QUANTIFYING THE TIME CONSUMED BY ADOLESCENTS SPENT WITH PEERS AFFECTING

THEIR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

DIRECTIONS: Please read all the statements carefully and give your honest answer. It is compulsory to
answer all statements by putting a check mark (✓) in the given box on the right side of each account.

Scale:

5 – Strongly Agree 4 – Slightly Agree 3 – Neither Agree nor Disagree

2 – Slightly Agree 1 – Strongly Disagree

Questions 5 4 3 2 1
No.
What are the factors that can affect their time interacting or
socializing with their peers?
1 I have poor self-confidence with interacting with my peers leading to
self-isolation.
2 I often express a feeling of worthlessness or inferiority to my peers
leading to their avoidance.
3 I often quarrel or fight with my peers which leads to avoidance of each
other.
4 I have to ask my parents' permission to spend time with my friends.

5 I like/love to spend my free time with my peers.

Is there a significant influence of time consumed with peers
and social development
6 I spend more time with my friends when I feel lonely.
7 I feel left out if I’m not included in social events (e.g., lunch groups,
extracurricular activities, sports)
8 I prefer to always spend my time alone because I’m not integrated into
the ideas and convictions of my peers.
9 I forget about my grief and problems when I spend time with my peers.
So I prefer socializing with them.
10 I get very upset by tiny changes in my daily time routine, affecting my
socialization time.

Demographic Profile

Name (optional):

Year Level / Section: Gender:

Age: (Shade the circle before your answer)

〇 18
〇 19
〇 20

Time usually spent with peers in person (daily) excluding academic agendas: (Shade the
circle before your answer)

〇 Less than 1 hour

〇 1 to 2 hours
〇 3 to 4 hours
〇 5 hours and so on

What are the ways respondents use to interact with their peers? (Select all that apply and
shade the box before your answer)

◻ Social Media
◻ Gaming
◻ Wandering in parks, malls, and other places.
◻ Jamming
◻ Eating
◻ Bystanding (tambay)
◻ Flirting
◻ Drinking
◻ Partying
◻ Sports
◻ Watching movies, series, and other videos
Others(specify)_________________