The Relationship of Social Media and Its Effect to Self-Esteem of Grade 8

Students in Upper Villages Christian Academy In. S.Y 2020-2021

UPPER VILLAGES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC.

Pearson Product Moment Coefficient Test Result of Cross Tabulation Between

Social Media and Self Esteem of Grade 8 students of Upper Villages Christian
Academy, Inc. S.Y.2020-2021.

Treatment Pearson Product Moment Coefficient

Level of Significance 0.10 Level of Significance

Degree of Freedom (N-2) (205-2) = 203 (N-2) (151-2) = 149

p-value at p < .10 0.000076

R-Computed 0.3164

Decision rule: If the R-Computed value is greater than the p-value, Reject the H0 (Null)
and accept the H1 (Alternative).

The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between Social

Media and Self Esteem. The relationship between Social Media and Self Esteem was
determined by Pearson R product Moment Coefficient of Correlation Test. Since the R-
computed value of 0.3164 is greater than the critical p-value of 0. 0.000076 @ .10 level
of significance, the research hypothesis is confirmed that there is a significant
relationship between Social Media and Self Esteem of the Grade 8 Students of Upper
Villages Christian Academy. Although technically a positive correlation, the relationship
between the variables is weak (the nearer the value is to zero, the weaker the
relationship).