Results and Discussion

In this chapter the results of the study are presented and discussed with
reference to the aim of the study, which was to determine the relationship of social
media with regards to the youth’s self-esteem.

Data Analysis

Profile of the Respondents

Table 1

Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Gender

Frequency Percent
Male 12 24%
Female 38 76%
Total 50 100%

Table 1 manifests the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, with the male
group obtaining a frequency of 12 or 24 percent in rank two, while 38 or 76 percent in
rank one for the female group. Based on this, it can be interpreted that there are more
willing female compared to male ones and as such, the researchers will scrutinize the
limited responses more thoroughly. This imbalance in respondents will be emphasized
and taken into consideration while analyzing the rest of results of the data gathering.

Table 2

Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Age

Frequency Percent
15 - 17 years old 24 48%
18 - 21 years old 26 52%
Total 50 100%

Table 2 shows the age demographic of the respondents from the Lipa City Senior
High School. 52% of the respondents were aged from 18 – 21 years old at the time of
the survey. While on the other hand, 24 out of 50 respondents or 48% had ages ranging
from 15 – 17 years old. Hence, it can be inferred that most of the respondents are in
their 2nd year of Senior High School (12 th grade) and are soon to be graduates of the
institutions. Inversely, it can also be interpreted that the rest of the respondents, those
aged from 15 – 17 years old, are likely to be in 11 th grade. Thus, it is safe to assume
that the majority of the students in the Lipa City Senior High School have ages ranging
from mid-teens to soon-to-be 20’s.

Table 3

Profile of the Respondents in Terms of Preferred Social Media

Social Media Frequency Percent

Facebook 50 100%

IG 44 88%

Twitter 39 78%

Youtube 47 94%

Others 21 42%

Table 3 indicates the preferred social media of the respondents from Lipa City
Senior High School. As shown in the table above, all of the respondents (specifically, 50
respondents or 100%) prefer using Facebook, while 47 out of 50 respondents prefer
Youtube, 44 or 88 percent prefer using Instagram, 39 of the respondents which is 78
percent prefer using Twitter, and only 21 out of 50 respondents also prefer to use other
kind of social media. From these results, it can be interpreted that the majority of the
respondents are all using Facebook.

Level of Social Media Use

Table 4
 Level of Social Media Use in Terms of Hours per Day

Frequency Percent
Less than one hour 1 2%
1-2 hours 5 10%
3-4 hours 12 24%
5-6 hours 11 22%
More than 6 hours a day 21 42%
Total 50 100%

Table 4 shows the results of the respondents’ level of social media use in terms
of hours per day. 42 percent of the respondents are spending more than 6 hours a day
on social media. Out of 50 respondents, 12 or 24 percent spends 3 – 4 hours a day, 11
or 22 percent spends 5 – 6 hours a day, 5 or 10 percent spends 1 – 2 hours a day, and
only 1 respondents spends less than one hour on social media. Therefore, it is evident
that the majority of people used social media or spends more than 6 hours per day on
social media. And only few can spend less than an hour on it.

Table 5

Level of Social Media Use in Terms of How Often

Change the Content/ Features of Profile

Frequency Percent

Daily 2 4%

Every few days 7 14%

Every few weeks 3 6%

Every few months 10 20%

Only a few times a year 14 28%

Unsure 14 28%
Total 50 100%
 Table 5 indicates the level of social media use in terms how often the
respondents change the content/ features of their social media profiles. Two of the
stated items above has the same frequency of 14 or 28 percent which is the respondent
change the content/ features of their social media profile ‘only a few times a year’ and
the other one is the respondents are ‘unsure’. While a frequency of 10 or 20 percent
responses ‘every few months’, 7 or 14 percent responses ‘ every few days’, 3 out of 50
respondents chose ‘every few months’, and a frequency of 2 or 4 percent responses
that they change their profile ‘daily’. From this, it can be stated that the respondents are
more likely unsure to change the content/ features of their social media profile or they
change it only few times a year.

Table 6
Level of Social Media Use in Terms of Self-esteem

Frequency Percent

Often High 28 56%

Often Low 17 34%

Often Varies 5 10%

Total 50 100%

Table 6 shows the level of social media use in terms of self-esteem of the
respondents from Lipa City Senior High School. As shown in the table above, more than
half (specifically 28 respondents or 56%) of 50 respondents describes that they often
have high self-esteem. While 17 out of 50 respondents describes that they often have
low sef-esteem and only 5 or 10 percent stated that their self-esteem often varies. From
these results, it can be interpreted that the majority of the respondents gain more self-
esteem whenever they use social media.

Table 7
Level of Social Media Use in Terms of Emotions

Frequency Percent

Yes 8 16%
 No 16 32%

Occasionally 26 52%
Total 50 100%

Table 7 indicates the level of social media use in terms of the respondents’
emotions. The respondents are asked if they ever feel jealous or envious on what
people they follow post on social media. More than half of the respondents which is 26
out of 50 or 52% feels that way ‘occasionally’, 16 or 32 percent said ‘no’, and only 8 out
of 50 respondents chose ‘yes’. Based on this, it can be interpreted that majority of the
respondents doesn’t feel jealous or envious on what they saw online or through social
media. And only some or few of the respondents wants to have or experience on what
people they follow post on social media.

Table 8
Level of Social Media Use in Terms of Attention

Frequency Percent

Yes 3 6%

No 37 74%

Maybe 10 20%
Total 50 100%

Table 8 shows the level of social media use in terms of the respondents’
attention they gain. As shown in the table above, 37 or 74 percent of the respondents
chose ‘no’ as their answer if they post on social media for attention (likes, followers,
retweet, views, etc.). While 10 out of 50 respondents said ‘maybe’, and only 3 or 6
percent admitted ‘ yes’. Hence, it can be interpreted that there are most people who
doesn’t care about much attentions when posting on social media. In the other hand, it
can be interpreted that the rest of the respondents do post something on social media to
gain attention.
 Effects of Social Media

Table 9

Effects of Social Media

Statement Weighted Mean Verbal Interpretation

Who you are on social media sites 2.81 Agree

accurately depicts who you are in real
life.

You consider yourself addicted to 2.92 Agree

social media.

You compare yourself to others on 2.50 Agree

social media.

You prefer to interact with people on 2.58 Agree

social media rather than in person.

You worry about how many people will 2.30 Agree

like/respond to the things you post.
You care about the amount of
friends/followers you have on social 2.71 Agree
media sites.
You are more comfortable with
yourself while on social media than 2.87 Agree
you are in real life.
COMPOSITE MEAN 2.67 Agree

Table 9 shows that all the statement give above, the effects of social media to
the respondents’ way of living, is described as agree. As shown in the table above, the
highest weighted mean is 2.92 which is the second statement, “You consider yourself
addicted to social media”. The second highest weighted mean of 2.87 is the last
statement which is “You are more comfortable with yourself while on social media than
you are in real life”. The first statement has a third highest weighted mean of 2.81, “Who
you are on social media sites accurately depicts who you are in real life”. While the
statement “You care about the amount of friends/followers you have on social media
sites”, has a weighted mean of 2.71. The fourth statement, “You prefer to interact with
people on social media rather than in person”, has a weighted mean of 2.58. The third
statement has a weighted mean of 2.50, “You compare yourself to others on social
media”. While the fifth statement, “You worry about how many people will like/respond
to the things you post.” has lowest weighted mean of 2.30. In addition, the researcher
got a composite mean of 2.67 described as agree which means that social media has
an effect to the respondents’ way of living. Thus, it can be concluded that the
respondents are already addicted to the social media.

Main Purpose of Social Media

Table 10

Main Purpose of Social Media

from the Respondents

Statement Weighted Mean Verbal

Interpretation
To pass the time (overcome boredom,
for entertainment) 2.99 Agree

Gain information (e.g. keeping up with

the news, your own interests and 2.57 Agree
hobbies)

Relationship development/maintenance 2.23 Disagree

(e.g. make new friends, to keep in
touch)

Keep up with popular culture (e.g. 3.06 Agree

celebrities, bloggers, trends)

Self promotion of personal 2.78 Agree

achievements/projects

Exposure of self appearance (e.g. 2.40 Agree

selfies)
COMPOSITE MEAN 2.67 Agree
 Table 10 shows the result of the respondents’ main purpose of using social
media.

In five of six items describing the purpose or use of social media, the
respondents’ perception of the stated variable were agree. Foremost of which is the
criterion “Keep up with popular culture (e.g. celebrities, bloggers, trends)” as sustained
by the highest mean of 3.06. The second highest mean of 2.99 which was the criterion
“To pass the time (overcome boredom, for entertainment)”. The next succeeding mean
has 2.78 for “Self promotion of personal achievements/projects”, 2.57 for “Gain
information (e.g. keeping up with the news, your own interests and hobbies)”, and 2.40
for “Exposure of self appearance (e.g. selfies)” were also applies as agree. On the other
hand, the item which posted the lowest mean and is interpreted as disagree was
“Relationship development/maintenance (e.g. make new friends, to keep in touch)” with
the mean of 2.23. From these results, it can be inferred that the respondents uses the
social media to keep up with popular culture or what is on trend.