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AWARENESS ON PHUBBING AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS IN SACRED HEART COLLEGE
A Quantitative Research
Presented to the Senior High School
Lucena City
In partial fulfillment the requirement for the subject

RESEARCH PROJECT
De Castro, Marc Brandon M.

De Guzman, John Mark
Dela Rosa, Kyle Dexter A.
Dequilla, Justine Lorenz V.
Driz, Fransley Erica Mae M.
Escosia, Trisha Joy M.
Hilario, Nina Patricia C.
Ilagan, Ma. Frances Therese D.
Libre, Maria Angela P.
GRADE 12- STEM2
Veronica M. Gusto, MAEd

Research Adviser
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APPROVAL SHEET
This research study is entitled “AWARENESS ON PHUBBING AMONG
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SACRED HEART COLLEGE” is
prepared and submitted by Marc Brandon M. De Castro, John Mark De Guzman, Kyle
Dexter A. Dela Rosa, Justine Lorenz V. Dequilla, Fransley Erica Mae M. Driz, Trisha
Joy M. Escosia, Nina Patricia C. Hilario, Ma. Frances Therese D. Ilagan and Maria
Angela P. Libre in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the subject Research Project
and is recommended for approval and acceptance for oral examination.
ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
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Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the subject
Research Project.
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RONALDO V. URIARTE, FRIEdr.
Senior High School Principal
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The accomplishment of this study could not have been successful without the
contribution and support of many people. From the bottom of the researchers’ heart they
humbly express their deepest gratitude and gratefulness to everyone who had been part in
undertaking this study, especially to the following:
The Senior High School principal, Mr. Ronaldo V. Uriarte, for allowing the
researchers to conduct the study.
To their beloved research adviser, Mrs. Veronica M. Gusto, who made a huge
part especially in the success of the research by sharing her professional expertise,
knowledge, constructive criticism, guidance, time, and unending support in checking and
offering professional advice to their manuscript.
To the validators, Mr. Michel E. Regalario and Ms. Florenda R. Reyes for
sharing their time and expertise in validating the survey questionnaire made by the
researchers.
To the oral committee members, Mrs. Jennifer R. Malelang, Mrs. Mary Cleire
D. Miguel and Ms. Florenda R. Reyes, who have given their valuable time and
knowledge for the improvement of the research study. Also, for their professional
expertise on the construction, format, grammar, and statistical advice and patience on
analyzing the research study.
To the Respondents from Grade 12 Senior High School Students, who gave
their time to answer the questions set forth in the survey questionnaire with honesty and
satisfaction.
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To the Researchers’ Friends and Classmates, for lighting up the mood during
stressful situations as well as for the efforts they have been made to lift the researchers’
inner self to work and strive further.
To the Researchers’ Family, especially to their parents, for their never-ending
love and support either financially, morally, and physically. Also, for their support,
patience, love and understanding, the researchers are forever grateful.
Above all, to the Almighty God, for making all possible with His blessings and
inspiration which lighten them throughout. Likewise, for giving the researchers’ source
of strength and gift of knowledge and wisdom needed to finish the study.
The Researchers
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DEDICATION
This great endeavor is wholeheartedly dedicated by researchers to the following:
To their beloved families who always motivates them, gave them courage and strength
and continue to support either financial or moral support;
To their friends and classmates that has been supportive since day one;
To their research adviser and class adviser who selflessly shared their field expertise and
knowledge, and for their patience in answering the questions raised by the researchers;
To their validators who never get tired of guiding them throughout the study, criticizing
their works for improvement and further information;
To the administration of Sacred Heart College who unceasingly devotion to offer quality
education; and above all
To ever-loving Father who made all these possible.
Our success is for you.
M. B. M. D. C.
J. M. D. G.
K. D. A. D. R.
J. L. V. D.
F. E. M. M. D.
T. J. M. E.
N. P. C. H.
M. F. T. D. I.
M. A. P. L.
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ABSTRACT
De Castro, Marc Brandon M., De Guzman, John Mark, Dela Rosa, Kyle Dexter A.,
Dequilla, Justine Lorenz V., Driz, Fransley Erica Mae M., Escosia, Trisha Joy M.,
Hilario, Nina Patricia C., Ilagan, Ma. Frances Therese D. and Libre, Maria Angela P.
AWARENESS ON PHUBBING AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN SACRED HEART COLLEGE. Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis. Sacred Heart
College, Lucena City, March 2020. (Veronica M. Gusto, MAEd, Research Adviser)
Smartphones increase the risk of being ignored while having personal
conversations, this phenomenon is referred to as phubbing. Phubbing as defined by Rouse
(2018), states that it is “the act of ignoring a companion in favor of using a smartphone.”
This raised the need to identify if the students were aware of the effects phubbing may
bring to them. It was great to consider theories such as interpersonal theory, weak tie
network theory and three need theory that helped improve raise awareness.
The researchers conducted the study to know the level of awareness of Senior
High School students on phubbing. Specifically, the scope of the study was to identify the
student’s awareness regarding the interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of
phubbing.
The researchers also used the descriptive method that aimed to describe
systematically the facts and characteristics of a given population or area of interest and
should be factually and accurately. The researchers conducted the study in Sacred Heart
College, Lucena City. The respondents of the study were the grade 12 Senior High
School students of Sacred Heart College, school year 2019-2020. Eighty-seven (87)
students from the total population were selected. Probability sampling was utilized since
all the members of the population were given a chance of being selected. To accumulate
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and present as much data essential to the study, the researchers used the survey
questionnaire method as the instrument in the study.
The respondents were moderately/almost often aware about phubbing in terms of
their interpersonal relationship with their family, with their friends and intrapersonal
relationship. The respondents agreed to all the stated causes and effects of phubbing.
These findings were considered in the content of the output of the study.
Based on the summary of the findings and the conclusion of the study, the
researchers recommended for the students to use the research output, for the parents to
spend more valuable time with their children, for the school administration to conduct
activities about the issue in phubbing and for the future researchers to research other
problems surrounding the issue of phubbing and find solutions to address it.
Key Words: Awareness, Phubbing, Senior High School, Sacred Heart College
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE..................................................................................................................................i
APPROVAL SHEET.........................................................................................................ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...............................................................................................iii
DEDICATION...................................................................................................................v
ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................................vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS...............................................................................................viii
LIST OF FIGURES...........................................................................................................x
LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................xi
CHAPTER I - THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction..............................................................................................................1
Statement of the Problem.........................................................................................3
Hypothesis................................................................................................................4
Theoretical Framework............................................................................................4
Conceptual Paradigm...............................................................................................7
Scope and Limitation...............................................................................................8
Significance of the Study.......................................................................................10
Definition of Terms................................................................................................11
CHAPTER II - REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
Related Literature...................................................................................................12
Related Studies.......................................................................................................18
CHAPTER III - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design.....................................................................................................25
Research Locale.....................................................................................................26
Population and Sample..........................................................................................26
Research Instrument...............................................................................................28
Data Gathering Procedures....................................................................................29
Statistical Treatment of Data.................................................................................30
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CHAPTER IV - PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF

DATA
Part I. Demographic Profile of the Respondents................................................34

Part II. Level of Awareness on Phubbing of the Respondents............................37
Part III. The Causes and Effects of Phubbing Among the Respondents...............43
Part IV. Significant Difference Between the Level of Awareness on
Phubbing and the Demographic Profile of the Respondents...................47
Part V. Program Derived Based on the Findings..................................................50
CHAPTER V - SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND

RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary of the Findings.......................................................................................51

Conclusions............................................................................................................52
Recommendations..................................................................................................53
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................55
APPENDICES
A. Output................................................................................................................63
B. Letter to the Validator.......................................................................................65
C. Letter to the Respondents..................................................................................67
D. Research Instrument………………………......................................................68
E. Computation for the Results of Research..........................................................71
CURRICULUM VITAE..................................................................................................80
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LIST OF FIGURES
Table Title Page

Number
1. Conceptual Paradigm Showing the Level of Awareness

on Phubbing among Senior High School Students in
Sacred Heart College.............................................................................7
2. Frequency-Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
According to Gender............................................................................35
3. Frequency-Percentage Distribution of the Respondents
According to Hours of Phone Usage...................................................36
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Title Page

Number
1. 4-Point Likert Scale..............................................................................31

2. Level of Awareness on Phubbing in Terms of Interpersonal
Relationships: Family...........................................................................38
3. Level of Awareness on Phubbing in Terms of Interpersonal
Relationships: Friends..........................................................................39
4. Level of Awareness on Phubbing in Terms of Intrapersonal
Relationship..........................................................................................41
5. Causes of Phubbing Among the Respondents.....................................43
6. Effects of Phubbing Among the Respondents.....................................45
7. Significant Difference Between the Level of Awareness on
Phubbing and the Demographic Profile of the Respondents
in Terms of Interpersonal Relationship: Family...................................47
in Terms of Interpersonal Relationship: Friends..................................48
in Terms of Intrapersonal Relationships...............................................49
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
With the advent of technology in our generation, it has become a part of our daily
lives. With the current situation among our generation, the way of communication is
becoming different. People are becoming less aware of their surroundings due to their
smartphones. Smartphones increase the risk of being ignored while having personal
conversations, this phenomenon is referred to as phubbing. Phubbing as defined by Rouse
(2018), states that it is “the act of ignoring a companion in favor of using a smartphone.”
This raises the need to identify if the students are aware of the effects phubbing may
bring to them.
Sacred Heart College is a well-known institution where technology is well
utilized. In this institution, the researchers observed the use of smartphones among
teenagers that could lead to phubbing. Smartphones are popular among teenagers
considering that 70% of the students have phones and it is considered as the second most
important symbol of status for teenagers (Dimitropoulou, 2019). This poses a question on
the researchers if the students are aware of the possible effects of phubbing on them and
raise awareness on the modern problem of phubbing.
According to Newport Academy (2018), the word phubbing is coined by
Macquarie Dictionary in 2012 and it is a combination of the words: phone and snubbing.
Phubbing has an effects that people may be unaware of Research suggests that phubbing
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is not good for everyone as it can affect our mental health and it makes us feel less
connected (Ducharme, 2018). As stated by Delgado (2018), 46% of people said that their
partner stopped paying attention, 22% shows signs of having problems in their
interpersonal relationships and about 37% admitted to being depressed because of this
behavior. The Philippines, which has been considered as the text-messaging capital of the
world, statistics shows that 3 out of ten Filipinos own a smartphone and spend 3 hours
and 14 minutes on average on using it (Fintechnews Singapore, 2016). Seppala (2017)
stated that having smartphones present during conversations interferes with the sense of
connection we have between the other person and increasing the risk of phubbing.
As hypothesized by Ducharme (2018), phubbing makes someone feel less
connected to the people around them because they are only focusing on using their
phones which is a really big problem on students’ social health. Phubbing can also hurt
students’ mental health, most of them are having difficulties to keep away from using
their phone and it’s really bad for their health. Some studies said that phubbing may also
cause depression. There are several facts from literature and studies from different
reliable sources which also gives information that phubbing is a very important matter to
discuss as well as to have a specific solution about the said issue.
At present, all of our needs were found on the internet and the researchers found
out that most of the people cannot live without their phone. Many of the students were
always using their phones either in their free time or whenever they were doing
something.
The general objective of the researcher to the problem was to promote awareness
about the intrapersonal and interpersonal relationship of the frequent use of a phone. It
also had an objective to help the students to get rid of or avoid social media and to try
other recreational activities. It was in this light that this research was conducted to
determine the interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of phubbing.
The overall purpose of the study was to provide knowledge to the students by
sharing some interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of phubbing. This resulted in
the enriched and knowledgeable students about the interpersonal and intrapersonal
relationship of phubbing.
Statement of the Problem
The purpose of this descriptive research was to describe the level of awareness on
phubbing among the Senior High School students of Sacred Heart College, Lucena City.
Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of the Senior High School students in terms of:
1.1 gender; and
1.2 hours of phone usage?
2. What is the level of awareness on phubbing among the Senior High School students in
terms of:
2.1 interpersonal relationship; and
2.1.1 family; and

2.1.2 friends?
2.2 intrapersonal relationship?
3. What are the causes and effects of phubbing among the Senior High School students?
4. Is there a significant difference between the level of awareness on phubbing among
the Senior High School students in Sacred Heart College when the respondents are
grouped according to their demographic profile?
. Based on the findings of the study, what program can be derived?
Hypothesis
Based from the objectives of the study, the following hypothesis was tested by the
researchers:
1. There is no significant difference between the level of awareness among the
Senior High School students in Sacred Heart College when the respondents are
group according to their demographic profile.
Theoretical Framework
Sullivan (1953), in his interpersonal theory, believed that people's interaction with
other people will determine their dynamics that motivate their behavior and sense of
security and self. The product of a long series of stages in which an individual develops
good feelings towards others and toward themselves is what you call personality. They
also learn to avoid anxiety and wrong perception of other people. And on a mature level,
achieve an efficient interpersonal relatonship. (APA, 2018)
Concerning the present study, the theory showed that failure in an interpersonal
relationship with peer interaction can be one of the reasons why people or students focus
more on their smartphone devices than communicating and interacting with people
around them.
The study of Liu, et. al (2007) entitled "A Study of Internet Addiction Through the
Lens of the Interpersonal Theory", used the interpersonal theory as the basis of the
researcher study. The results showed that a parent-child relationship is related to
interpersonal relationships and those frustrating relationships may raise the level of social
anxiety. In conclusion, the interpersonal relationship, parent-child relationship and social
anxiety all influence internet addiction and the more social anxiety and discontent with
the participants' peer interactions they experienced, the more addicted they will be on the
internet.
In the Weak Tie Network Theory by Granovetter (1973), he classified
interpersonal ties as strong, weak or absent. Someone with a close circle of family and
friends is a strong tie. The example of a weak tie is social media influencers. The
influencers have a large number of followers and the impact is also distributed among the
network which is the followers. While absent ties are a connection that doesn’t exist. It is
a lack of connection between people. These ties can change through interactions
(Rouse,2017).
In relation to the study, these three ties from the Weak Tie Network Theory gave
and defined the possible interaction between the phubber and the people around them.
The study aimed to get the effect of phubbing, these interactions can be a possible effect
of phubbing.
According to the study of Fritz (2018) entitled "Do Touchscreens Make us Lose
Touch The Relationship between Personality Traits and Phubbing among Emerging
Adults" where the researcher used the Weak Tie Network Theory study, it is stated that
the weak tie are useful because they offer dissemination and gain of ideas and
interpersonal connection, innovation and information but increased time spent and effort
in weak ties will take away the strong ties.
However, in the Three Need Theory developed by McClelland (1965), is focused
on human motivation. The motivation is affected by three types of needs which are the
need for achievement, the need for power and the need for affiliation. First, the need for
achievement states that people need to prove something, achieve something, overtake
others and seek recognition. Second, the need for power which means people need to
dominate, authority, influence others and have power over them. Lastly, it is the need for
affiliation where people need to be part of something or social groups. They need to
belong somewhere and develop relationships (Management Mania, 2016).
In relation to the study, one of the types of the theory which was the need for
affiliation was connected to what the study needs. This refers to the needs of humanity
for a warm, open and sociable interpersonal relationship. People were more likely to do
things when they were not satisfied with their needs.

The study of Boelen (2014) entitled "The Influence of Phubbing Behaviour on
Perceived Affiliation during Face-to-Face Conversations in Social Setting" used the
three-need theory in the study. The researcher concluded that people are motivated to do
things if there's an unsatisfied need. People use verbal and non-verbal cues during social
interaction. The nonverbal cues like having eye contact with a mobile phone than their
conversational partner can have a negative influence and effect on affiliation
Conceptual Paradigm
Input Process Output

• Demographic Profile of the • Interpretation and • An Infographic
Senior High School Students in analysis of the Materials
terms of gender and hours of accumulated data indicating
phone usage. regarding the level information
• The Level of Awareness on of awareness among about causes
phubbing on the respondents in Senior High School and effects of
terms of interpersonal and students on Phubbing
intrapersonal relationship. phubbing.
• Causes and Effects of Phubbing. • The data will be
• Significant difference between gathered through a
the level of awareness of survey with the use
phubbing and the demographic of a questionnaire
profile of Senior High School as an instrument.
students.
Figure 1: Conceptual Paradigm Showing the Level of Awareness on Phubbing among

Senior High School Students in Sacred Heart College.
Figure 1 shows the conceptual paradigm of the study that shows the level of
awareness on phubbing among senior high school students in Sacred Heart College. With
the use of the input-process-output model (IPO) which is according to Schembri (2012),
IPO gives an effective way to analyze and document the process.
In the first column, under the input, were the necessary data that was gathered for
the undertaking and accomplishment of the research. The part 1 shows demographic
profile of the Senior High School Students in terms of gender and hours of phone usage;
the level of awareness on phubbing of the respondents in terms of the interpersonal and
intrapersonal relationship; causes and effects of phubbing; and the significant difference
between the level of awareness on phubbing and the demographic profile of the
respondents.
The second part states that the accumulated data about the level of awareness of
the Senior High School students on phubbing was gathered through a survey by the use
of questionnaires as an instrument.
Lastly, the third part shows an infographic that showed the information about the
cause and effects of phubbing and show suggestions on how to divert their attention to
other things than using mobile devices.
Scope and Limitation
The researchers conducted the study to know the level of awareness of Senior
High School students on phubbing. Specifically, the scope of the study was to identify the
student’s awareness regarding the interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of
phubbing.
The respondents of the study were limited to the grade 12 Senior High School
students at Sacred Heart College. The researchers conducted a survey using
questionnaires in gathering the data that was studied and analyzed by the researchers. It
only aimed to collect the necessary answers from the respondents to evaluate their level
of awareness on phubbing. This study was bounded to grade 12 Senior High School
students as it was previously stated that teenagers were the ones that are often associated
with the problem. The researchers selected the participants from grade 12 students with
the use of stratified random sampling and used proportional allocation that gave all
respondents in different strands an equal chance of being part of the research.
The study was conducted inside the premises of Sacred Heart College for some
reason. First, this issue was observed in the institution itself. The reason why researchers
conducted the study was to provide a solution to the incidence of the problem in the
institution. Second, it was convenient for the researchers to administer the research
instrument due to limited time and budget. Lastly, the researchers conducted the study to
help the students of the institution to become aware and provide solutions to the issue.
The validity of the study depended on the honesty of the respondents in answering
each question prepared by the researchers. The researchers also had a limited time, from
August 2019 to March 2020 therefore, losing the chance to further investigate the topic
and provide more information related to the study.

Significance of the Study
The purpose of this descriptive research is to describe the level of awareness on
phubbing among Senior High School students of Sacred Heart College, Lucena City for
the School Year 2019-2020.
The results of the study will be beneficial to the following:
To the students, to have a thorough understanding and to build more meaningful
and polite relations by revealing the symptoms, causes, and effects of phubbing. The
study may also help the students to achieve a deeper sense of responsibility whilst
communicating with other individuals. In that way, this study will serve as a precaution
to those students who have limited knowledge about the concept of phubbing.
To the parents, the study will help parents who are not aware of the trend of
phubbing especially among teenagers with smartphones to be able to understand its
concept and its effects on interpersonal relationships and communication skills. They will
also be helped to continually educate their children about phubbing.
To the school administration, the study will guide the school administration as
to what programs and implementations the administration can provide to educate students
about phubbing and its effects, as well as enlightening students on how one can avoid
phubbing. This so that the institution can be an environment in which everyone can be
valued and not ignored.
To future researchers, the information gathered in this study can be used as
reference data that can help in conducting their future researches.

Definition of Terms
The researchers provided the following terminologies to fully understand the
content to give justification on the words that still need further clarification. The
following terms are defined operationally for a clearer understanding of the study:
Awareness. It refers to how much knowledge and understanding of the respondents on
phubbing.
Phubbing. It refers to the habit of snubbing someone to pay attention to their mobile
phones. It is the major variable of the study.
Senior High School. These refer to the students who are in the 1st and 2nd year of the
Senior High School department in Sacred Heart College. It also refers to the students
enrolled in the school year 2019-2020 and served as the respondents of the study.
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES
This chapter presents a brief review of literature and studies, both local and
foreign that is related to this study. Those works of literature and studies that are included
in this chapter will help in familiarizing information that is relevant and similar to the
present study.
Related Literature
People's phubbing dynamics might be affected by their genders (Branas-Garza et
al., 2018). According to Cizmeci (2017), he found out that females’ phubbing behaviors
were significantly higher than males' phubbing behavior. On the contrary, Seppala
(2017) said that men use their phones more often than women. Men think that phone calls
as more appropriate in almost all environments including intimate settings. Male students
also find phubbing far less disturbing than females.
In relation to the demographic profile of the respondents of the study in terms of
gender which aims to know which gender mostly uses their phone, the works of literature
above show a contrasting statement on which gender uses the phone more often.
Hurley (2018) discussed a 2018 Pew Research Report that shows 45 percent of
teens use the Internet “almost constantly,” and another 44 percent said they go online
several times a day. It is stated that 0 percent of teenage girls are “near-constant” online
users, compared to 39 percent of teenage boys and 95 percent of teens have access to a
smartphone. Similar to what Nielsen (2019) stated, women have a higher smartphone
consumption than men. Women spend mostly of their time on social media and pay more
attention on important features and performance of their mobile phones compared to
men.
These literatures were useful to the study because it showed statistical data about
teenage girls use smartphones more than teenage boys and showed that women spend
more time than men which answered the demographic profile in terms of gender.
According to Price (2018), phubbing is a growing issue and concern to
relationships. She said that Americans spend an average time of over 4 hours a day and
checks on their phones 47 times a day. She also said that younger one phubs more. In
addition, Graff (2019) said that the phubbing duration ranges from less than 15 minutes
to more than 2 hours every day.
In relation to the study, the useful literatures above provided and showed the
average phubbing duration of people every day which answered the first statement of the
problem in terms of hours of phubbing usage.
Lee (2019) stated that the problem occurs when you check your text or email
every few minutes these moments add up to large amount of time spent on your phone.
Before realizing it, you should be spending your time on your family instead of focusing
on your phone. HPRC (2017) stated that the way you use your mobile device around your
family can affect your relationships. Cell phones can make you feel more connected, but
they also can distract you and your family from connecting with each other in person. It's
important to model and prioritize putting away phones and to engage in face-to-face
communication. Some people have trouble putting away their cell phone even when it
causes problems. They might feel a lack of control over how often they pick up their
phone or how long they use it. They might feel the need to constantly check it without a
real reason or feel upset if they don’t have access to the phone. Using a cell phone for
work purposes during family time can increase distress and strain on a family. While
using their cell phones, parents talk to their kids less, respond more slowly, and overreact
to being interrupted.
In relevance to the present study, the literatures above were useful to the present
study as it gave the effects of phubbing on the interpersonal relationships which was
anchored to the second statement of the problem which was interpersonal relationship in
terms of family.
Reynolds (2018) said that it’s definitely annoying when your friend ignores you in
favor of their phone when you’re having a drink, watching a film or having dinner. It
could have a significant and negative effect on your relationships. As phubbing increased,
people experienced “greater threats to their fundamental needs”, perceived the
communication quality to be poorer and the relationship between the pair “less
satisfying”. Phubbing was found to indirectly impact depression through relationship
satisfaction and ultimately life satisfaction. She also added that simply having a phone on
the table when you’re hanging out with friends can affect how close you feel to them,
how connected you are with them, and how high quality the conversation is between you.
The article showed the effects in interpersonal relationship which was relevant to
the study as it answered the second statement of the problem which was interpersonal
relationship in terms of friends.
Not only phubbers experienced effects mentally or in intrapersonal relationship
but also the person being phubbed. The snubbed person sees the phubbers as less
attentive and less polite. Snubbed person feels disregarded, unheard, disrespected.
Phubbing not only disconnects phubbers from others but also from themselves. They are
into virtual world and focused on screen. Strain their eyes and forget their own needs like
sleeping, eating and exercising. In addition, phubber attached themselves to their smart
phones in unhealthy ways. As a result, it increases their feelings of depression and stress
(Seppala, 2017). It showed the effects of phubbing in intrapersonal relationship. It was
relevant to the study as it answered the second statement of the problem in terms of
intrapersonal relationship.
According to Wile (2016), phubbing has become the norm nowadays. It is stated
that phubbing most likely happens when the person perceived the action as socially
acceptable since a lot of people are doing it and therefore leading to the conclusion to do
it by their selves.
The literature provided an answer to the second statement of the problem. It had
provided insights on what was the possible cause of phubbing. This literature answered
the third statement of the problem which was to sought the cause of phubbing.
Some addictions became factors associated with phubbing behavior according to
on Journal of Behavioral Addictions. It reveals that the factors include mobile phone
addictions, texting addictions, social media addictions and internet addictions. Also, some
addictions became factors associated with phubbing behavior according to on Journal of
Behavioral Addictions. (Price, 2018)
In relation to the third statement of the problem in terms of the cause which aimed
to know the possible causes of phubbing, this article was good literature for the present
study because it helped the researchers determined the factors that may contribute to
one's cell phone addiction.
According to Sarkar (2017), phubbing is a deadly habit that has an impact in
relationships. He gave the list of reason why people phub. Staying with own thoughts is
difficult. People rush for phones to free their minds. Internet addiction is also one of the
reasons. When people are online, they don't feel restless. Fear of missing out. People are
afraid to be left out and somehow lose out. Lack of self-control. People do phub without
much thought and they can't control themselves when using mobile phones.
In relevance to the study, this literature was significant to the present study
because it was anchored on the third statement of the problem in terms of causes of
phubbing.
Dawes ( 2015 ) stated that phubbing can create conflict among relationships as it
suggests low levels of relationship satisfaction. Low levels of relationship satisfaction are
linked to having low life satisfaction and having high levels of depression. Abi (2017)
however, argued that phubbing itself does not destroy relationships. She stated that each
effect of phubbing may only be meaningful if it comes in a certain way. Phubbing does
not state a direct link between destroying relationships, it is only included among the
factors that may influence the relationship.
The given literature above, answered the statement of problem number three in
terms of effect. The related literature showed a contrasting statement on the effects of
phubbing in relationships and the possibility of depression and negative effects on mental
health.
As concluded in an article by Ducharme (2018), the author stated a study on the
subject, where phubbing was found to threaten four “fundamental needs” —
belongingness, self-esteem, meaningful existence, and control — by making phubbed
people feel excluded and ostracized. That may be particularly harmful because phubbing
happens all the time. However, French (2018) has given many benefits and positive
effects in internet addiction. It expanded knowledge base as internet enables people to
easily access information online. Phubbing may be the cause of lack of communication in
person but internet makes online communication easy. As a result, relationship online
becomes stronger even if relationships in person are in danger.
The researchers found out that these literatures were important because it showed
the contrasting effects of phubbing. It was related to the study because it provided an
answer to the third statement of the problem which was to sought the effects of phubbing.
As discussed by Robinson (2018), it’s pretty well documented that too much
screen-time can cause a person to feel less satisfied in their relationship. One study found
that, when a person feels like their partner was phubbing them, it “created conflict and
led to lower levels of reported relationship satisfaction.” The decreased satisfaction can
lead to less satisfaction in life overall, and increased levels of depression. In relevance to
the study, this literature was significant to the present study because it revealed that
phubbing makes a person decreases his or her satisfaction in a relationship which
provided an answer to the third statement of the problem in terms of the effect of
phubbing. Robinson (2018) also stated that phubbing “violates fundamental human
needs” and ultimately results in “negative communication outcomes.” Phubbing creates a
kind of internal storm that makes us feel ignored and encourages us to, in turn, silence
ourselves. This article was notable literature to the present study because it exposed the
disadvantageous effects of phubbing in a relationship which answered the third statement
of the problem in terms of effect.
Related Studies
As stated in the study of Rainie & Zickuhr (2015) entitled "Americans' Views on
Mobile Etiquette 'Always on' Mobile Connectivity Poses New Challenges for Users About
When to Be Present with Those Nearby or Engaged with Others on Their Screens ", the
study reported that during social activity, 90% of respondents used their smartphones,
and perceived during the social interactions and 86% others did the same. In similar with
the study conducted in Ankara, Turkey entitled "Attitude And Emotional Response
Among University Students Of Ankara Towards Phubbing" by Nazir (2017), it is an
attitude and emotional response among university students towards phubbing that were
surveyed, and 86.7% male and 82.8% female students consider phubbing as a growing
issue Most of the researchers tried to assess the impact of phubbing in our social
interactions, social gatherings and meetings and how it can influence our day-to-day
social life.
The given study showed the statistical data about the rate of a person who phub
which was useful to the present study. Also, in this related study, it answered the
statement of problem number one particularly the demographic profile of the respondents
in terms of gender.
The result of the study of David and Roberts (2017) entitled "Phubbed and Alone:
Phone Snubbing, Social Exclusion, and Attachment to Social Media" showed that there is
difference between the number of hours spent by male and female teenager in phubbing.
Males spend an average time of 8 hours a day while females spend an average time of 10
hours on their smartphones every day. The study also showed that adults spend an
average time of 4.7 hours a day when using their mobile phones.
In relation to the study, the study above showed the statistical data of the number
of hours in Phubbing which was anchored to the first statement of the problem which was
the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of hours of phone usage and also
showed which gender uses their phones mostly.
As stated in Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas (2016) study entitled “How
“Phubbing” Becomes the Norm: The Antecedents and Consequences of Snubbing via
Smartphone” wherein they evaluated if the presence of mobile devices in social setting
influence face-to-face interactions. They had two sets of experiments with the first
experiment having 74 participants randomly selected and the second experiment having
68 participants of which are also randomly selected. The results of the study indicate that
the mere presence of having mobile phones on face-to-face interactions might interfere
with interpersonal closeness and trust development. Saggaf & O'Donnell (2019) said in
their study entitled "Phubbing: Perceptions, reasons behind, predictors, and impacts"
that during face‐to‐face conversations, individuals generally expect their conversational
partners to meet them with attentiveness and psychological availability. Smartphone use
during such conversations may signal inattentiveness and psychological distance. This
will result on disrupting the communication quality, reducing the sense of emotional
connection, and undermining perceptions of empathetic concern, closeness, interpersonal
trust, and the quality of conversation. Studies revealed that smart phone usage during
social interactions was violating common courtesy; and while they said it was more
acceptable in a group or informal settings, they found phubbing to be especially
inappropriate during one‐on‐one interactions. Associated with the present study, it was
anchored to the second statement of the problem which was to sought the effects of
phubbing on interpersonal relationship.
In the study of Gokdag (2018) entitled "Which One has Priority in Interpersonal
Communication? Individual or Mobile Phone" the Phubbers stated that they feel and
become curious, anxious, angry, unhappy, worried and depressive. These prove that
phubbing behavior negatively affects communication and later on, Phubbing can affect
relationships and mental health. In relation to the present study, phubbers become
curious, anxious, angry, unhappy, worried and depressive, that answered the second
statement of the problem in terms of intrapersonal relationship.
In the study of Karadağ et. al (201 ), they investigated the determinants of
phubbing in their study entitled “Determinants of Phubbing, Which is the Sum of Many
Virtual Addictions: A Structural Equation Model”. The research used correlational design
and the participants were 409 university students who were selected by random sampling.
The results of the study showed that the most important determinants of phubbing are a
mobile phone, SMS, internet and social media addictions.
The relevance of the related study was that it unveiled the principal determinants
of phubbing to the students which answered the third statement of the problem
particularly the cause of phubbing.
During conversations, a mere presence of smartphone was enough to make people
feel less connected to each other was found in a study entitled " Smartphones and Face to
Face Interactions: Extending Goffman to 21st Century Conversation" by Ictech (2014).
As presented by Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas (2016) in their study entitled “How
Smartphone”, they proved that there are factors that contribute to a smartphone addiction
which are fear of missing out, self-control and Internet addiction. This also serves as the
way wherein phubbing existed and now it is considered as a normal activity within the
society. People do not notice that this behavior can bring negative effects and is already a
normative one for them without thinking that phubbing can harm their relationship as
well as their social and communication skills with others. Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas
(2016) also stated and showed the effects of phubbing where phubber failed to interact
directly. Phubbing becomes violent. it also decreases the satisfaction and quality of
interaction and stretch relationships. It may also be the cause of jealousy and phubbing
can influence one's mood. Phubbing can result to creation of situation of social exclusion.
These effects were relevant to the study as it answered the third statement of the problem
in terms of effects.
Texting during face to face conversations made the talk less satisfying for the
people having it compared to people who interacted without phones and was found in
another study entitled "The Effect of Technology on Face-to-Face Communication" by
Drago (2016). Phubbing behavior makes face-to-face interaction less meaningful and it
was reported by many pieces of research. During a simulated conversation people who
imagined they were being phubbed felt even more negatively than the people who didn’t
picture. Phubbing was reported in one of the recent studies entitled "The Effects of
“Phubbing” on Social Interaction" by Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas (2018). This
related study exposed the different effects of phubbing which answered the statement of
problem number three that entailed the effects of phubbing.
As discussed by Davey et. al (2018) in their study entitled the “Predictors and
Consequences of Phubbing Among Adolescents and Youth in India: An Impact
Evaluation Study”, they investigated the predictors and consequences of phubbing among
400 adolescents and youth selected randomly from the five colleges in the district of
Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh state in India through the use of e-questionnaires sent to
all students using the internet. The study resulted in finding out that the internet,
addiction, smartphone addiction, fear of missing out, and the lack of self-control are the
most important predictors associated with phubbers. It also shows that phubbing affects
social health, relationship health, and self-flourishing, and it was significantly related to
depression and distress.
Through this study, it showed the most important predictors associated with the
phubbers. Also, it sought to answer the third statement of the problem which was the
effects of phubbing particularly on the different aspects of the human person.
Phubbing effects are not all negative effects, there are also positive effects on
person. According Benvenuti et. al (2019) in the study entitled " Factors Related to
Phone Snubbing Behavior in Emerging Adults: The Phubbing Phenomenon", phubbers
use internet on mobile phones to educe their loneliness and relieve boredom. It is also
said that phubbing can be pass time and it can relieve negative mood states. In relation to
the study, the articles showed the opposite of negative effects which was positive effects
that was anchored to the third statement of the problem which was the effects of
phubbing.
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter aims to discuss the method and procedures adopted by the
researchers in conducting the research and to gather substantial and relevant information
about the study. It specifically includes the research design, research locale, population
and sample, research instrument, data gathering procedure and statistical treatment of
data. The study is intended to investigate and determine the level of awareness on
phubbing.
Research Design
The researchers used a quantitative research approach. According to Regoniel
(2015), quantitative methods make use of numbers that originated from the objective
scales of measurement of the units of analysis as its basis to make a generalization about
a phenomenon. This approach suited our study because quantitative research focused on
gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of people or to explain a
particular phenomenon.
The researchers also used the descriptive method that aimed to describe
systematically the facts and characteristics of a given population or area of interest and
should be factually and accurately. FluidSurveys Team (2014) stated that in descriptive
research, the researchers gather quantifiable data that can be used for statistical inference
to reveal the strength of the respondents’ opinion, attitude or behavior to the given
subject. This design helped provide answer to the questions who, what, where and how
research study. The researchers used this approach because it described the characteristic
of the problem being studied.
Research Locale
The researchers conducted the study in Sacred Heart College, Lucena City among
the selected grade 12 STEM students of the Senior High School Department on School
Year 2019-2020. The researchers conducted the study in Sacred Heart College since it
was observed here that the use of smartphones among teenagers could lead to phubbing.
Considering that Sacred Heart College is known for its simplicity as one of its core
values by means of living a modest and simple lifestyle is practiced, the problem
regarding the phubbing can be considered as a great concern that needs to be solved
immediately. This posed a question on the researchers if the students were aware of the
possible effects of phubbing to them and raise awareness on the modern problem of
phubbing.
Population and Sample
The study aimed to know the level of awareness on phubbing among the grade 12
students in Senior High School department. Therefore, the respondents of the study were
the grade 12 Senior High School students of Sacred Heart College, school year 2019-
2020. Hence, the respondents were selected grade 12 students from different sections of
each strand. The researchers chose the respondents from the grade 12 students for the
reason of it was easy for the researchers to conduct the study because it was convenient in
terms of time and energy. Also, the researchers wanted to determine if their co-students
were aware on the problem regarding phubbing.
The researchers included six hundred fifty-one (651) respondents who were
randomly selected. Probability sampling was utilized since all the members of the
population were given a chance of being selected. Specifically, the researchers used the
stratified random sampling which was under the probability sampling technique that
determined and selected the respondents of the study. As a result, eighty-seven (87)
students from the total population were selected. According to Murphy (2019), stratified
random sampling enabled the researchers to get a sample population that best represents
the entire population being studied and provided better coverage of the population. In
stratified random sampling, the researchers had a control on the subgroups. The stratified
random sampling ensured that all of the respondents were represented in the sampling.
The researchers also used proportional allocation that determined the number of male and
female students that was selected in each class.
The researchers also made use of the Slovin's Formula to get the sample size of
the population from grade 12 Senior High School students as part of the study on the
level of awareness on phubbing.
Slovin's Formula:
Wherein:
sample size
population size
margin error
Research Instrument
To accumulate and present as much data essential to the study, the researchers
used the survey questionnaire method as the instrument in the study. Hewitt et. al., (2017)
defined the survey questionnaire method as a very well-known and widely-used research
technique for quickly and efficiently gathering and analyzing data from a population
under study. The scheme of the survey questionnaire was based on the statement of the
problem which the researchers conducted the questions for the purpose to determine the
level of awareness regarding the present study. The instrument was a researcher-made
survey questionnaire formulated from the literature and studies the researchers gathered
for.
The questionnaire was based on a series of structured questions wherein possible
answers were provided and the respondents just have to select from them. The use of the
survey questionnaire was premised on the hypothesis made by the researchers which was
there was no significant difference between the level of awareness of the Senior High
School students in Sacred Heart College when the respondents were group according to
their demographic profile.

The content of the survey questionnaire method focused only within the extent of
the research problem. Upon formulating, the first part of the study was the demographic
profile of the respondents particularly their gender and hours of phone usage. The second
part was focused on the questions regarding the level of awareness on phubbing among
the respondents. And the third part discussed its causes and effects.
There were number of questions that was relevant to the main point of the study
from specific to general where the researchers checked if the necessary information
gathered was well-improved and accurate for the findings of the study.
After the survey questionnaires was constructed, it was scanned for the first
checking by the research adviser then it was validated by the chosen validator for the
final checking. Any comments, recommendations, and revisions that was done by the
validator to the survey questionnaire was applied.
Data Gathering Procedures
The study was conducted in the Senior High School Department of Sacred Heart
College, Lucena City. The researchers observed the following steps in gathering the data
for the study. The researchers provided a letter of request to the principal, asked for
permission and for the approval of conducting a survey to the selected grade 12 Senior
High School students. After the approval of the principal, the researchers gave the
questionnaires to the respondents of each class indicating the number of male and female
online and the researchers instructed the Senior High School students to answer the
research instrument in order to assess the respondents level of awareness in phubbing.
The researchers facilitated in distributing the questionnaires through online in order to
yield honest and accurate answers. Then the researchers retrieved the survey
questionnaires answered by the respondents. The responses were collated, tabulated, and
appropriate statistical treatment was applied to answer the statement of the problem of the
research. The results from the collected data was presented and analyzed in a quantitative
manner. The researchers summarized the information contributed by the respondents and
provided evidences with an established literature and studies. Data gathered was based on
the survey questionnaires given to the respondents and it was comprised of questions that
were related to the respondent’s level of awareness on phubbing.
Statistical Treatment of Data
The researchers utilized the descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The study
used the 4-point Likert Scale, Slovin’s Formula, the Frequency-Percentage Distribution,
the T-test Independent and the Weighted Average Mean (WAM).
The following statistical tools was used in the study:
A. 4-Point Likert Scale
The researchers decided to incorporate the 4-point Likert scale to the research
instrument as it provides a great way of measuring attitudes, perceptions,
knowledge, value, and behavioral changes that the researchers evaluated.

Scale Interval Equivalent Response
4 3.26 – 4.00 Fully/ Always Aware
3 2.51 – 3.25 Moderately/ Almost Often Aware
2 1.76 – 2.50 Less/ Sometimes Aware
1 1.00 – 1.75 Not/ Never Aware
Table 1. 4-Point Likert Scale
B. Slovin’s Formula
The researchers decided to use the Slovin’s formula to determine the sample
size of the population as well as to assign the degree of accuracy.
Legend:
n = sample size
N = population size
e = margin of error
C. Frequency-Percentage Distribution
To determine the demographic profile of the respondents, the frequency-
percentage distribution was used. The formula to find the percentage is:
Legend:
P = the percentage
f = the frequency of the responses
n = the sum of all the respondents
D. T-test Independent
To determine if there is a significant relationship between the levels of
awareness of the students based on their demographic profile, the researchers
used the T-test independent.
Legend:
n1 = no. of elements in group 1
n2 = no. of elements in group 2
= mean of group 1
= mean of group 2
= square of standard deviation in group 1
= square of standard deviation group 2

E. Weighted Average Mean (WAM)
The researchers used the Weighted Average Mean (WAM) to measure
the level of awareness of the respondents based on the gathered data.
Legend:
X= mean
= summation of fx
N= number of variable
CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
This chapter provides the data gathered through the online survey questionnaire
with the problems raised in this study. With the data presented are the researchers’
analysis and interpretation supported by statistics in the accompanying figures and tables
and substantiating data from related literature and studies.
This chapter is divided into five parts; the first part contains the demographic
profile of the respondents in terms of gender and hours of phone usage, the second part
contains the level of awareness of the respondents in terms of interpersonal and
intrapersonal relationships, the third part contains the causes and effects of phubbing on
the respondents, the fourth part features the significant difference between the level of
awareness on phubbing and the demographic profile of the respondents, and lastly the
fifth part contains the program that can be derived based on the findings.
Part I. Demographic Profile of the Respondents
The first part shows the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of gender
and hours of phone usage. The analysis and interpretation of the data is shown through
figures presented in a way it will be easily understood by the readers.

Gender
37%
Male Female
63%
Figure 2. Frequency-Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to Gender
Figure 1 shows the demographic profile of the respondents grouped according to
their gender. There was a total of eighty-seven (87) students that were randomly selected
to be the respondents by the researchers. The figure shows the number of female
respondents which is fifty-five (55) resulting to taking up sixty-three (63) percent of the
total population while there was a total of thirty-two (32) male respondents which takes
up the remaining thirty-seven (37) percent of the total population. The figure shows that
there were more female respondents than male respondents.
In a study conducted by Chotpitayasunondh & Douglas (2016) entitled “How
Smartphone”, it is revealed that the duration of phubbing among females is higher than
males.
Hales et. al (2018) as mentioned by Kelly, Miller-Ott & Duran in their study
entitled "Phubbing Friends: Understanding Face Threat From, and Responses to,
Friends’ Cellphone Usage Through the Lens of Politeness Theory" states that females
experience more pain and feelings of ostracism when experiencing phubbing than their
male counterparts.
The following literature and studies relate to how different the genders of male
and females have different perceptions and how it is present in the data gathered about
the issue of phubbing.
Hours of Phone Usage
10%
6%
Less than 5 hours
5 hours
84%
More than 5 hours
Figure 3. Frequency-Percentage Distribution of the Respondents According to Hours of

Phone Usage
The pie chart above shows the demographic profile of the respondents grouped
according to their hours of phone usage. There was a total of eighty-seven (87)
respondents that partook the online survey questionnaire. The respondents were the
Grade 12 students which were randomly selected by the researchers. The figure shows
that seventy-three (73) respondents said they used their phones for more than five (5)
hours which is equal to eighty-four (84) percent of the population. Nine (9) respondents
admitted to using their phones for 5 hours which takes up ten (10) percent of the
population. While five (5) respondents answered that they used their phones for less than
5 hours the figure shows that mostly of the respondents spend more than 5 hours of phone
usage.
The result of the study of David and Roberts (2017) entitled "Phubbed and Alone:
Phone Snubbing, Social Exclusion, and Attachment to Social Media" showed that males
spend an average time of 8 hours a day while females spend an average time of 10 hours
on their smartphones every day. The study also showed that adults spend an average time
of 4.7 hours a day when using their mobile phones. This study proves that people spend
more than 5 hours on phubbing whether the person is male or female.
Part II. Level of Awareness on Phubbing of the Respondents
The second part shows the level of awareness of the respondents on the issue of
phubbing, it is divided into two main parts. The first division is the interpersonal
relationship which is then divided to family and friends. The second division is the
intrapersonal relationship which tackles the relationship with oneself.

Table 2. Level of Awareness on Phubbing in Terms of Interpersonal Relationships:

Family
Verbal
Statements 4 3 2 1 WAM Rank
Interpretation
1. Phubbing makes me less connected
31 40 13 3 3.14 3
to my family. MA
2. Phubbing influences the younger
39 31 16 1 3.24 MA 1
members of the family.
3. Phubbing makes parents talk to their
39 26 18 4 3.15 MA 2
kids less.
4. Phubbing allows me to spend quality
time with my family through playing 7 22 39 19 2.20 LA 4
noble games together.
5. Phubbing has a positive effect on my
9 14 42 22 2.11 LA 5
family and brings us closer together.
2.77 MA
Legend:
3.26 – 4.00- Fully/ Always Aware 1.76 – 2.50- Less/ Sometimes Aware
2.51 – 3.25- Moderately/ Almost Often Aware 1.00 – 1.75- Not/ Never Aware
The overall weighted average mean (WAM) on the level of awareness on
phubbing in terms of interpersonal relationships specifically in the family is 2.77 which
shows that the grade 12 students are moderately/ almost often aware of the situation.
Based on the data in the table above, most of the respondents are
moderately/almost often aware about the Interpersonal in terms of family which is the
second statement “Phubbing influences the younger members of the family.” with the
highest weighted average mean (WAM) out of the 5 statements with a mean of 3.24.
According to Liu et. al (2019) in their study entitled "The Effect of Parental
Phubbing on Teenager’s Mobile Phone Dependency Behaviors: The Mediation Role of
Subjective Norm and Dependency Intention" Parental phubbing behavior influences

teenagers to phub more. It increases teenagers’ mobile phone dependency.
The respondents are least aware of the statement no. 5 which is “Phubbing has a
positive effect on my family and brings us closer together.". It indicates that the
respondents are less/ sometimes aware to this statement with a weighted average mean
(WAM) of 2.11.
According to the Human Performance Resources Champ (2017) mobile phones
can affect relationship with family. Mobile phones can make people connected with their
families online but feel less connected in person. The longer the person phubs, the higher
the possibility that one's relationship with others will be ruined.
Table 3. Level of Awareness on Phubbing in Terms of Interpersonal Relationships:

Friends
Statements 4 3 2 1 WAM Verbal Rank

Interpretation
1. Phubbing makes my friends 4
annoyed to be around me. 14 36 29 8 2.64 MA
2. Phubbing results to poor 1
communication around me and my 34 32 18 3 3.11 MA
friends.
3. Phubbing makes my relationship to 2
my friends “less satisfying”. 27 32 21 7 2.91 MA
4. Phubbing increases my ways to 3
communicate to my friends. 23 31 27 6 2.82 MA
5. Phubbing can make me realize who 5

my close friends are. 16 34 25 12 2.62 MA
2.82 MA
Legend:
The overall weighted average mean (WAM) on the level of awareness on
phubbing in terms of interpersonal relationships specifically with friends is 2.82 which
shows that the grade 12 students are moderately/ almost often aware of the situation.
The table above shows that the statement no. 2 which is "Phubbing results to poor
communication around me and my friends." got the highest weighted average mean
(WAM) out of the 5 statements with a mean of 3.11. Based on the weighted average
mean (WAM), the interpretation of the statement no. 2 is that the respondents are
moderately/almost often aware of the statement. Reynolds (2018) said that it’s
definitely annoying when your friend ignores you in favor of their phone when having a
drink, watching a film or having dinner. It could have a significant and negative effect on
a relationship. As phubbing increases, people experience “greater threats to their
fundamental needs”, perceived the communication quality to be poorer and the
relationship between the pair “less satisfying”.
The statement that got the lowest weighted average mean (WAM) is the statement
no. 5 "Phubbing can make me realize who my close friends are." which was interpreted
as moderately/almost often aware by the respondents with a mean of 2.62.
According to Al-Saggaf (2018) phubbers are more likely to phub the person who
are considered a close friend to them rather than someone who is less close to them. The
person who is being phubbed is a close friend or closely related to the phubbers.
Table 4. Level of Awareness on Phubbing in Terms of Intrapersonal Relationship
Statements 4 3 2 1 WAM Verbal Rank

Description
1. Enjoying and entertaining
oneself online. 53 27 7 0 3.53 FA 1
2. Distracting oneself from
painful feelings of being socially 49 26 10 2 3.40 FA 2
neglected.
3. Increasing the level of 11 34 32 10 2.53 MA 10
depression.
4. Threatening the four

fundamental needs which are 22 32 29 4 2.83 MA 5
belongingness, self-esteem,
meaningful existence, and
control.
5. Becoming curious, anxious,
worried, unhappy, angry and 22 24 31 10 2.67 MA 7
depressive when your phone is
not around.
6. Damaging the mental health 19 26 33 9 2.63 MA
and creating mental illness. 8
7. Being disconnected on yourself 23 31 26 7 2.80 MA
that needs such as eating, 6
sleeping, and exercising are
neglected.
8. Increasing the level of stress. 14 34 27 12 2.57 MA 9
9. Making people less polite and

less attentive. 25 39 19 4 2.98 MA 4
10. Making people neglect direct MA
interaction and decreases 25 40 19 3 3.00 3
relationship satisfaction.
2.89 MA
Legend:
2.51 – 3.25- Moderately/ Almost Often 1.00 – 1.75- Not/ Never Aware
Aware
The table above shows that the respondents are fully/ always aware on the first
statement "Enjoying and entertaining oneself online" with a weighted average mean
(WAM) of 3.53. This statement got the highest weighted average mean (WAM).
According to Newport Academy (2018) phubbers use their mobile phones to
entertain themselves in different ways. They scroll on the feed of their social media
accounts. They post their pictures, their meals or their activities. They also text other
people and play online games.
The lowest weighted average mean (WAM) with 2.53 mean is the statement no. 3
"Increasing the level of depression". The awareness of the respondents in this statement
is moderately/almost often aware.
According to Seppala (2017) phubbers attach themselves to their smart phones in
unhealthy ways. As a result, it increases their feelings of depression and stress. In
addition, low levels of relationship satisfaction are linked to having low life satisfaction
and having high levels of depression (Dawes, 201 ). Robinson (2018) also said that it’s
pretty well documented that too much screen-time can cause a person to feel less satisfied
in their relationship. The decreased satisfaction can lead to less satisfaction in life overall,
and increased levels of depression.

Part III. The Causes and Effects of Phubbing Among the Respondents
The third part focuses on the causes and effects of phubbing among the grade 12
Senior High School students of Sacred Heart College.
Table 5. Causes of Phubbing Among the Respondents
Statements Verbal
4 3 2 1 WAM Rank
Interpretation
1. Having a desire to stay in
34 42 10 1 3.25 A 2
touch with others online.
2.Controlling events and people
A
that are not physically near 23 49 14 1 3.08 5
them.
3.Using phones during an A
45 26 11 5 3.23 3
uncomfortable situation.
4. Maximizing the time by being
30 35 19 3 3.06 A 6
productive while socializing.
5.Using phones out of boredom. 61 24 2 0 3.68 SA 1
6.Having a fear of missing out. 28 31 24 4 2.99 A 7
7.Looking for connection on
social media at the cost of face-
25 34 21 7 2.89 A 8
to-face opportunities for true
friendship.
8.Lacking of self-control. 19 34 25 9 2.72 A 9
9.Being addicted to Internet. 32 36 16 3 3.11 A 4
10.Receiving lack of attention. 16 35 24 12 2.63 A 10

3.07 A
Legend:
The causes of phubbing have an overall weighted average mean (WAM) of 3.07
which corresponds to the grade 12 Senior High School Students of Sacred Heart College
to agreeing to the following causes in the statements above.
Based on the data gathered by the researchers, most of the respondents are
fully/always aware about the cause of phubbing which is the statement “Using phones out
of boredom.” garnering the highest weighted average mean (WAM) with a total of 3.68.
According to Al-Saggaf, MacCulloch & Wiener (2018) in their study entitled
“Trait Boredom Is a Predictor of Phubbing Frequency” as mentioned by Dolan (2019)
states that people who are prone to boredom are more likely to engage in phubbing.
The data also shows that among the statements, the respondents are least aware of
“Receiving lack of attention.” Statement as the causes of phubbing. It has a weighted
average mean (WAM) of 2.63 which indicates that the respondents are
moderately/almost/often aware to the statement.
Beck (2016) stressed that people who are engaging in phubbing were more likely
to be phubbed themselves. It signifies that people engage in phubbing because they have
received lack of attention when they were phubbed.

Table 6. Effects of Phubbing Among the Respondents
Verbal
Statement 4 3 2 1 WAM Rank
Interpretation
1. Reducing loneliness and 43 32 10 2 3.33 SA 8
relieving boredom.
2. Surfing on the Internet for a 50 33 4 0 3.53 SA 10

long time can become a pass
time.
3. Relieving negative mood 39 34 12 2 3.26 SA 7
states
4. Expanding the knowledge 40 39 6 2 3.34 SA 9
based of a person.
5. Increasing online 40 39 6 2 3.23 A 6

communication and
strengthening the relationship.
6. Creating conflicts among 33 42 11 1 2.77 A 1
relationship.
7. Making people feel less 19 38 21 6 2.80 A 2
satisfied with their relationship.
8. Creating negative 22 38 18 8 2.87 A 3

communication outcomes.
9. Making people feel less 26 35 18 8 2.91 A 4

connected to each other.
10. Making people feel 21 44 16 6 2.92 A 5

excluded and ostracized.
3.10 A
Legend:
As shown in the data gathered, the grade 12 Senior High School Students the
researchers calculated the weighted average mean (WAM) showing the level of
awareness of the students to the effects of phubbing. The weighted average mean (WAM)
is 3.10 which concludes that the students are moderately/almost often aware of the effects
of phubbing.
Among all the statements regarding the effects of phubbing among the grade 12
Senior High School students of Sacred Heart College, the statement with the highest
weighted average mean (WAM) of 3.53 is the statement “Surfing on the Internet for a
long time can become a pass time.” This means that the students are fully aware about
this effect of phubbing.
As stated in an article entitled “Browsing Internet Favourite Pastime in Mena”
According to a poll conducted by Bayt.com (2013) on rest and recreation habits, a large
percent of the respondents answered that surfing the web is their favorite hobby. A third
of the population claims they spend more than five hours a day on surfing the web.
The statement with the lowest weighted average mean (WAM) with a total of
2.77, this statement is “Creating conflicts among relationship.” The corresponding
verbal description of the calculate weighted average mean (WAM) is moderately/ almost
often aware.
In an article by Holland (2018) entitled “How to Identify and Manage Phubbing”,
wherein it references a study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology
which found out that people have a negative outlook on being snubbed using mobile
phones. The article also mentions that phubbing interrupts ones’ ability to be present and
engaged with other people. Since more people are getting mobile phones, the problem of
phubbing gets worse.
Part IV. Significant Difference Between the Level of Awareness on Phubbing and the
Demographic Profile of the Respondents
Table 7. Significant Difference Between the Level of Awareness on Phubbing and the
Demographic Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Interpersonal Relationship: Family
T-test Impression
Compared Mean Df Computed Critical Decision 0.10 level
Groups
FEMALE 2.75
There is no
significant
Accept
85 0.45 1.664 difference.
MALE 2.8
According to Seppala (2017), Age and gender play a role in people’s reactions to
phubbing. In studies, older participants and women advocate for more controlled phone
use in most social situations. Men contrast from women in that they tend to view phone
calls as more appropriate in virtually all environments — including, shockingly, intimate
settings. Similarly, in classrooms, male students find phubbing far less disturbing than
their female counterparts. This statement supports the result of the made hypothesis about
phubbing in terms of gender. It is related to the result of the study because the literature
provides a result that gender place an important role in phubbing which is an opposite
result of the present study that there is no significant difference in gender.
Table 8. Significant Difference Between the Level of Awareness on Phubbing and the
Demographic Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Interpersonal Relationship: Friends
T-test Impression
Groups
FEMALE 2.78
There is no
significant
Accept
85 0.95 1.664 difference.
MALE 2.89
Douglas et. al (2016) found that women phub more frequently than men. 53.1% of
women reported phubbing in social situations at least twice a day, whereas only 28% of
men admitted to doing it. They also determined that women are more likely to be
phubbed themselves—67% of women reported being ignored in favor of a smartphone at
least twice a day, while only 36.6% of men did. Douglas said these findings are in
keeping with previous findings of gender differences for other technology-related
behavior, like preferences for online activities, and overall smartphone addiction. She
emphasized that more research is needed to make firm conclusions about gender
differences in phubbing, but the preliminary results suggest that phubbing, for now, is a
more common phenomenon among women.

Table 9.
Significant Difference Between the Level of Awareness on Phubbing and the
Demographic Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Intrapersonal Relationships
T-test Impression
Groups
FEMALE 2.91
There is no
Accept
85 0.25 1.664 significant
MALE 2.88 difference.
The table above shows that there is no significant difference between the levels of
awareness on intrapersonal if the respondents are group according to their demographic
profile in terms of gender. The decision was to accept the null hypothesis which means
there is no significant difference between the level of awareness of male and female
respondents.
Gender doesn't distinguish someone when phubbing. Even if you are in the city or
in province, they phubbed the same. Most of people phubbed their parents but younger
people phubbed more often (Al-Saggaf, 2018). The literature proves that there is no
difference between genders when it comes to phubbing. Just like the result of the present
study which is that there is no significant difference between the level of awareness in
intrapersonal of male and female respondents. On the other side, Wile (2016) found out
that women phubbed more than men which gives a contrasting result that there is
difference in gender in phubbing and females phubbed more than males.
Part V. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers will produce an infographic
which contains information about the causes and effects of phubbing and will focus on
raising awareness on the less fully aware areas of the issue.

CHAPTER V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter comprises the results of the study, a summary of the findings
obtained from the gathered data, presentation of the conclusions that came from the
findings, and recommendations based on the conclusions.
Summary of the Findings
From the collected data, the following findings are presented:
1. The respondents are moderately/almost often aware about phubbing in terms of
their interpersonal relationship with their family which has weighted average
mean (WAM) of 2.77.
their interpersonal relationship with their friends which has weighted average
mean (WAM) of 2.82.
intrapersonal relationship which pertains to oneself which has weighted average
mean (WAM) of 2.89.
4. The respondents agree to all the stated causes of phubbing which has weighted
average mean (WAM) of 3.04.
5. The respondents agree to all the given effects of phubbing which has weighted
average mean (WAM) of 3.10.

Conclusions
Based on the gathered data and the findings of the study, the researchers came up
to the following conclusions:
1. The respondents are moderately or almost often aware about phubbing in terms
of interpersonal relationship which includes one’s family and friends and
intrapersonal relationships which pertains to oneself.
2. The causes of phubbing includes boredom, desire to stay in touch with others
online, internet addiction and the desire to control events that are not physically
near them and the effects of phubbing are reducing loneliness and relieving
boredom, relieving negative mood states and increasing online communication
and strengthening relationships.
3. There is no significant difference between the level of awareness on phubbing
among the Senior High School students in Sacred Heart College when the
respondents are grouped according to their demographic profile particularly to
their gender.
4. An info-graphic which contains information that aims to inform the students
about the causes and effects of phubbing. The information will be based on data
gathered from the respondents. The researchers will focus on informing the
students about the areas of phubbing that they are not fully aware of.
Recommendations
Based from the findings derived from the study and the conclusions arrived into
the following recommendations were drawn:
To the Students
1. Use the infographic made by the researchers as a guide to be informed on
phubbing which can help both in their interpersonal and intrapersonal
relationships.
2. Increase their knowledge about phubbing and its possible causes and effects to
improve relationships with oneself and with other people.
3. Be aware of what’s happening in their surroundings and find time to engage in
some recreational activities.
To the Parents
1. Spend more valuable time with their children by talking to them personally to
encourage face-to-face conservations.
2. Give their children guidelines as to the number of hours in using their mobile
phones.
3. Make a thorough discussion among your children regarding the proper time
and venue in using mobile phones.
To the School Administration
1. Conduct activities such as seminars for the awareness of the issue in
phubbing.
2. Let the students understand the value of face-to-face conversation.
3. Set guidelines among students the importance of personal interactions with
each other.
To Future Researchers
1. Diversify resources by gathering information particularly from books, journals
and other published works to ensure the credibility of the study.
2. Research other problems surrounding the issue of phubbing and find solutions
to address it.
3. Find an alternative output of the current research to effectively spread
awareness about phubbing.

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A
Output: Phubbing: An Unspoken Issue
Today’s generation are relying more on technology in almost all aspects in our
lives. Technology has improved our way of communicating that we could easily reach
out to others with just a click. Despite all the things that technology can help us to do, it
also has disadvantages that may affect people. People becoming more and more
dependent on their mobile phones. These phones have become part of a person’s daily
necessities. People tend to bring their phones out in social settings that imposes risk on
having quality face-to-face conversations with one another. The act of snubbing someone
for the sake of their mobile phones was coined as phubbing (Newport Academey, 2018).
According to Ducharme (2018), Phubbing makes people less connected and can affect
their mental health. It harms relationship and decreases the quality of face-to-face
conversations. With the presence of technology nowadays, phubbing has been perceived
by people to be normal (Beck, 2016).
The researcher-made infographic details the results that has been derived from the
study. It explains what phubbing is and why is it necessary to for people to become aware
of. The infographic highlights the causes and effects of phubbing that is derived from the
answers of the grade 12 Senior High School students of Sacred Heart College. It was
made to address the unspoken issue of phubbing that has been perceived by today’s
generation as normal. It particularly wants to inform teenagers who frequently phub
among their peers.

The primary objectives of the infographic are to inform and persuade. It aims to
inform them on what phubbing is as well as persuade them that phubbing should be
prevented.
APPENDIX B
Letter to the Validator

Lucena City
October 2019 Senior High School Department
FLORENDA R. REYES, LPT

Faculty
Senior High School
Dear Ms. Reyes:
Greetings!
The undersigned taking up Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

strand are currently conducting a study entitled “AWARENESS ON PHUBBING
AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SACRED HEART
COLLEGE” as an academic requirement for the subject of Practical Research 2.
In this regard, the undersigned earnestly request your generous assistance to look into the
validity of the researcher-made survey questionnaires. Certain that with your expertise
and passion for quality and excellence for research, your assessment of the said survey
questionnaires will contribute immeasurably to the worthiness and success of the
academic pursuit.
A copy of the questionnaires and statement of the problem is attached at the back. Thank
you very much and God bless.
Sincerely yours,
MARC BRANDON M. DE CASTRO
JOHN MARK DE GUZMAN
KYLE DEXTER A. DELA ROSA
JUSTINE LORENZ V. DEQUILLA
FRANSLEY ERICA MAE M. DRIZ
TRISHA JOY M. ESCOSIA
NINA PATRICIA C. HILARIO
MA. FRANCES THERESE D. ILAGAN
MARIA ANGELA P. LIBRE
Researchers
Noted by: Approved by:
VERONICA M. GUSTO, MAEd FLORENDA R. REYES, LPT

Research Adviser Validator

Lucena City
Senior High School Department
October 2019
MICHEL E. REGALARIO, LPT

Faculty
Senior High School
Dear Mr. Regalario:
Greetings!
The undersigned taking up Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

strand are currently conducting a study entitled “AWARENESS ON PHUBBING
AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SACRED HEART
COLLEGE” as an academic requirement for the subject of Practical Research 2.
In this regard, the undersigned earnestly request your generous assistance to look into the
validity of the researcher-made survey questionnaires. Certain that with your expertise
and passion for quality and excellence for research, your assessment of the said survey
questionnaires will contribute immeasurably to the worthiness and success of the
academic pursuit.
A copy of the questionnaires and statement of the problem is attached at the back. Thank
you very much and God bless.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN MARK DE GUZMAN
Researchers
Noted by: Approved by:
VERONICA M. GUSTO, MAEd MICHEL E. REGALARIO, LPT

Research Adviser Validator
APPENDIX C
Letter to the Respondents

Lucena City
October 2019 Senior High School Department
Dear Respondents:
Greetings!
We are the researchers from Grade 12 - STEM 2 of Sacred Heart College, Lucena
City. The researchers are currently conducting an undergraduate study entitled
"AWARENESS ON PHUBBING AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN SACRED HEART COLLEGE" as a course requirement in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) of Senior High School of Grade 12.
In line with this, the researchers would distribute the questionnaires that will help them
gather the necessary data for the study. The researchers would like to ask your permission
to be one of our respondents. As per said that you agree with our request, it will be
greatly appreciated. Your participation would contribute greatly in search of academic
improvement.
The researchers would like to thank your cooperation and support in this research
study.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN MARK DE GUZMAN
Researchers
Noted by:
VERONICA M. GUSTO, MAEd

Research Adviser
APPENDIX D
Research Instrument
AWARENESS ON PHUBBING AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN SACRED HEART COLLEGE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Name (optional): __________________________________________________
I. Demographic Profile
Direction: Put a check (✓) in the box that corresponds to your answer.
Gender: Male Female Others: ________
Hours of Phone Usage: Less than 5 Hours
5 Hours
More than 5 Hours
II. Level of Awareness on Phubbing
Direction: Put a check (✓) in the box that corresponds to your answer. Use the legend
below as a guide on answering.
Legend: 4 – Fully/ Always Aware 2 – Less/ Sometimes Aware

3 – Moderately/ Almost Often Aware 1 – Not/ Never Aware
2.1 Interpersonal Relationship

2.1.1 Family
No. Statements 4 3 2 1
1. Phubbing makes me less connected to my family.
2. Phubbing influences the younger members of the family.
3. Phubbing makes parents talk to their kids less.
Phubbing allows me to spend quality time with my family
4.
through playing noble games together.
Phubbing has a positive effect on my family and brings us
5.
closer together.
2.1.2 Friends
1. Phubbing makes my friends annoyed to be around me.
Phubbing results to poor communication around me and my
2.
friends.
Phubbing makes my relationship to my friends “less
3.
satisfying”.
4. Phubbing increases my ways to communicate to my friends.
5. Phubbing can make me realize who my close friends are.
2.2 Intrapersonal Relationship

1. Enjoying and entertaining oneself online.
Distracting oneself from painful feelings of being socially
2.
neglected.
3. Increasing the level of depression.
Threatening the four fundamental needs which are
4. belongingness, self-esteem, meaningful existence, and
control.
Becoming curious, anxious, worried, unhappy, angry and
5.
depressive when your phone is not around.
6. Damaging the mental health and creating mental illness.
Being disconnected on yourself that needs such as eating,
7.
sleeping, and exercising are neglected.
8. Increasing the level of stress.
9. Making people less polite and less attentive.
Making people neglect direct interaction and decreases
10.
relationship satisfaction.
III. Causes and Effects of Phubbing

Direction: Put a check (✓) in the box that corresponds to your answer. Use the legend
below as a guide on answering.
Legend: 4 – Strongly Agree 2 – Disagree
3 – Agree 1 – Strongly Disagree
Causes
1. Having a desire to stay in touch with others online.
Controlling events and people that are not physically near
2.
them.
3. Using phones during an uncomfortable situation.
4. Maximizing the time by being productive while socializing.
5. Using phones out of boredom.
6. Having a fear of missing out.
Looking for connection on social media at the cost of face-
7.
to-face opportunities for true friendship.
8. Lacking of self-control.
9. Being addicted to Internet.
10. Receiving lack of attention.
Effects
1. Reducing loneliness and relieving boredom.
Surfing on the Internet for a long time can become a pass
2.
time.
3. Relieving negative mood states.
4. Expanding the knowledge based of a person.
Increasing online communication and strengthening the
5.
relationship.
6. Creating conflicts among relationship.
7. Making people feel less satisfied with their relationship.
8. Creating negative communication outcomes.
9. Making people feel less connected to each other.
10. Making people feel excluded and ostracized.
APPENDIX E
Computation for the Results of Research
1. Slovin's Formula
Wherein:
sample size
population size
margin error
The researchers make used of the Slovin's Formula to get the sample size of the
population from grade 12 Senior High School students. The computation of the results is
shown below:
2. Proportional Allocation
1. Weighted Average Mean
Wherein:
X= mean
= summation of fx
N= number of variable
Statements 4 3 2 1 WAM Verbal Interpretation Rank

1. Phubbing makes me less connected to Moderately/Almost
31 40 13 3 3.14 3
my family. Often Aware
2.Phubbing influences the younger Moderately/Almost
39 31 16 1 3.24 1
members of the family. Often Aware
3. Phubbing makes parents talk to their kids Moderately/Almost
39 26 18 4 3.15 2
less. Often Aware
4. Phubbing allows me to spend quality
time with my family through playing noble 7 22 39 19 2.20 Less/ Sometimes Aware 4
games together.
5. Phubbing has a positive effect on my
9 14 42 22 2.11 Less/ Sometimes Aware 5
family and brings us closer together.
Moderately/Almost
2.77
Often Aware

1. Phubbing makes my friends annoyed to Moderately/Almost
4
be around me. 14 36 29 8 2.64 Often Aware
2. Phubbing results to poor communication Moderately/Almost
1
around me and my friends. 34 32 18 3 3.11 Often Aware
3. Phubbing makes my relationship to my Moderately/Almost
2
friends “less satisfying”. 27 32 21 7 2.91 Often Aware
4.Phubbing increases my ways to Moderately/Almost
3
communicate to my friends. 23 31 27 6 2.82 Often Aware
5. Phubbing can make me realize who my 12 Moderately/Almost
2.62 5
close friends are. 16 34 25 Often Aware
Moderately/Almost
2.82
Often Aware

1. Enjoying and entertaining oneself online. 53 27 7 0 3.53 Fully/Always Aware 1
2. Distracting oneself from painful feelings
49 26 10 2 3.40 Fully/Always Aware 2
of being socially neglected.
10 Moderately/Almost
3. Increasing the level of depression. 11 34 32 2.53 10
Often Aware
4. Threatening the four fundamental needs
Moderately/Almost
which are belongingness, self-esteem, 22 32 29 4 2.83 5
Often Aware
meaningful existence, and control.
5. Becoming curious, anxious, worried,
Moderately/Almost
unhappy, angry and depressive when your 22 24 31 10 2.67 7
Often Aware
phone is not around.
6. Damaging the mental health and creating Moderately/Almost
19 26 33 9 2.63
mental illness. Often Aware 8
7. Being disconnected on yourself that
Moderately/Almost
needs such as eating, sleeping, and 23 31 26 7 2.80
Often Aware 6
exercising are neglected.
Moderately/Almost
8. Increasing the level of stress. 14 34 27 12 2.57 9
Often Aware
9. Making people less polite and less Moderately/Almost
25 39 19 4 2.98
attentive. Often Aware 4
10. Making people neglect direct
Moderately/Almost
interaction and decreases relationship 25 40 19 3 3.00
Often Aware 3
satisfaction.
Moderately/Almost
2.89
Often Aware
Statement 4 3 2 1 WAM Verbal Interpretation Rank

1.Reducing loneliness and relieving
boredom. 43 32 10 2 3.33 Strongly Agree 8
2. Surfing on the Internet for a long time
can become a pass time. 50 33 4 0 3.53 Strongly Agree 10
3.Relieving negative mood states 39 34 12 2 3.26 Strongly Agree 7
4. Expanding the knowledge based of a
person. 40 39 6 2 3.34 Strongly Agree 9
5.Increasing online communication and
strengthening the relationship. 40 39 6 2 3.23 Agree 6
6. Creating conflicts among relationship. 33 42 11 1 2.77 Agree 1
7. Making people feel less satisfied with
their relationship. 19 38 21 6 2.80 Agree 2
8. Creating negative communication
outcomes. 22 38 18 8 2.87 Agree 3
9. Making people feel less connected to
each other. 26 35 18 8 2.91 Agree 4
10. Making people feel excluded and
ostracized. 21 44 16 6 2.92 Agree 5
3.10 Agree

1.Having a desire to stay in touch with
34 42 10 1 3.25 Agree 2
others online.
2.Controlling events and people that are
23 49 14 1 3.08 Agree 5
not physically near them.
3.Using phones during an uncomfortable
45 26 11 5 3.23 Agree 3
situation.
4.Maximizing the time by being
30 35 19 3 3.06 Agree 6
productive while socializing.
5.Using phones out of boredom. 61 24 2 0 3.68 Strongly Agree 1
6.Having a fear of missing out. 28 31 24 4 2.99 Agree 7

7.Looking for connection on social media 8
at the cost of face-to-face opportunities 25 34 21 7 2.89 Agree
for true friendship.
8.Lacking of self-control. 19 34 25 9 2.72 Agree 9
9.Being addicted to Internet. 32 36 16 3 3.11 Agree 4
10.Receiving lack of attention. 16 35 24 12 2.63 Agree 10
3.04 Agree
4. 4-Point Likert Scale
Scale Interval Equivalent Response
4 3.26 – 4.00 Fully/ Always Aware
3 2.51 – 3.25 Moderately/ Almost Often Aware
2 1.76 – 2.50 Less/ Sometimes Aware
1 1.00 – 1.75 Not/ Never Aware
5. Frequency-Percentage Distribution
Wherein:
P = the percentage
f = the frequency of the responses
n= the sum of all the respondents
6. T-test Independent
Wherein:
= no. of elements in group 1
= no. of elements in group 2
= mean of group 1
= mean of group 2
= square of standard deviation in group 1
= square of standard deviation group 2

Interpersonal Relationship - Family
Interpersonal Relationship - Friends

Intrapersonal Relationship
Interpersonal Relationship (Family) Interpersonal Relationship (Friends)

Statement 4 3 2 1 WAM Statement 4 3 2 1 WAM
1 31 40 13 3 3.14 1 14 36 29 8 2.64
Total 124 120 26 3 Total 56 108 58 8
2 39 31 16 1 3.24 2 34 32 18 3 3.11
Total 156 93 32 1 Total 136 96 36 3
3 39 26 18 4 3.15 3 27 32 21 7 2.91
Total 156 78 36 4 Total 108 96 42 7
4 7 22 39 19 2.20 4 23 31 27 6 2.82
Total 28 66 78 19 Total 92 93 54 6
5 9 14 42 22 2.11 5 16 34 25 12 2.62
Total 36 42 84 22 Total 64 102 50 12
Intrapersonal Relationship
Statement 4 3 2 1 WAM
1 53 27 7 0 3.53
Total 212 81 14 0
2 49 26 10 2 3.40
Total 196 78 20 2
3 11 34 32 10 2.53
Total 44 102 64 10
4 22 32 29 4 2.83
Total 88 96 58 4
5 22 24 31 10 2.67
Total 88 72 62 10
6 19 26 33 9 2.63
Total 76 78 66 9
7 23 31 26 7 2.80
Total 92 93 52 7
8 14 34 27 12 2.57
Total 56 102 54 12
9 25 39 19 4 2.98
Total 100 117 38 4
10 23 31 26 7 3.00
Total 92 93 52 7
Causes Effects
1 34 42 10 1 3.25 1 43 32 10 2 3.33
Total 136 126 20 1 Total 172 96 20 2
2 23 49 14 1 3.08 2 50 33 4 0 3.53
Total 92 147 28 1 Total 200 99 8 0
3 45 26 11 5 3.23 3 39 34 12 2 3.26
Total 180 78 22 5 Total 156 102 24 2
4 30 35 19 3 3.06 4 40 39 6 2 3.34
Total 120 105 38 3 Total 160 117 12 2
5 61 24 2 0 3.68 5 33 42 11 1 3.23
Total 244 72 4 0 Total 132 126 22 1
6 28 31 24 4 2.99 6 19 36 25 7 2.77
Total 112 93 48 4 Total 76 108 50 7
7 25 34 21 7 2.89 7 19 38 24 6 2.80
Total 100 102 42 7 Total 76 114 48 6
8 19 34 25 9 2.72 8 22 38 21 6 2.87
Total 76 102 50 9 Total 88 114 42 6
9 32 36 16 3 3.11 9 26 35 18 8 2.91
Total 128 108 32 3 Total 104 105 36 8
10 21 44 16 6 2.92
10 16 35 24 12 2.63
Total 84 132 32 6
Total 64 105 48 12
CURRICULUM
VITAE
Marc Brandon M. De Castro

Barangay, Malinao Ilaya
Atimonan, Quezon Province
0917 929 3168
dcmarcbrandon@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 18
Birthdate: September 11, 2001
Birthplace: Atimonan, Quezon
Gender: Male
Civil Status: Single
Nationality: Filipino
Father’s Name: Henry T. de Castro
Mother’s Name: Michelle M. de Castro
Educational Background
Senior High School : Sacred Heart College

Lucena City
2018-2020
Junior High School : Our Lady of the Angels Academy
Atimonan, Quezon
2014-2018
Elementary : Our Lady of the Angels Academy
Atimonan, Quezon
2007-2014
Association
Religious Club: Young Society of Saint Vincent De Paul

Academic Club: Math Wizard’s Club
Special Interest Club: Media and Photography Club
I hereby declare that all information stated above are true and correct.
John Mark De Guzman

Pleasantville Phase3
Lucena City
0928 752 2459
johnmarkdeguzman123pogi@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 18
Birthdate: June 13, 2001
Birthplace: Lucena City
Gender: Male
Father’s Name: N/A
Mother’s Name: Nelia De Guzman

Lucena City
2018-2020
Junior High School : Sacred Heart College
Lucena City
2014-2018
Elementary : Sacred Heart College
Lucena City
2007-2014
Association

Academic Club: Science Investigators Circle
Special Interest Club: Basketball Club
Kyle Dexter A. Dela Rosa

Capistrano Subdivision, Barangay Gulang-Gulang
Lucena City
0938 122 4399
kyledexter98@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 18
Birthdate: September 8, 2001
Birthplace: Quezon City
Gender: Male
Father’s Name: Rolan M. Dela Rosa
Mother’s Name: Armida P. Amarillo

Lucena City
2018-2020
Junior High School : Quezon National High School
Lucena City
2014-2017
Elementary : Francisco E. Barzaga Memorial School
Dasmarinas City
2008-2014
Association
Religious Club: Children of Mary- Vincentian Marian Youth

Special Interest Club: Badminton Club
Justine Lorenz V. Dequilla

Lucena City, Quezon Province
117 Sto. Rosario Subdivision Barangay 4
0999 395 3270
Jdequilla560@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 18
Birthdate: August 25, 2001
Gender: Male
Father’s Name: Roderick C. Dequilla
Mother’s Name: Edna V. Dequilla

Lucena City
2018-2020
Ilayang Iyam, Lucena City
2014-2018
Elementary : Lucena East IX Elementary School
Barangay 4, Lucena City
2007-2014
Association

Special Interest Club: Media and Photography Club
Trisha Joy M. Escosia

Barangay, Malinao Ilaya
Atimonan, Quezon Province
0908 254 6977
trishaaaescosia@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 17
Birthplace: Atimonan, Quezon
Gender: Female
Father’s Name: Rommel E. Escosia
Mother’s Name: Maria Gracia M. Escosia

Lucena City
2018-2020
Junior High School : Our Lady of the Angels Academy
Atimonan, Quezon
2014-2018
Elementary : Our Lady of the Angels Academy
Atimonan, Quezon
2007-2014
Association

Special Interest Club: Page Turners Club
Fransley Erica Mae M. Driz

Barangay, Tumbaga 1
Sariaya, Quezon Province
0919 890 6687
fransleydriz26@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Father’s Name: Erwin A. Driz
Mother’s Name: Theresa M. Driz

Lucena City
2018-2020
Junior High School : Sariaya Institute Inc.
Sariaya, Quezon
2014-2018
Elementary : Sariaya Institute Child Development Center
Sariaya, Quezon
2007-2014
Association
Religious Club: Young Luisas Club

Nina Patricia C. Hilario

Villa Juliana Subdivision Red-V, Ibabang Dupay
Lucena City
0995 386 4147
ninapatriciahilario@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 17
Birthdate: February 21, 2002
Gender: Female
Father’s Name: Enrico A. Hilario
Mother’s Name: Melanie C. Hilario

Lucena City
2018-2020
Lucena City
2014-2017
Elementary : Calayan Educational Foundation Inc.
Lucena City
2008-2014
Association

Special Interest Club: ICARE
Ma. Frances Therese D. Ilagan

111 Hasmin St. Zaballero Subd.
Lucena City, Quezon Province
0943 065 0437
thereseilagan46@gmail.com
Personal Data
Age: 18
Birthdate: June 28, 2001
Gender: Female
Father’s Name: Mark Joseph L. Ilagan
Mother’s Name: Agatha Brenica D. Ilagan

Lucena City
2018-2020
Lucena City
2014-2018
Elementary : Sacred Heart College
Lucena City
2007-2014
Association
Religious Club: Children of Mary- Vincentian Marian Youth

Special Interest Club: Performing Arts Guild
Maria Angela P. Libre

Saturn St. Jael Subdivision Ilayang Iyam
Lucena City
0943 065 0437
libremaan@yahoo.com
Personal Data
Age: 17
Birthdate: July 3, 2002
Gender: Female
Father’s Name: Joje A. Libre
Mother’s Name: Mary Ann P. Libre

Lucena City
2018-2020
Ibabang Iyam, Lucena City
2014-2018
Elementary : Lucena West I Elementary School
Ilayang Iyam, Lucena City
2008-2014
Association

Academic Club: Math Wizard’ Club

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Sacred Heart College

AWARENESS ON PHUBBING AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

In partial fulfillment the requirement for the subject

De Castro, Marc Brandon M.

GRADE 12- STEM2

Veronica M. Gusto, MAEd

ORAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE

Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a grade of

MARY CLEIRE D. MIGUEL, MAEd., RGC FLORENDA R. REYES, LPT

undertaking this study, especially to the following:

researchers to conduct the study.

offering professional advice to their manuscript.

analyzing the research study.

inner self to work and strive further.

To the Researchers’ Family, especially to their parents, for their never-ending

patience, love and understanding, the researchers are forever grateful.

This great endeavor is wholeheartedly dedicated by researchers to the following:

and continue to support either financial or moral support;

their works for improvement and further information;

education; and above all

To ever-loving Father who made all these possible.

Our success is for you.

Smartphones increase the risk of being ignored while having personal

conversations, this phenomenon is referred to as phubbing. Phubbing as defined by Rouse

student’s awareness regarding the interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of

questionnaire method as the instrument in the study.

The respondents were moderately/almost often aware about phubbing in terms of

CHAPTER I - THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

CHAPTER II - REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

CHAPTER III - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER IV - PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF

Part I. Demographic Profile of the Respondents................................................34

CHAPTER V - SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND

Summary of the Findings.......................................................................................51

Table Title Page

1. Conceptual Paradigm Showing the Level of Awareness

Table Title Page

1. 4-Point Likert Scale..............................................................................31

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

conversations, this phenomenon is referred to as phubbing. Phubbing as defined by Rouse

Sacred Heart College is a well-known institution where technology is well

raise awareness on the modern problem of phubbing.

According to Newport Academy (2018), the word phubbing is coined by

and 14 minutes on average on using it (Fintechnews Singapore, 2016). Seppala (2017)

As hypothesized by Ducharme (2018), phubbing makes someone feel less

discuss as well as to have a specific solution about the said issue.

determine the interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of phubbing.

sharing some interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship of phubbing. This resulted in

Statement of the Problem

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:

1.1 gender; and

1.2 hours of phone usage?

2.1 interpersonal relationship; and

2.1.1 family; and

2.2 intrapersonal relationship?

4. Is there a significant difference between the level of awareness on phubbing among

grouped according to their demographic profile?

. Based on the findings of the study, what program can be derived?

1. There is no significant difference between the level of awareness among the

group according to their demographic profile.

achieve an efficient interpersonal relatonship. (APA, 2018)

researcher study. The results showed that a parent-child relationship is related to

anxiety. In conclusion, the interpersonal relationship, parent-child relationship and social