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MOBILE INTERNET USAGE SURVEY: BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN

An Undergraduate Thesis
presented to The Faculty of College Teacher Education
Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges – Marbel, Inc.
Koronadal City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Elementary Education - Generalist

MICHELLE ANNE V. RAMOS

February 2022
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Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

Rationale

The use of technology is a global imperative due to its contributions to

human existence and has enhanced the socio economic relations globally.

Wireless communication has emerged as one of the fastest diffusing media on

the planet, fuelling an emergent “mobile youth culture”.

Thus, increased popularity of cell and smart phones in recent years has

attracted research attention. Cell phones are seen as a mixed blessing. Teens

say phones make their lives safer and more convenient. Yet they also cite new

tensions connected to cell phone use(Pew Research Center, 2015).

As cell phones have become more available, they are increasingly owned

and used by teens. Further, as handsets become more loaded with capabilities

ranging from video recording and sharing, to music playing and internet access,

teens and young adults have an ever-increasing repertoire of use. Indeed, we

are moving into an era when mobile devices are not just for talking and texting,

but can also access the internet and all it has to offer (Juan, 2016).

The cell phone is one of the most rapidly growing new technologies in the

world (Rebello, 2017). In 2001, cell phone users were less than a billion

worldwide with the majority of the users from the developed countries. By the end

of 2010, however, cell phone subscriptions had reached five billion worldwide
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with subscriptions from developing countries outnumbering that of the developed

countries.

With the aforementioned facts, the researcher likes to explore the mobile

internet usage survey as basis for development plan. As a future teacher, this

research will be of big help especially to teenagers, their parents and the school

they attend to. This research gives me enlightenment for teenagers to control

their usage of mobile internet since that most teenagers today are engage in the

virtual world but not in the real world.

Research Objectives

Generally, this study will determine the mobile internet usage survey as

basis for development plan, this academic year 2021-2022.

Specifically, this study seeks answer to the following questions:

1. To determine the mobile internet usage survey? and

2. To proposed a development plan from this study?

Review of Related Literature and Studies

This chapter discusses the related literature and studies similar to the

variable investigated. Information was gathered in books journal, periodical,

unpublished master thesis, dissertation and from internet sources.

Foreign Literature

According to Lerner, Boyd, & Du (2015) the word adolescence is Latin in

origin, derived from the word adolescence meaning to grow up or mature or grow

into adulthood. Adolescence can be defined as a transitional phase in human

development where biological, cognitive, emotional, psychological and social

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characteristics are changing from what is typically considered child-like to what is

considered adult-like.

Coleman & Hendry (2012) cited that some of the chief developmental

tasks involve the establishment of autonomy or independence, the development

of personal identity, the emancipation from one’s parents as well as the choice of

functional roles in terms of lifestyles and relationships. Digital media including

among others android phones have brought about important changes in the ways

that these developmental tasks are performed which divert from older

generations.

As Ito et al. (2014) underline that today’s youth may be engaging in

negotiations over developing knowledge and identity, coming of age, and

struggling for autonomy as did their predecessors, but they are doing this while

the contexts for communication, friendship, play, and self-expression are being

reconfigured through their engagement with new media.

Holmes and Russell (2010) stated that teenagers’ new interactive and

wearable technologies have caused a tectonic shift in the contemporary

formation of adolescent identity. A critical component in teenagers’ identity

formation is their emancipation from the familial sphere.

Nurullah (2015) conceptualize emancipation in terms of power relations

and individuals’ movement from a power structure into another. However, the

authors underline that specifically for teenagers this movement is different as

adolescents do not necessarily have a simple moment when they move from one

set of circumstances to another in a dramatic leap, but, rather, two or more

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structures coexist, and individuals must negotiate their position within each of

these simultaneously. During their teens, however, the adolescent moves from

being largely oriented to their family of origin to being more oriented toward their

peer group.

Clark (2013) expounded that the android phones has contributed to

teenagers’ transition from the sphere of the parents to the peer group affecting

the ways that they become emancipated from their parents. Teenagers’ fast

adoption of android phones has altered their interactions and consequently the

power dynamics of parents and peer groups in adolescents’ emancipative

processes. Android phones enhance teenagers’ sense of independence and

autonomy from familial sphere by becoming more tightly connected to their peers

beyond parental surveillance.

Linsys (2011) added that the availability of android phones keep people

entertained with various apps like play games, Music, Movies etc. It also

facilitates users in social interaction via various platforms like Facebook, Twitter

etc. But, it has negatively affected life too like it can develop compulsive

behavior, can create problems like security risks, hacks or even spied upon.

Sarwar & Soomro (2013) have concluded that these devices have

sizeable impact on Society. The impact of android phones is visible in almost all

sectors like Education, Business and entertainment sector. It creates miseries

to the people in many ways like privacy threats, disrespectful behavior,

distraction at work, etc .

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Similarly, (Campbell, 2005) reveals that the use of android phones have

become a global phenomenon and integral part of Young generation. Young

people use it in a positive way to maintain social settings, family relationships

and have lead to changed dynamics in family with issues of safety and

surveillance. However, it has negative impact on young generation which

includes Ostracism and cyber bullying.

Afaliq (2013), says that the development of android phones technology

has positively affected human civilization where people doing their tasks easily

and remain busy, but it also has developed negative impact on peoples life style.

It is witnessed that Teenagers remain busy in texting all the time while as adults

have got remaining assignments like phone calls, e-mails and other related

works.

Bhalla (2017) believes that android phones are popular innovation and

need of the hour. It has both positive as well as negative impact. It can act as

Instructor, Reminder, educational tool, Entertainer etc. On the other side, acts as

distractor as it may interrupt you while doing important assignments with

irrelevant notification and also creates nuisance at worship places like

Masjids, Temples Churches Etc.

Mount (2012) is of the opinion that the android phones have paved way for

instant communication like web surfing, Education, Entertainment etc. However,

as it has negatively impacted on life of young generation like health issues, poor

social interaction, privacy threats etc.

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Hongnguyen (2015) highlights that android phones act as a quickest

communication tool, helps in contact with loved ones easily, entertainer to listen

music & games and also help in study. On the other hand, it has got addictive

cause of ill effects especially on eye sight, lack of personal communication and

even dangerous while driving a vehicle.

Lenord (2015) divulges that the popularity of android phones among

young generation has increased incredibly. They remain in contact with each

other and hence track all what they can. With the result, it sometimes causes

severe Back problem, Nerve pain, Anxiety, Depression and so on.

Similarly, Smith (2012) concludes that android phones being great and

wonderful technology, everyone should enjoy its benefits in useful manner;

otherwise it can lead to multiple Health Hazards such as Teen Tendonitis

(pain in the hands, back and neck due to poor posture), Sleep Loss, Anxiety,

Stress etc.

According to Mojaheren (2017), android phones technology a wonderful

tool to support various services and the people feel better positioned with it.

Mobile Phones with the availability of social media platforms are key factors for

providing services viz:- Better way to communicate with people, Learning,

business, and other applications.

Gothami & Kumar (2016), says that android phones have maximum

benefits pertinent to education, social life, entertainment etc.

John (2013) highlights that android phones have brought a massive

change in the lifestyle of people and they feel comfortable in offering user a vast
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platform for communication and access to a wide range of applications. People

enjoy varied and easier services they provide like exposer to learn things,

ways to personality development and ideas to succeed in business.

Tavasalker (2014) highlights that android phones save time, offers of

thousands of Apps, go hands free, e-mails, Free calls, Chat, Wi-fi etc.

Felecia (2019) provides access to internet, e-mails and social networking

cites and also finishes multiple tasks simultaneously.

Anderson (2019) reveals that android phones keep one connected with

social networks and enable one to online shopping, latest news updates and

sports.

While Purewal (2015) is of the opinion that the android phones have

improved life style and made lives of people better by providing multiple features

like:- Keeps you safe even if alone, Detect Earthquakes, Make doctor mobile,

Always on the scene, help people to cope with Illnesses and Disabilities etc.

Jung (2019) believes that android phones technology has become very

important part of life and people feel incomplete without it. It offers various

services like take photos, direction (GPS), track appointments and contacts and

also helpful in business purposes. In the light of above studies, it can be

concluded that this technology has revolutionized the people's way of life in all

affairs of human development and paved the way for getting multiple features to

enjoy individuals life.

According to Mount (2012), people use android phones at least 5 hours a

day and also usage of Apps increases significantly and with the result
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caused degradation in Physical Social interaction, Distraction, Addiction,

health problems etc.

Leonard (2015) has expressed a great concern and says that android

phones use has become a serious addiction phenomenon, it has been found that

female college students use phones on an average of ten hours a day. Another

survey found that three out of five android phones users can’t go more than 60

minutes without checking their phones. A new phobia has been developed

known as NOMOPHOBIA (fear of being without a phone) another health

related issues like Nerve problem, Back problem, Anxiety and Depression are

seriously concerned.

Local Literature

Drago (2015) stated that android phones can perform many of the same

functions as a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet

access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications.

Mobile phones have changed the way individuals interact and bond with the

entire world around them. In most circumstances, android phones engage

individuals in many more ways than computers can. With the many social

networking sites that are available and popular to younger individuals, there is a

way to communicate through any medium, whether that is social networking

websites, messaging, or e-mail communication. Although the social networking

sites accessible to these android phones have some positive effects, they also

have their share of negative effects.

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Dela Torre (2014) examined that android phones have grown to be such

an important part of our lives because they are constructed with communication

capabilities that are extremely similar to that of a computer, just more convenient

due to their portability. There have been several studies performed by different

groups of individuals that show a correlation between individual’s personalities

and emotions and cell phone/smartphone usage. Social anxiety and loneliness

happen to be two important characteristics that can be negatively correlated with

android phones usage. Social anxiety and loneliness are both factors that add to

most poor quality relationships or the lack there of.

Amante (2014) In the transitional phase from childhood to adulthood the

peer group plays a pivotal role as it provides the adolescent with a group that he/

she can form his/her own identity and establish himself/herself as an

independent social actor who is outside from the parental sphere and control. It is

at this point that digital media and specifically the android phones has altered

teenagers’ socialization from family towards an outside world as it allows intense

social interactions with peers beyond parental surveillance and monitoring.

For instance, Lagao (2017) advocates that mobile communication has

clear impacts on the transition from child to adolescent and finally to adulthood.

The mobile provides the link between the teen and his or her peer group. Thus,

the device can help to open up a personal space for teens in which they can

begin to explore the different issues at hand…It is a device through which they

can examine the different issues with their peers and… patch together solutions

to these issues in their movement towards adulthood.

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In line with the above arguments, Guyan (2011) stated that mobile media

scholars underline that the rapid adoption of mobile phones has speeded up

teenagers’ socialization towards their peers as it has enhanced their sense of

independence from the familial environment.

In addition, Timplado (2016) said that the device provides greater levels of

privacy and autonomy by subverting the control imposed by parents and other

traditional agents of socialization. The subversion of parental control is crucial

during socialization, as it contributes to the maintenance of a sense of

independence and autonomy in the process of identity formation.

Foreign Studies

According to Sundsøy (2018), studies conducted in different parts of the

world provide similar conclusions, i.e. mobile phone communication intensifies

social interactions with peers and facilitates group cohesion.

Studies in Europe, in the Arab world by Ibahrine (2008), in the United

States by Choi (2004) and in East Asia by Ito & Okabe (2014) underline that

young actors’ mobile phone communication enhances social interactions beyond

parental control and fosters strong ties with peers Although mobile phone

communication reinforces peers’ role in teenagers’ socialization and

emancipative processes, the dynamics of parental power and control remain

strong. Mobile phones provide teenagers a greater sense of freedom but this

freedom is a conditional one since parents can track down their children at any

time.
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Williams (2014) emphasize the dual role of mobile phone communication

by advocating that mobile phones facilitate the extension of children’s boundaries

while simultaneously stretching the authority of the parents across time-space.

Some mobile media scholars use the metaphor of the ‘umbilical cord’ to describe

the mobile device as a permanent communicative channel that exposes

teenagers to increased forms of parental surveillance.

Moreover, Katz and Aakhus (2013) describe mobile phone communication

as a form of ‘perpetual contact’ that enforces ‘mobile parenting’, i.e. family’s

monitoring and regulating of teenagers’ activities without temporal and spatial

restrictions. During socialization and emancipative processes issues of power

and control between parents and teenagers are played out through mobile phone

communication.

According to O’ Brien (2012) however said that teenagers may elude

parental surveillance and carry out social activities independent of parental

monitoring.

For instance, teenagers may circumvent or resist to the parental control

and regulation by developing what Green (2016) terms parent management

strategies, i.e. practices to avoid providing exact information of their whereabouts

and activities in order to gain some privacy. These practices do not necessarily

break up teenagers’ relations with the family unit.

Generally, Kopomaa (2017) said that the mobile phone by providing an

instantaneous communication link fosters better relationships between parents

and teenagers (e.g., ability to deal with issues on the spot, increased trust etc.,
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reinforcing the cohesion in the family unit. The role of the mobile phone as a

component of family bonding is associated with its instrumental features that

allow intensive social interactions with parents in order to coordinate daily

routines and practical issues.

Boumosleh & Doris (2017) in their study about mobile phone addiction

among the university students found that 35.9 % of students feel tired during

daytime and 38.1% have decreased sleep quality as they remain addicted

with mobile phone till late nights.

Similarly, Kendra (2018) expresses that the excessive use of mobile

phone can exacerbate thumb arthritis by excessive texting on mobile phones. At

the same time shorter wavelength blue lights emitted by mobile phone causes

Health hazards like Nerve pain, back pain shoulder pain. Reading on mobile

phone is worse for learning and comprehension.

According to Kelley (2018), these devices create ADHD –like symptoms in

users, thus diminish the happiness between social settings due to the

constant flow of information to their phones and also disconnect the relation

between parent and children. Butler (2019) has identified the negative aspects of

mobile phone and says that mobile phone owners have produced such sites to

enable the users proprietary information or financial data thus causes Security

risk.

Parasuraman, et.al, (2017), in their research reveals that overuse of

mobile phone may lead to psychological and physiological complication. He

highlights that cell phones give off Radiations and affect our brain cells and thus
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mutating existing cells, causes Cancerous cells like brain cancer. Besides it, an

increase in the number of accidents due to attention paid to the cell phones

during driving.

In the same line, Arora (2018) reveals that it has been observed that

Children are handling mobile phone regularly for long hours playing games etc.

So, continued use and exposure can lead harmful effects viz:-Tumor

(radiation effects), Disturbed brain activity, Inappropriate Media and Academic

Malpractice.

However, The Yale Tribune (2017) identifies differently and reveals that

the production rate of mobile phone has increased tremendously and 95%

Americans owns mobile phone. This technology helps in identifying Disease

outbreaks using things like social posts, keyword searches etc. While as, this

technology has caused negative impact like Distraction and Digital Amnesia

(memory dependence on these devices).

Similarly, Tavasalker (2014) is of the opinion that due to development in

technology, 74% of the population of India has mobile phone and hence

become beneficial in various ways like: Saves time, Millions of Apps, Go hands

free, Free calls, messaging, Wi-fi etc. So it can be said that mobile phone are

wonderful technologies in the modern era, and it has influenced almost everyone

especially young generation. It depends on users approach to maximize it

benefits and minimize its hazards so that it can prove productive rather

than destructive tool for ones life.

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Social needs, social influences, and the convenience of the mobile phone

are all factors that contribute to an individual’s dependence on the mobile phone

that they possess. People, in this day and age, are attached to their mobile

phone and use them to access any information they may need. Evidence was

found in a study that proved there is a significant relationship between social

needs and mobile phone dependence (Sapacz et al., 2015). Social needs are the

strongest force that allow students and people in general, to be most dependent

on the mobile phone. This dependence on social networking sites and mobile

phone for facts and different issues occurring could be misleading, because there

is information that is not completely reliable on these websites. Since so many

individuals are so vulnerable to information they find through these mediums, it is

becoming more difficult for them to distinguish what is real and what is not.

Mobile phone and social media that is associated with them, can also serve as a

distraction to the individuals who rely on it the most. In addition, it can decrease

productivity among the students who are consumed by it.

Local Studies

Delgado (2010), supporting his theory for substance addiction, he

mentioned four factors that define addiction and dependence in students:

abstinence, lack of control, tolerance, and abuse and interference with other

activities. Similarly, in a recent longitudinal study on student mobile phone use,

addictive behavior was related to the downloading and use of specific

applications along with compulsive consultation and writing. That is, a non-

addicted user can spend the identical amount of time on the cell phone as an
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addicted user, but the non-addicted user’s time is constant, more focused on

concrete tasks and less disperse.

In this sense, Sansone (2013) said that there exists, however, a broad

spectrum of positions taken by researchers, ranging from the absolute existence

of addiction to a broader interpretation of these symptoms, as the result of an

impulse control disorder or of problematic or psychopathological personality

traits, which offer a greater range of behavioral possibilities beyond addiction

itself. The delineations between abuse, misuse, dependence, and addiction have

yet to be clearly defined. They noted that cell-phone abuse can also be seen as a

behavior congruent with a certain lifestyle.

However, Cruz (2014) further discussed that considering the general

profiles of addiction indicated, the symptoms and specific predicament observed,

and analyzing its correspondence to the criteria for pathological gambling and

substance addiction – a fundamental comparative medium for many researchers

evaluating phone addiction – an important parallelism can be appreciated, which

requires the consideration of its existence without excluding other potentially

problematic behaviors.

Golde (2012) added that since the appearance of the cell phone, the

anomalous use of this device has called into question whether the abuse of its

use could lead to addiction. This problem is identical to the one regarding the

existence of behavioral addictions as opposed to substance addictions. The

existence of cell-phone addiction, as opposed to it being the manifestation of an

impulsivity disorder, has been questioned without necessarily considering the

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concept of addiction. To date, it has only recognized compulsive gambling as a

behavioral addiction, considering the rest of these types of abuse as impulse

disorders, and the clinical world has not done much more than proclaim that

many of them are true addictions that affect patients’ lives.

Moreover, Ugay (2010 discusses that prior to the arrival of the cell phone,

abundant research had been conducted on behavioral addictions to videogames,

exercise , online sex, food , shopping, work, and the Internet. Indeed, for several

authors, a large number of behaviors are potentially addictive if there is a

concurrence of negative consequences and physical and psychological

reinforcements in a specific context.

Tagarro (2013) expounded that before reviewing the characteristics of

cell-phone addiction, it is important to highlight the uniqueness of behavioral

addiction in relation to drug or substance addiction. In substance addiction, with

the exception of alcohol that shows a more dimensional course profile, there is a

clear moment at which changes in and interferences with daily life can be

observed. In the case of behavior, it is difficult to determine whether problems

result from problematic behavior, personality traits, or psychiatric comorbidities.

However, the existence of an underlying biological sub-layer, which can manifest

itself through pharmacological procedures, is indubitable. Thus, administering

specific dopamine agonists can activate previously non-existent behaviors, such

as compulsive gambling, compulsive eating, hyper-sexuality, and compulsive

shopping.
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Cortez (2011) said that an increasing number of studies have focused on

the most important body of behavioral addictions today – the Internet,

videogames, and cell phones. Historically, Internet use could present as either a

global addiction or interaction with addictive contents and activities.

In this sense, Young (2012) studied five different forms of addictive

behavior on the Internet: the computer itself, the search for information,

interaction compulsions, including contact with the web through online games,

shopping, etc., cyber-sexuality, and cyber-contacts. Subsequently, Young solely

studied games, online sexual contacts, and text messaging.

Villa (2016) cited that if the Internet was initially the technological addiction

par excellence, the cell phone soon emerged as a source of potentially addictive

behavior, particularly since the arrival of mobile phone devices, along with the

evolution from a global approach to a progressive differentiation of addictions by

contents and concrete applications. Whether the problem is the cell phone itself

or its contents and applications is a topic of current debate, similar to previous

debates with respect to the Internet.

Taneja (2011) discussed that from this perspective, the cell phone offers

activities that can lead to problematic use. There is evidence that the mobile

phone, with its breadth of applications and uses, tends to induce greater abuse

than regular cell phones.

In general, Talaba (2013) note that an addiction entails abuse without

control, alterations in mood, tolerance, abstinence, and personal harm or

conflicts in the environment, as well as a tendency to relapse.

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Susano (2012) profile addiction, in its broadest sense, as the capacity to

get hooked on reinforcing behaviors, excessive worry about consumption or

behaviors with high positive reinforcement, tolerance, loss of control, and

difficulty in avoiding said behavior, despite its negative consequences.

Specifically, Rillos et al. (2009) noted as defining elements of behavioral

addictions the loss of control, the establishment of a dependent relationship,

tolerance, the need for progressively more time and dedication, and severe

interference with daily life.

Cía (2013) highlights the automatism by which these behaviors lead to

uncontrollable use, in addition to feelings of intense desire or irresistible need,

loss of control, inattention to usual activities, the focalization of interests on the

behavior or activity of interest, the persistence of the behavior despite its

negative effects, and the irritability and malaise associated with abstinence.

Following the criteria of Hilla (2007), regarding motivations of use,

consider cell-phone addiction to be one of the greatest addictions of the current

century. They highlight six types of behavior, habitual (habits performed with little

mental awareness), mandatory (officially required o parentally mandated),

voluntary (reasoned and conducted for specific motivations), dependent

(motivated by the attached importance of social norms), compulsive (strong urge

to continuously perform the behavior), and addictive, or behavior defined by the

user’s progressive exclusion of other activities, causing physical, mental, and

social harm, while attempting to control the user’s dysphoric feelings. Therefore,
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excessive attention and uncontrolled dedication to one’s cell phone is an

addiction.

In any case, the research and literature on Internet, videogame, and cell-

phone use are ever-increasing. Horme (2009) indicated a progressive and

growing body of research, with the Internet being the most highly studied area,

followed by videogames and then cell phones. In recent years, research interest

in cell-phone use has notably increased.

In April 2015, the number of cell-phone lines exceeded 53.6 million in

Spain, which was1.4% higher than that of the previous year, with a penetration of

108.5% [National Commission of Markets and Competence (2015)]. This

amounts to slightly greater than one cell phone per person, and 81% of these

cell-phone lines were associated with mobile phone in 2014 [Telephonic

Foundation]. The age of cell phone initiation is becoming increasingly younger:

30% of 10-year-old Spanish children have a cell phone; the rate increases to

nearly 70% at age 12 and 83% at age 14. Furthermore, starting at the age of 2–

3 years, Spanish children habitually access their parents’ devices.

Marquez (2015) added that these data imply that the cell phone enables

behavioral problems and disorders, particularly in adolescents. This fact has

become more and more evident in communications media, inspiring new

pathologies, such as Nomophobia (No-Mobile-Phobia), FOMO (Fear Of Missing

Out) – the fear of being without a cell phone, disconnected or off the Internet,

Textaphrenia and Ringxiety – the false sensation of having received a text

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message or call that leads to constantly checking the device, and Textiety – the

anxiety of receiving and responding immediately to text messages.

Lastly, Ali (2014) said that physical and psychological problems have

reportedly resulted from cell-phone abuse, including rigidity and muscle pain,

ocular afflictions resulting from Computer Vision Syndrome reflected in fatigue,

dryness, blurry vision, irritation, or ocular redness, auditory and tactile illusions –

the sensation of having heard a ring or felt a vibration of a cell phone, and pain

and weakness in the thumbs and wrists leading to an increased number of cases

of de Quervain’s tenosynovitis.

Synthesis

The aforementioned facts, presented articles and supporting studies that

are presented in this chapter, clearly stated that teenage mobile usage have

been a major problem in the community and at the same time gives teenagers

chance to communicate and use mobile phone as an aid this pandemic.

Theoretical Framework

This study was anchored on the Grounded Theory Model of Mobile

Technology Addiction by Bright (2015). Research suggests young people are

addicted to their technology (e.g., Bright et al. 2015). However, there is limited

research on addiction to technology in general, with the exception of Internet and

online gaming addictions. Since the mid-2000s, a number of studies have

examined how individuals are increasingly spending “too much” time on the

Internet and often described such individuals as being addicted to various

Internet services, such as online gaming, online auctions .

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One definition of Internet addiction is “compulsive activity involving

excessive use, withdrawal, and negative repercussions” resulting from Internet

use. Interestingly, Internet addiction seems to be a particularly acute problem in

Asia with several centers and clinics established to help individuals with their

addiction. More recently, studies have started to examine addiction to social

networking sites. Another area of research is Internet abuse in the workplace,

which can lead to increased cybercrimes.

The Online Assessment

Anxieties And Coping
Strategies of Grade VI Daniel Goleman’s theory of
Learners In BEC Emotional Intelligence
Elementary School

Figure 1. Theoretical Paradigm of the Study

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Conceptual Framework

The figure below presents the conceptual framework of the study, “The

Mobile Internet Usage Survey as Basis for Development Plan”.

Input Output

The Mobile Internet

Development Plan
Usage Survey

Figure 2. The Conceptual Framework of the Study

The figure shows the conceptual framework of the study and the

connection between the input and output. The input presents the mobile internet

usage survey and the output developmental plan.

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Scope and Delimitation

This research was conducted to determine the mobile internet usage

survey as basis for development plan. This study will be delimited to sixty (60)

teenagers of Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Koronadal City. For the selected respondents, the

researcher will use random sampling to the teenagers of Brgy. Sta. Cruz,

Koronadal City. This study will be conducted December 2021 and ended May

2022.

Significance of the Study

The useful and relevant information obtain from the study were helpful to

the following:

Brgy. Sta. Cruz. This study benefits the Brgy. Sta. Cruz through knowing

how teenagers are excessively exposed to modern media. This gives a way for

the Brgy. to make remedies on how to develop plans which would not only give

teenagers technological preparedness but also to keep teenage exposure which

might prevent themselves from socializing. This will help them make programs

that will be of help especially to all settlers especially teenagers.

Community. This research study benefits the community in the sense

that they can be enlightened by how the mobile usage of teenagers, or maybe

their sons and daughters are supposed to be. This helps them teach how to

properly use their android phones. This benefits the community in a way to

change teenage socialization and using their time efficiently.

Parents. This benefits the parents through informing them what is the

negative and positive effect of excessive usage of android phones. This helps
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them control their child’s activities and the usage they do every day to android

phones. This also helps them in preventing their child’s in holding and using

android phones in unreasonable way.

Teachers. This benefits the teacher because they were the one who

taught learners how to properly handle their usage of android phones. This also

helps them educate the learners on the importance of collaborative learning and

dependency to other learners. This helps them nourish child’s potential

capabilities.

Teenagers. This benefitted teenagers through informing them to properly

use their gadgets and avoid excessive use of it. The teenagers understood that

they should be controlling themselves and not to be controlled by mobile

gadgets. This helps teenagers know how to handle mobile usage and mobile

exposure.

Researchers. This benefits the researchers because they were

challenged on how to handle this type of research study and create

recommendations that was helpful for the community and the people who wase

part of this research. This also give them baseline information with regards to

students mobile usage. This helps them have a deeper information to transpire

individuals or community through information drive pertaining this study.

Future Researchers. This serves as reference for future studies who

were interested to study a topic related to this study. The future researcher gives

emphasis on what the researchers lack to emphasize. Thus, the researchers

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should be specific and careful in making data’s related to this topic because of its

sensitivity.

Definition of Terms

To have an easy and better understanding for the readers, the researcher

defined the following conceptually and operationally:

Mobile Internet Usage. Conceptually, this refers to how much data your

phone uploads or downloads using mobile data (Conde, 2019). Operationally,

this was used to make sure that you're not using too much data on your data

plan, you can check and change your data usage.

Survey. Conceptually, this refers to a general view, examination, or

description of someone or something (Rellos, 2020). Operationally, this was used

in the study as to look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something),

especially so as to appraise them.

Development Plan. Conceptually, it refers to an approach to supporting

people who are distressed or have problems (Golmii, 2017). Operationally, this

refers to a proposed program that was created based from the data that was

presented.

Teenagers. Conceptually, this refers to the persons who will be involved

in this research topic.

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Chapter II

METHOD

This chapter presented the methods and procedure to be used in this

study includes the research design, locale study, respondents, data gathering,

statistical tool and the research instrument.

Research Design

A descriptive-evaluative survey research methodology will be used for this

study. Descriptive evaluation studies describe the process and impact of the

development and implementation of a system. The findings are often

contextualized within the implementation environment, such as — for our

purposes — the specific healthcare organization (Yulong Gu and Jim Warren,

2016).

Research Locale

This study will be conducted at Brgy. Cruz, Koronadal City. The study will

be conducted here because of its convenience to the researcher. This is a

peaceful place and a peaceful community for all. This area is 7 minutes travel

from the center of the city. Brgy. Sta. Cruz is one of the well known Brgy. In

Koronadal City because of its contribution to peace and order of the land.

Population and Sample

The respondents in this study will be the selected sixty (60) teenagers

from Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Koronadal City. The researcher chose them as
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respondents since that the respondents knows who are teenagers there. The

researcher will use random sampling technique.

They were taken as the key informants of the study because they have the

capacity and knowledge of the process system and could give such information

needed by the researchers.

Research Instruments

The main tool that will be used in this study is a modified questionnaire

from Kalogeraki Stefania (2012). Set of questionnaire-checklist will be

constructed for the mobile internet usage survey as basis for development plan.

The five checkboxes will be ranked as: 5, ‘Always, 4 ‘Often, 3 ‘Sometimes

2 ‘Rarely 1 ‘Never, following the range of 4.50-5.00, 3.50-4.49, 2.50-3.49, 1.50-

2.49 and 1.10-1.49.

The questionnaire will be a self-made test and will be presented to the

adviser and panel of expert for comments, corrections, and suggestions on the

content.

Data Collection

Before the conduct of the study, the researcher asks permission through a

letter to Brgy. Sta. Cruz to get permission to conduct a study to the teenagers

there.

Upon approval, the researcher will approach the teenagers in Brgy. and

ask for the convenient schedule to conduct a survey and administer the

questionnaires to the teenage respondents.

The data will be gathered, classified, tabulated and analyzed.

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Statistical Treatment of Data

To interpret the data’s, the researcher utilized the following tools:

To determine the mobile internet usage survey, weighted mean will be

used.

Ethical Consideration

To complete the research with appropriate research guidelines, research

ethics is very important. Considering ethical aspect of it, enough time is given to

the respondents of the study so that they can describe their knowledge on

research questions. Respondents was informed that this study is voluntary and

have the right to refused. The data was gathered through survey questionnaire.

With that confidentiality of the respondents is sustained strictly. Also, respect for

the self-worth of the respondent is rank first. Privacy of individuals and

organization join in the research is also maintained. However, any type of

interaction in relation to the research should be done with honesty and clarity.
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Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges-Marbel, Inc.

Purok Waling-Waling, Arellano Street
Koronadal City, South Cotabato,
Tel. No. (083) 228-2880
______________________________________________________________

MOBILE INTERNET USAGE SURVEY: BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN

NAME (Optional): ____________________________Course/Year: _________

Date: _______________

PART I. MOBILE INTERNET USAGE SURVEY

INSTRUCTIONS: Listed below are influence of the mobile internet usage survey.
Put a check in accordance with your answers.

Legend:
5 – Always
4 – Often
3 - Sometimes
2- Rarely
1- Never

Items 5 4 3 2 1
1. I use mobile internet everyday
2. I spent 4-6 hours a day in mobile internet
3. I use chat rooms, gaming, shopping etc. mobile
internet
4. I use mobile internet in surfing
5. I use mobile internet to watch pornographic videos
and sensitive pics
6. I use mobile internet to create tiktok and YouTube
videos
7. I use mobile internet to download and upload videos
8. I use mobile internet to communicate with my loved
once abroad
9. I use mobile internet to download and upload videos
and audios
10. I use mobile internet for live videos
11. I use mobile internet to pass school requirements
online
12. I use mobile internet to post something to my
facebook timeline
13. I use mobile internet to post in Instagram
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14. I use mobile internet to interact with my teachers

15. I use mobile internet to contact my friends
16. I use mobile internet to provide necessary
information’s that I can get online
17. I use mobile internet so that I can be updated to
recent news in my country and around the world
18. I use mobile internet to search answers to questions
through google platform and etc
19. I use mobile internet to rephrase sentences
20. I use mobile internet to correct my grammar
especially using grammarly

Adopted and Modified: Saints (2012) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Mobile-

Internet-Usage-Survey-Questions-and-Percentage-of-Yes-
Responses_tbl1_274172382