAUL COLLEGE SAN

A Research Paper Presented to

A Research Paper Presented to

Specifically, it sought answers to the following problems:

3. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Input Process Output

Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of the Study

5. METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

Grade Levels and Sections Frequency Percentage

8. DATA GATHERING PROCEDURE

9. DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICAL TREATMENT.

GENDER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Female 157 72.68

Total n= 216 100

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Gender of the Respondents

Do you belong to a fandom? 47 87.03 7 12.96

Does it help you motivate to

Is it affecting your studies? 12 22.22 42 77.77

How long do you 31.48 38.88 29.62

TOTAL 17 31.48 21 38.88 16 29.62

Not a Both Local &

Being a fan can

Idolizing can gain 3.70 9.25 42.59 44.44

You are motivated 16.66 9.25 37.03 37.03

They can help you

In statement number 1, 47 students belongs to a fandom and 7 students doesn’t

In statement number 6, 32 students strongly disagreed, 15 students disagreed, 4 students

In statement number 7, 28students strongly disagreed, 22 students disagreed, 4 student

In statement number 8, 2 students strongly disagreed, 5 students disagreed, 23 students

In statement number 9, 9student strongly disagreed, 5 students disagreed, 20 students

Does it help you motivate to

Is it affecting your studies? 4 7.40 50 92.59

How long do you 35.18 53.70 11.11

Not a Both Local &

Being a fan can

Idolizing can gain

They can help you

In statement number 1, 37 students belongs to a fandom and 7 students doesn’t belong to

In statement number 6, 21 of the students strongly disagreed, 31 students disagree, 1

In statement number 8, no student strongly disagreed, 8 students disagreed, 26 students

In statement number 9, 1 student strongly disagreed, 4 students disagreed, 26 students

In statement number 10, 1 student strongly disagreed, 2 students disagreed, 22 students

Does it help you motivate to

Is it affecting your studies? 7 12.96 47 87.04

How long do you

Being a fan can

Idolizing can gain 1.85 5.56 61.11 31

In statement number 1, 41 students belongs to a fandom and 13 students doesn’t belong

In statement number 6, 24 students strongly disagreed, 29 students disagreed, 1 students

In statement number 7, 18 students strongly disagreed, 26 students disagreed, 10 student

In statement number 9, 1 student strongly disagreed, no student answered disagreed, 27

Do you belong to a fandom? 48 88.89 6 11.11

Does it help you motivate to

Is it affecting your studies? 7 12.96 47 87.03

How long do you

In statement number 1, 48 students belongs to a fandom and 6 students doesn’t belong to

In statement number 6, 25 students strongly disagreed, 28 students disagreed, no student

In statement number 7, 24 students strongly disagreed, 26 students disagreed, no student

In statement number 8, 2 students strongly disagreed, 4 students disagreed, 23 students

In statement number 9, 4 student strongly disagreed, 4 students disagreed, 22 students