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FACEBOOK AS A PLATFORM IN REDUCING ANXIETY TO THE

SELSECTED GRADE 9 CLUSTER 1 STUDENTS OF
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S Y 2019-2020

Lorica, Heiderlyn C.
Gabiana, Francis Ian R.
Jawod, Ivan R.
Rivera, Paula Marie R.
Parba, Jeinna B.
Antonio, France Tristan R.
Binayon, Stephanie B.
Reyes, Jan Marie A.
Paiman, Julliana L.
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

This chapter presents the background of the study, the statement of the

problem, scope and limitation of the study, the significance of the study, and the

definition of terms used in the entire study.

Introduction

Anxiety is our body’s natural response to stress. It’s a feeling of fear or

apprehension about what’s to come. The first day of school, going to job interview

or giving a speech may cause most people to feel fearful and nervous.

But if your feelings of anxiety are extreme, last for longer than six months,

and are interfering with your life, you may have an anxiety disorder.

Background of the Study

Facebook anxiety is modern-day affiction and anxiety that you feel in daily

life. Interacting on facebook carries with it many of the same fears and insecurities

that you probably feel in real life. The difference is that when you are alone in front

of your computer, there is ample time to start obsessing and spending too much

time worring about what other people think. In this way, facebook can magnify

some of the fears you already experience.

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This can have debilitating consequences for those with social anxiety disorder

(SAD). Fortunately, there are ways to use facebook that will help to minimize your

anxiety. The key is to avod some of the “traps” of social media that are inherent in

using the internet.

Facebook can also increase the amount of social anxiety in a person has

upon meeting someone for the first time, according to the another recent study.

Prior to this study, experts hypothesized that for those with social anxiety, looking

at a person’s facebook or another social media profile prior to meeting could help

alleviate some of their feelings of nervousness. Reviewing someone’s social

media profile is a way to get to know some prior to meeting them. Other studies

have shown that people with social anxiety prefer communicating with people via

internet rather than in person, so it would seem as though it wouold be an ideal

way to initiate relationships.

It is normal for us to be nervous especially when we are meeting an online

friend because we don’t kow them yet. We just have to look to the positive side

maybe this person can help us to reduce our anxiety that could lead to

depression, maybe this person can make us even happier.

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Statement of the Problem

1. How does the facebook affect the anxiety in the selected grade 9 cluster 1

students?

2. What are the advantages that facebook does to reduce anxiety?

3. How does facebook make the student feel better to reduce their anxiety?

Scope and Limitation

This rsearch will cover anxiety problem affecting people of different ages as

well as differen health conditions. The common condition considered will bw that

related to anxiety, the priary challenge of this study is limited in data collected and

recorded by the main soure used which is secondary.

This study is exclusive to determine if the social media network, “facebook”

has a significant impact to the academic performance of the 3 rd year education

students ofmuntinlupa national high school tunas an annex through a survey that

was conducted during the 4th grading of the school year 2019-2020.

The survey questionnaires on facebook usage of selected students will be

used on gathering information of this study.

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Significance of he Study

This study will benefit to the following:

Students: The students may experience less anxiety when interacting online

versus offline, allowing them to practice social skills in what feels to be a safer

environment

Theachers: teachers will benefit from this study from the findings. They

would be able to keep track and access the students profile, behaviour and

academic performance, epecialy those who have access to technological or

electronic dvices.

Definition of Terms

Promted – ( of an event or fact ) cause or bring about ( an action of feeling )

Impact - the action of one object coming forcibly iton contact with another

Anxiety – experiencing worry unsease of nervousness typically about an

imminent event or something with an uncertain outcomes.

Inadequate – lacking the quality required insufficient for a purpose.

Respondents – are those persons who have been invited to participate in a

particular study and have actually taken part in the study.

Chronic stress - is the response to emotional pressure suffered for a prolonged

period of time in which an individual perceives they have little or no control.

Hypothesized – put (something) forward as a hypothesis.

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Alleviate – make ( suffering, deficiengyi or a problem) less severe.

Prior – existing or coming before in time, order or importance

Arousal – the action or factof arousing or being aroused

Eloctoders – a conductor through which electricity enters or leave an object,

substance or region

Phenomenal - perseptible by the senses or through imidiate experience

Convinent – fitting in well with a persons needs, activities and plans

Dubbed – give an unofficial name or nickname to ( someone or something )

Inexpensive – not costing a great deal or cheap

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CHAPTER 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Introduction

In this chapter we will find a variety of studies about how are you going to use

facebook to reduce students anxiety we are going to get it from local and

foreign ,literature and studies that can support the study that we are doing.

Foreign Literature

Anxiety, one of the most prominent and pervasive emotions, was defined as a

feeling of uneasy suspense by Rachman [1] and has been a focus of research in

foreign language education since early 1970s. Over the years, state anxiety, trait

anxiety, and situation-specific anxiety have become three mainstream approaches to

anxiety research in language teaching and learning [2–4]. As Speilberger [4]

distinguished, state anxiety was transitory and fluctuated over time and situation,

while trait anxiety was relatively stable all the time.

This study reviews the international literature on using Facebook for academic

purposes to examine whether and how this popular social networking site contributes

to teaching and learning in formal education. A review of 57 empirical studies on this

topic suggest that (a) the majority of studies report positive effects or feedback of
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using Facebook for academic purposes, and recommend its integration into teaching

and learning; (b) Facebook is shown to be effective as a platform for academic

communication and effective in promoting student-centered learning; (c) the effects of

Facebook used as Learning Management System are mixed and under-studied; (d)

the quality of Facebook-related learning process and learning outcomes is under-

studied; (e) Facebook may not be suitable for teaching in all disciplines; and (f)

studies heavily rely on preexperimental design and self-reported data, which raises

the issue of response bias. It is recommended that future research should (a) focus

more on in-depth examination of the process and quality of learning using Facebook,

(b) adopt quasi- or true experimental design to control for confounding factors, (c)

properly address potential response bias by minimizing the relationship between

researcher and students, and (d) more frequently adopt content analysis to reduce

reliance on self-reported data.

.Local Literature

Mental illness is not a popular diagnosis in the Philippines, rarely acknowledged

and most of the time, dismissed. However, medical researchers in the country are

gradually discovering that medically-ill Filipinos are in high risk of emotional illness. In

another study led by Dr. Sue Kimberly Tan (2015) of the UP-PGH, anxiety and

depression were also apparent in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary

Disease, among others.

Facebook has paved the way for a faster, more comfortable and efficient

socialinteraction.Even though many social networking sites preceded it,Facebook

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is the current biggestsocial networking sitewith over six hundred million users

worldwide and it has an annual growthof 45.2% (Inside Facebook gold, June

2011).In addition, it has more than 28 million users in thePhilippines which ranks

no. 8 in Facebook statistics by country (socialbakers.com, 2012)

Foreign Studies

As a psychological construct, anxiety is described as “a state of apprehension,

a vague fear that is only indirectly associated with an object” (Scovel, 1991, cited

in Tanveer, 2007, p. 3). Speiberger (1976, cited in Wang, 2005, p. 13)

distinguished anxiety from fear by pointing out that although anxiety and fear are

both “unpleasant emotional reactions to the stimulus conditions perceived as

threatening,” fear is usually derived from a “real, objective danger in the external

environment” while the threatening stimulus of anxiety may not be known.

Spielberger (1983, cited in Wilson, 2006, p. 41) defined anxiety as the

“subjective feeling of tension, apprehension, nervousness, and worry associated

with an arousal of the autonomic nervous system.” More specifically, Morris,

David, & Hutchings (1981, cited in Wilson, 2006, p. 41) claimed that general

anxiety consists of two components: “worry and emotionality.” Worry or “cognitive

anxiety” refers to “negative expectations and cognitive concerns about oneself,

the situation at hand, and possible consequences,” and emotionality or “somatic

anxiety” concerns “one’s perceptions of the physiological-affective elements of the

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anxiety experience, which are indications of autonomic arousal and unpleasant

feeling states, such as nervousness, upset stomach, pounding heart, sweating,

and tension” (Morris, David, & Hutchings, 1981, cited in Wilson, 2006, p. 41, &

cited in Cubucku, 2007, p. 134).

Local Studies

Facebook is the most popular social networking site in several English-speaking

countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. And it was

launched in February 2004 that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to

create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with

friends, family

The study determined the respondents’ profile, the level assessment of social

anxiety disorder of the respondents and if there are significant differences in the level

assessment of social anxiety disorder when grouped according to their profile. The

respondents of the study were 306 college freshmen out of 1290 total population.

Majority of the respondents were taking Bachelor of Industrial Technology, went to

public schools for their secondary education and were living with their parents. As a

whole, they have marked social anxiety disorder (SAD), males have moderate SAD

while females showed a marked social anxiety disorder. Bachelor of Science in

Architecture and Engineering and Bachelor of Industrial Technology courses have

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moderate social anxiety disorder while Education and Business courses have marked

social anxiety disorder. Respondents from public secondary schools exhibited

marked social anxiety disorder while those from private schools have moderate social

anxiety disorder. Respondents regardless of their living conditions have marked

social anxiety disorder.

Synthesis of the Reviewed Literature and Studies

CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide, in detail, clear and understandable

statements describing EVERY STEP you will take in carrying out your study.

Research Design - let the reader know the type of design you are using and

why that research design was chosen.

Research Design

Population, Sample, and Sampling Technique

carefully identify the sample and describe in detail the manner in which it was

chosen. Naturally, if you are including all possible subjects, you are dealing

with a population. In this case, you describe the characteristics of the

population.

Instrumentation

identify each instrument you will use to measure the variables in your study.

There should be a separate subsection for each instrument. Information should

be provided regarding the development of the instrument, the history of its

use, data regarding its validity and reliability, data regarding how the

instrument is administered and scored and anything else that will give insight

into its appropriateness. Additionally, provide a rationale for the selection of

your instruments. Generally, a copy of the instrument should be included in

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the appendix (for the proposal and the final thesis). If you are conducting

qualitative inquiry, explain your data collection procedures.

Data Gathering Procedure

describe each and every step taken to do your study. It is a type of "road map"

that others must follow if they choose to replicate your study. Include the steps

you took to contact the population/sample in your study, how you obtained

their cooperation, how the instruments(s) were administered, how the data

was handled as it was returned, how follow-ups were handled, etc. Copies of

all letters, instruction sheets, etc. should be placed in the appendices.

Guiding questions:

•Is the sample adequate in kind and number?

•Is the sample appropriate for the purpose of the study?

•Is the sample sufficiently representative of the population to permit you to

generalize the findings?

Statistical Treatment of Data

discuss how the data will be analyzed and include any statistical treatments.

CHAPTER 4
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
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Introduction
tell the reader how you have organized the findings. Typically, you would

organize them around your study's research questions or hypotheses. There

should be an analysis of each section and tables/charts included.

Interpretation & Discussion

this gives you an opportunity to move beyond the data with inferences and

implications. Guiding questions:

•Have you provided an overview of the significant findings of the study?

•Have you discussed the findings and compared them to existing research

studies?

•Have you presented implications of the study for education?

•Have you discussed the applications of your findings?

CHAPTER 5
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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Introduction

Summary of Findings

this is an overview of the study and not a summary of your findings. Restate

the problem, research questions, hypotheses and a short summary of the

procedures you followed in conducting your study.

Conclusions

these are the conclusions you draw from your findings. Number the

conclusions. The conclusions must relate directly to the findings.

Recommendations

these should be based on the conclusions. Number the Recommendations.

Guiding questions are:

•Are the summary, conclusions and recommendations concisely and precisely

stated?

•Are the conclusions and recommendations justified by the data gathered?

•Does the study suggest related problems that need to be investigated?