`Department of Education

Region V
Division of Albay
DARAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH DEPARTMENT
Sagpon, Daraga, Albay

EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY ON FAMILY TIME: POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE?

A Senior High School Research

Presented to
The Senior High School Faculty
Daraga National High School- Senior High School Department

In Partial Fulfilment
Of the Requirements for the Subject
PRAC TICAL RESEARCH
SY 2019-2020

By:

Ronalyn L. Aguilar, Reginalane A. Brezuela, Kela R. Luzuriaga, Karen N. Miranda, Jude

Lyndon B. Casin, John Mark V. Mercader, and Christian Simoun A. Sabater

March , 2020

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 APPROVAL SHEET

This research entitled “ EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY ON FAMILY TIME:

POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ?” prepared and submitted by HUMSS 4, Group ; Ronalyn

Aguilar, Reginalane Brezuela, Kela Luzuriaga, Karen Miranda, Jude Lyndon Casin, John

Mark Mercader, and Christian Simoun Sabater in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Practical research has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for

Research final oral defence.

EDELYN M. BRIZUEL

3 I’s Adviser

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 ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE

Approved by the Committee on Final Oral Examination with a grade of

_________________

_____________________ _____________________

Member Member

_____________________ _____________________

Member Member

Research Coordinator

Accepted and approved in partial fulfilment of the requirements

for the subject Practical Research.

LENIE LORAYES-LOZARES

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We wish to recognize the assistance and support extended by the following persons in

the preparation and completion of our research.

The Daraga National High School for the privilege of being able to delve into the

School files for the information, data inputs needed by this study;

Merle A. Lupo, Asst. Principal II, for the moral support and for not giving

the researchers a hard time to conduct this study and for allowing us to disseminate the

survey questions to Grade 12 students.

Edelyn M. Brizueala, HUMSS 4 3I’s adviser, whose encouragement and

support gave focus and direction to this research;

HUMSS 4 Group, who helped a lot; for cooperating, doing their job, for

cheering the group to be positive and for doing their best for this study to be done.

Lenie Lorayes-Lozares, our Practical Research 1 and 2 teacher, for the many

times she has to listen over and over to the account of our experiences and for never tiring of

it and always encouraging us to do more.

Our Parents, for their belief, financial assistance and unconditional love.

The ALMIGHTY GOD for his unending guidance and knowledge to

survived the challenges in doing this study.

Thank You!

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ABSTRACT

Title: “EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY ON FAMILY TIME: POSITIVE OR

NEGATIVE?”

Authors: Ronalyn L. Aguilar, Reginalane A. Brezuela, Kela R. Luzuriaga, Karen

N. Miranda, Jude Lyndon B. Casin, John Mark V. Mercader, and

Christian Simoun A. Sabater

Date: March 2020

The advancements in technology have made a strong impact on almost all areas of our

society. It is making a serious difference in the way kids and parents perceive the world and

each other. Technology brings lots of benefits to people unfortunately it also brings negative

effect impact to a family. In this study, we would be discussing about how technology

impacts on family time. This study utilized descriptive method with qualitative research and

perform actual gathering of information through survey questionnaire to the 100 grade 12

students of Daraga National High School. The researchers found out that the top 5

technologies used by families are smartphones, television, headphones, wireless speakers and

laptop that has implications on family time. Technologies can cause poor face-to-face

interaction with the family members.

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Keywords: Technology, Family, Effect, Negative, Positive, Time, Love

INTRODUCTION consequences of this impact may follow

children throughout their development.

Technology is a use of scientific
One of the greatest advancements in
knowledge for improving the way to do
technology during the last few decades has
things. It has been playing an important
been in the rapidly advancing information
role in our life. It is common today; many
and communication technologies (ICTs),
developed countries are using high
which include cell phones and computers
technology to run their works as well as
(Lanigan, 2009). The biggest changes have
many advance technologies are invented
been made to single purposed devices such
productively to the need of society. This
as cell phones now having internet access
can be seen; technology has become a part
and becoming dual or multi-purpose tools.
of our life in order to do our works faster
With advancements, easy access, and
and more accurate. Technology is ever
commonality of not only ICTs, but
changing in areas such as, advancements
television, video games, music devices,
in televisions, the internet, computers, cell
how does the use of technology impact the
phones, music devices; just to name a few.
family functioning and the family unit?
With changes to technology, impact is

made on individuals and families Advanced technology has meant that

(Lanigan, 2009). Technology brings lots of family life has changed. It has affected our

benefits to people unfortunately it also family time in positive and negative ways.

brings negative effect impact to a family. Parents and children have lesser

How the use of technology impacts interaction to each other because they used

families is not well documented in the to do spend their time with technology like

literature (Subrahmanyam, Kraut, laptop, PSP, games on the internet, TV and

Greenfield, & Gross, 2000) and the so on. With the changes to technology,

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effect is made on individuals and families is diminishing as well. Traditional family

(Lanigan 2009). The use of internet at dinners and other bonding experiences are

home helps families ‘access information becoming less common, as young

and helps extended families stay in touch individuals prefer to be online than to

(Baille and Benyon, 2008) but it also have pretake in these activities. According to

negative effects on every family. Scott, Jacqueline (1997) there has been a

decline in “traditional nuclear family

The invention of the technology has
households” (p.591) as people have
greatly affected “family time”. Because of
become “more individualistic” (p. 592)
technology’s effect the researchers opted
and families are spending “less and less
to conduct a study to determine how
time together” Turtianen, Pirijo., Sakari
technology affect families both positively
Karvonen and Ossi Rahkonen (2007:478).
and negatively. Technology use in the

home seems to come into conflict when Typically, studies ask parents to identify

families are asked to chronicle the use of how much technology is being used and

technology in the home. . Parents are now how long children are engaging with

confronted with a new competitor for their technology. Many parents are specific that

child’s time- technology. Most parents find the role the computer plays at home is to

this new entrant creates a void in their support academics and school work

family’s closeness. “In fact, parents and (Kerawalla & Crook, 2002), however,

adolescents worry that internet usage studies have shown the computers are

might have negative effect on family actually used for playing games

communication and closeness based on (Livingstone & Bovill, 1999). An

family time diaries” Mesch, (2006). A inventory of software used at home, when

result of families spend less time together compared to what is available at school,

is that the cohesiveness of the family unit included more software that was

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entertainment-based than academic The researchers decided to study the effect

(Kerawalla & Crook, 2002). Technology is of technology on family time because it is

heavily used for communication in most one of the problem that families

homes (Subrahmanyam & Greenfield, encountered and this topic is also timely.

2008). Adults and adolescents use Even though there are related studies

computers (email) and cell phones to keep conducted focusing on the family in

in touch with peers, romantic partners, and general like parenting and child

family members. Unfortunately, the use of development but this study focuses on the

technology, especially cell phones effect of technology on family time would

(Chesley, 2005), has extended the average it be positive or negative.

workday beyond the usual 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This study is focused on the positive and
Corporate-issued laptops, cell phones, and
negative effect of technology on family
other communication devices keep
time specifically on how technology
employees connected and working
affects family time and the solution to
indefinitely. This extended workday can
resolve the negative effects. The
create stress by taking family time to
researchers opted to have the Grade 12
continue the connection with work issues
students of Daraga National High School
(Chesley, 2005). On the other hand, some
as the respondents of this study for the data
working mothers noted that access to the
needed.
internet helped them spend more time with
The study did not include the student in
family by allowing them to plan their work
Junior High School for an easier of
day better, figure out ways to minimize
gathering the needed data. The researchers
time away from family, and take care of
conducted a survey for the selected Grade
business remotely rather than in person
12 students taking Humanities and Social
(Moore, 2006).
Sciences (HUMSS), General Academic

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Strand (GAS), Accountancy and Business This study uses two techniques of data

Management (ABM), STEM, and TVL in collection. The first one are the

Daraga National High School wherein respondents of Senior High School

only 5 respondents will answer the students of Daraga National High School

questionnaire every block. particularly the Grade 12 students. This

study uses questionnaire-survey to gather

Statement of the Problem
data and information.
The aim of this study is to determine how
The target population for this study was
technology affect families both positively
100 male and female in Grade 12 who uses
and negatively.
various technology that affect their family
Specifically it sought to
time spent.
answer the following questions:

1. What are the effects of technology

(negative or positive) on family time

spent?

2. What are the top 5 technologies

used by the family?

3. What are the implications of the

top technologies to family time?

4. What are the way to resolve the

implications of the top 5 technologies to

family time?

METHODS AND MATERIALS

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 TABLE B: MARITAL STATUS

MARITAL STATUS FREQUENCY

Results and Discussion SINGLE 99
MARRIED 1
This shows the The table presents the marital

presentation, analysis and results of the status of the grade 12 students. As

gathered information with the use of presented in the table 99 of the

survey questionnaires. The data gathered respondents are single and the remaining 1

will be presented based on the responses of is married.

the Grade 12 students in Daraga National

II. Responses of the students
High School.
TABLE 1: THE TOP 5 TECHNOLOGIES
I. SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
THAT FAMILY USES THAT AFFECTS
OF GRADE 12 STUDENTS
FAMILY TIME

TABLE A: AGE
TECHNOLOGY FREQUENC RAN
Y K
AGE FREQUENCY SMARTPHONE/ 98 1ST
15-16 3 IPHONE
17-18 85 LAPTOP 72 4TH
19-20 12 TABLET 33 6TH
N= 100 TELEVISION 92 2ND
The table above shows the normal PSP 3 10TH
SMARTWATCH 8 8TH
distribution with the age of the respondents
WIRELESS 46 5TH
with the class size or interval of 1 and the SPEAKER
MP3 PLAYER 27 7TH
total number of 100 respondents ages 15- HEADPHONES 80 3RD
DIGITAL 7 9TH
20. CAMCORDER
The table above shows the various

technologies that affect family time and

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the top 5 technology used by family It create a feeling of 7 3rd
distance.
includes the smartphones or IPhone, It improves ways to 3 6th
bond.
television, headphones or earphones, It takes away 5 4th
important moments
laptop or computer and wireless speaker
with the family.
with corresponding frequency and It present multiple 3 6th
ways to
percentage. Smartphone or IPhone got 98 communicate.
The data presented above shows
response (98%), the top technology that is
that the top 5 technologies used by
being used by families while television got
families have implications to their family
nd
the 2 place with 92 response from the
time. Technologies can cause poor face-to-
students (92%) while wireless speaker got
face interaction and as presented in the
the 5th place and have 46 answers from the
table it got the highest response from the
respondents (46%). According to the data
students having 56 or 56% out of 100
gathered families is never left out of the
respondents answered it. Implications of
trend especially the new generation like
technology on family time can be positive
the grade 12 students.
and negative as presented in the table that

may lead for better or worst result in

TABLE 2: IMPLICATIONS OF THE managing family time. Another

TOP 5 TECHNOLOGIES USED BY THE implication of technology is it improves

FAMILY open communication with the family

members and it the 2nd highest response

IMPLICATIONS FREQUENC RAN
from the grade 12 students and can lead to
Y K
It cause poor face- 56 1st better results.
to-face interaction
Improve open 22 2nd
communication
It can create 4 5th
innocent
misunderstanding.

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TABLE 3: SOLUTIONS FOR THE

NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF
TABLE 4: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
TECHNOLOGY ON FAMILY TIME
EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON

SOLUTION FREQUENC RANK FAMILY TIME

Y
A. Positive Effects
Use various 83 1st
technology
with time POSITIVE FREQUENC RAN
limitation. EFFECTS Y K
Use various 17 2nd Improve open 50 1st
technology communication
when it is with the family
only Improve ways 11 3rd
needed. to bond
Implications of technology on It links relatives 9 4th
together
family time can be classified as positive It present 21 2nd
multiple ways to
and negative. The negative effects are communicate
Make 9 4th
needed to be resolve and one of the everything easy
and fast to have
solution is use various technology with
time with the
time limitation and it got the highest family
Technology has effects on family
response from the students having 83 or
time and the table above reveals the
83% out of 100 and the remaining 17%
positive effects. One of the positive effects
thinks that negative implications can be
is it improves open communication with
resolve by using various technology if it is
the family and it got most of the answers
only needed. Using various technology
of the respondents having 50 or 50 % out
moderately can help families to manage
of 100. The other half thinks that it
their time and have balance time with the
improve ways to bond, It links relatives
family and other leisure activities like
together, It present multiple ways to
using technology.
communicate, and make everything easy

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and fast to have time with the family are can also create innocent misunderstanding

the positive effect of technology on their got 8 or 8% out of 100 respondents

family time. As presented on the graph, the chooses this negative effect. Another is it

researchers can tell that technology can can also create distanced communication

really help every family. got 6 or 6% of 100 grade 12 students

answers this negative effect of technology

B. Negative Effects
on family time. Everything that is too
NEGATIVE FREQUENC RAN
EFFECTS Y K much is bad, using technology moderately
It takes family time 69 1st
can help to have a balance time.
and moment
It cause poor face- 10 2nd
to-face interaction
Cause a feeling of 7 4th
distance between
family members
Create innocent 8 3rd
misunderstandings
Distanced 6 5th
communication with
the family
Technology propose not only

positive effects but also negative effects on

family time. Technology takes away

family time and moments is one of the

negative effects that gains 69 response

from the grade 12 students with 69% out

of 100 and got the 1st rank. Technology

can also cause poor face-to-face

interaction got 10 answers from the

respondents, create s feeling of distance

from family members got 7 or 7% while it

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Conclusion

The researchers therefore conclude 2. The child/student should know how to

that families never left out of the trend limit themselves with the usage of various

with the presence of technologies such as technologies and learn how to manage

smartphones, television, headphones, their time to have family time.

wireless speakers, and laptop which are the 3. The future researchers can present the
top 5 technology that is used by families in top 5 technologies that families use as new
their homes. Technologies really affects technologies are invented. This can also
family time both in positive and negative serve as their guide for their related study.
way specifically it improves open

communication with the family and it can

also take away time and moments with the

family. The proper usage of technologies

can lead the family for better life and too

much time you allotted to various

technologies can have negative impact to

your family time but it can be resolved by

time limitation and using various

technology if it is only needed.

Recommendations

1. The parents are encouraged to think of a

strategy on how to balance time within the

family to avoid competitor for their

children’s time and attention.

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APPENDICES □ Destroy family relationship
A. Questionnaire

NAME: ___________________________ 3. What are the way to resolve the negative

AGE: _____ implications of technology to family time?
GRADE AND SECTION: ____________
□ Use various technology with time
MARITAL. STATUS:_______________
limitation
POSITION IN THE FAMILY:_________
□ Use various technology when it is only
Check the box that corresponds your needed
answer.
□ Use various technology when I am not
home
1. What are the top 5 technologies that
your family uses that affects your family □ Use various technology when my
time? parents said so
□ Smartphones/IPhone
□ Laptop/Computer
□ Tablet 4. What are the positive and negative
□ Television effect of technologies on family time?
□ PSP
Positive Effects
□ Smart watch
□ Wireless speaker □ Improve open communication with the
family
□ MP3 Player
□ Improve ways to bond
□ Headphones/Earphones
□ It links relatives together
□ Digital Camcorder
□ It present multiple ways to communicate
2. What are the implications of the top 5
technologies used by the family? □ Make everything easy and fast to have
more time with the family
□ It cause poor face-to-face interaction
Negative Effects
□ Improve open communication with the
family □ It takes away family time and moments
□ It can create innocent misunderstanding □ It cause poor face-to-face interaction
□ It create a feeling of distance between □ Create a feeling of distance between
family members family members
□ It improves ways to bond □ Create innocent misunderstanding
□ It takes away important moments with □ Distanced communication
the family
□ It present multiple ways to communicate
□ It links relatives together

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V
Daraga National High School
Daraga, Albay
January 20, 2020

Dr. ROMUALDO A. BERNAL

Secondary Principal I
DNHS

Thru: MERLE A. LUPO

Assistant Principal II-SHS

Dear Sir,
The students of Grade 12 Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Block 4 need necessary data
as part of their ongoing research in Practical Research entitled “The Effect of Technology on Family
Time: Positive or Negative?”.
In connection with this, may we ask your permission to allow us to disseminate our
questionnaires in selected Grade 12 students from every block of Daraga National High School.
Rest assured that the information will be use for academic purposes only.
We are hoping for your positive response. Thank you and God bless.

Sincerely Yours,
RONALYN AGUILAR
Leader
Noted by:

EDELYN M. BRIZUELA
3I’s Adviser

LENIE LORAYES LOZARES

Practical Research Teacher

Approved By:

DR. ROMUALDO A. BERNAL

Principal I

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