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NAME: Binta Baptiste
TITLE/TOPIC: Social Networking
PROBLEM STATEMENT: The impact of social networking sites on
the social life, of students of St Stephens College, between the
ages of 11- 19yrs?
INTRODUCTION:
Only recently in Trinidad and Tobago have social networking become a
prominent issue. Great deals of speculation have been made about the
impacts of social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook, MySpace, and
Twitter on users lives particularly on youths. There is also justifiably some
fear that SNS would diminish proper communication skills, human
relationships and contacts, as well as cause social seclusion. However others
believe that with the advent of social networking sites especially the modern
day marvel Facebook, this facility could be usedas a social utility that helps
people communicate faster and more efficiently with their friends, family and
co-workers all over the world. As could be expected, researchers have begun
to put to empirical test these claims, reaching a more balanced understanding
of SNS.
The research which this study would pursue investigates both the positive and
negative impacts of social networking on youth, with emphasis on security,
communication skills, and formal education. The research would also assess
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the awareness of parents about their childs involvement on social networking
sites and will attempt to make suitable recommendations pertaining to a
disciplined approach to the use of SNS to ensure positive outcomes.
The age group to be studied is between 11 to 19 years, while the physical
space of the research focus is St. Stephens College, Craignish Village, Princes
Town, Trinidad.
The purpose of this study is to discover the extent of the influence of social
networking sites on the social lives of youths and to assess the involvement of
parents in their childs use of social networking sites. This will serve to
facilitate the evaluation of beliefs made by individuals about the pros and
cons of social networking, also make help youths to reduce the amount of
time they spend on SNS and also to be
The value of the research would be to help parents and guardians to be more
aware of the impacts of social networking on the lives of their children and as
such monitor their childrens use of these sites more stringently. It can also
help youths to be more mindful of how these sites should be used to their
benefit without placing themselves and their future at risk.
Research questions:
1. To what extent are students of St Stephens College engaged in social
networking
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2. What are the positive effects of social networking on the students of St
Stephens College
3. What are the negative effects of social networking on the students of St
Stephens College
4. To what extent are students monitored in their social networking
activities.
5. What measures can be implemented to ensure positive outcomes of
social networking
Definitions:
Social Network Sites (SNS): web-based services that allow individuals to
construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a
list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and traverse
their list of connections and those made by others within the system.
Facebook: A social networking website on which users can connect with
friends and develop new ones and can send messages or update their
personal profiles to notify others about whats going on in their lives.
Twitter: This is a social networking and microblogging site that calls itself a
real time information network powered by people all around the world that
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lets you share and discover whats happening now. Messages are called
tweets.
Virtual community: a social network of individuals who interact through
specific media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in
order to pursue mutual interests or
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Social networking sites are virtual communities (Lenhart and Madden, 2007).
Just like chat services, SNS incorporate a list of other users with whom
individuals can share a connection. But unlike any other web service, SNS
allow individuals to make visible their list of connections to others and to
traverse their social networks (Boyd & Ellison, 2007). Hence, more than other
virtual communities born online, SNS are usually online communities created
and maintained to reflect offline relationships.
Social networking use has doubled since 2007.stated Ben Parr (2011). In
2004, PEW found that 87% of teenagers aged 12-17 have some level of
Internet access. In a study conducted in late 2006, they found that 55% of
online teens aged 12-17 have created profiles on social network sites with
64% of teens 15-17.The youngest teenagers are less avid.
Social networks are also being used by teachers and students as a
communication tool. Because many students are already using a wide-range
of social networking sites, teachers have begun to familiarize themselves with
this trend and are now using it to their advantage. Teachers and professors
are doing everything from creating chat-room forums and groups to extend
classroom discussion to posting assignments, tests and quizzes, to assisting
with homework outside of the classroom setting.
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"Benniger (1987) describes how mass media has gradually replaced
interpersonal communication as a socializing force. Further, social networking
sites have become popular sites for youth culture to explore themselves,
relationships, and share cultural artifacts". Many teens and social networking
users may be harming their interpersonal communication by using sites such
as Facebook and MySpace. Stated by Baroness Greenfield, an Oxford
University Neuroscientist, "My fear is that these technologies are infantilizing
the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises
and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the
moment." The convenience that social network sites give users to
communicate with one another can also damage their interpersonal
communication. Sherry Turkle, the founder and director of the MIT Initiative
on Technology and Self, stated, Networked, we are together, but so lessened
are our expectations of each other that we feel utterly alone. And there is the
risk that we come to see others as objects to be accessed--and only for the
parts we find useful, comforting, or amusing. Furthermore, social network
sites can create insincere friendships, Turkle also noted, They nurture
friendships on social-networking sites and then wonder if they are among
friends. They become confused about companionship.
According to Larry D. Rosen, PhD, professor of psychology at California State
University (2011), Daily overuse of media and technology has a negative
effect on the health of all children, preteens and teenagers by making them
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more prone to anxiety, depression, and other psychological disorders, as well
as by making them more susceptible to future health problems.
Parents are unaware of the dangers their children face by posting details
about themselves on social networking sites, according to research
commissioned by Ofcom.
The survey of 5,000 adults and 3,000 children found that nearly half of
children aged between eight and 17 have a profile on one or more of the
popular social networking sites.Although Bebo and Facebook set a minimumage limit of 13 years old, and Myspace14 years, the research found that more
than a quarter of eight- to 11-year-olds in the UK have used the sites. Despite
two-thirds of parents saying they set rules for their children regarding the use
of social networking sites, one in five parents said they were unaware that
their child may have made their profile public.
(http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/news/1911962/children-putting-danger-
social-networking-sites#ixzz1f25sgAHt ). Pew Research Centre (2012) found
that nearly two-thirds (61%) of social media-using teens report that their
parents have checked their social network site profile.
Privacy concerns with social networking services have been raised growing
concerns amongst users on the dangers of giving out too much personal
information and the threat ofsexual predators. According to a study
conducted by the information Commissioners Office (ICO) (2006), more than
half of those social network users polled revealed that the majority of their
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information was available for public consumption on a social networking page.
Citizens and governments have been concerned by a misuse by child and
teenagers of social networking services, in particular in relation to online
sexual predators. A 2008 panel concluded that technological fixes such as
age verification and scans are relatively ineffective means of apprehending
online predators.
While teens across all demographic groups generally have positive
experiences watching how their peers treat each other on social network
sites, teenagers between the ages 12-13 stand out as considerably more
likely to say their experience is that people are mostly unkind according to
research conducted by PMW. A common misuse of social networking sites
such as Facebook is that it is occasionally used to emotionally abuse
individuals. Online bullying, also called cyber-bullying, is a relatively common
occurrence and it can often result in emotional trauma for the victim.
Depending on the networking outlet, up to 39% of users admit to being
cyber-bullied. Danah Boyd, a researcher of social networks quotes a
teenager in her article, Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites. The teenager
expresses frustration towards networking sites like MySpace because it
causes drama and too much emotional stress. There are not many limitations
as to what individuals can post when online. Individuals are given the power
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to post offensive remarks or pictures that could potentially cause a great
amount of emotional pain for another individual.
Social networking can also affect the extent to which a person feels lonely. In
a Newsweek article, Johannah Cornblatt explains Social-networking sites like
Facebook and MySpace may provide people with a false sense of connection
that ultimately increases loneliness in people who feel alone. John T.
Cacioppo, a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago, claims that social
networking can foster feelings of sensitivity to disconnection, which can lead
to loneliness. However, some scholars have expressed that concerns about
social networking are often exaggerated and poorly researched.
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RESEARCH DESIGN
In this research paper I will be using quantitative data. Quantitative
data usually takes the form of statistical or numerical information. My main
reason for choosing to employ the use of this type of data is the fact that
quantitative research facilitates theory formation because as a large
amount of data is collected the data can display cause and correlation and
therein makes the formation of theory is possible. The use of this type of
data is also advantageous in that it provides objectivity; therefore
respondents will not in any way be influenced by my personal views.
The instrument used to collect data was questionnaires. A
questionnaire is a number of preset questions that can contain open-
ended, fixed choice or a combination of both types of questions. 54
students (27 girls and 27 boys- 6 from each age group ranging from 11-19
years old) were chosen by stratified random sample from St Stephens
College from forms 1 to 6. They were approached individually and asked
whether they would like to participate in the study. All agreed. A 17 item
questionnaire was administered to all students on the 29th of February
during the lunch break and was collected after school. 15 items were of
forced-choice type and two were open-ended.
The advantages of the questionnaire are that the data can be easily
tabulated, measured and analyzed, and they are easy to administer.
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However some disadvantages are that fixed choice questions can possibly
force a respondent to choose an answer that does not capture his/her
feelings about an issue and that some respondents may provide erroneous
information or treat the issue too lightly. However these problems were
overcome by incorporating open ended questions in my questions and
secondly in order to prevent respondents from treating the issue lightly I
made an effort to impress upon the respondents the importance of the
research and the necessity for them to answer all questions honestly and
seriously.
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DATA ANALYSIS
(a) Presentation of Data
Figure.1
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Figure 4
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Figure 5
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Figure 7
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Figure 8
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Figure 9
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Figure 10
TABLE SHOWING THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS
INTIMIDATED/ ABUSE ON SNS
AGE GROUPS
IMITATED OR ABUSED
YES NO
11-13 83% 17%
14-16 77% 23%
17-18 53% 47%
Figure 11
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From graph:
A=Resulted in face to face argument or confrontation
B= Caused a problem with your parents
C= Resulted in a physical fight with someone else
D= Ended your friendship with someone
E=Made you feel nervous about going to school
F=Made you feel closer to another person
G=Made you feel good about yourself
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(b) Interpretation of Findings
For the research, the 54 questionnaires which were distributed were all
returned. Out of these questionnaires only 4 indicated not to be on any social
networking site. Therefore majority of students are on a social networking site
inculcating 93% of the 54 students
Figure 2 shows the youths between the ages of 11-13 are the most active
users of social networking sites totaling 100%, than youths between the ages
of 14-16 and 17-19. The age group 17-19 is the least involved in social
networking with only 83.3% participation. Thus this indicates a trend that the
students involvement decreased as their age increased.
From the information gathered, most parents, 80%, are aware of their
childs involvement on SNS. However, figure, indicates that the highest
unawareness of parents about childs involvement is in the age group of 11-
13, 55.6% unaware. Most parents, 76%, neither check their childs account
nor give him/her advice, 90%, on what he/she should post on their account as
indicated in figure 4.
Figure 5 indicates that students between the ages of 11 to 16, opt to have
their profiles on social networking sites public whereas the majority of
students between ages 17 to 19, have their profiles private. The majority the
students are unaware of the dangers related to the exposure of personal
information, with the most unaware group being age 11-13, 79%, and the
most aware group being ages 17 - 19 ,87%, as indicated in figure 6. The
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majority of those between in the age group 14- 16 were unaware of the
dangers but overall had higher awareness than those between in the age
group of 11 13. This therefore indicated that most of those who have their
profiles public are ignorant of the dangers related to exposure of their
personal information on these sites. From the responses received from the
questionnaire it was also noted that most students, 70%, are unconcerned
about the effect of what the place on social networking site would impact on
their social life social life.
On average most students spend more than 3 hours on social networking
sites daily, the majority of them being between the ages of 11 to 13. Most
students between the ages of 17 to 19 spend on average less than 30 minutes
daily as shown in figure 7.
From the results obtained figure 8 shows that youths are mostly kind to
each other on SNS, 70%, with the minority being unkind 30%. This therefore
indicates that youths have relatively good relations with each other on these
sites.
Most students do not witness online intimidation however they themselves are
abused as shown in figure 9 and 10. Students in the age group of 11-13
experience the most abuse on SNS, 83% of them.
The majority of students have positive online experiences, but some are
caught in an online feedback loop of meanness and negative experiences as
seen in figure 11. The majority of students felt that social networking sites
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benefited them by improving their self-esteem, helped them to be more
connected with friends, make new friends, develop closer friendships, assisted
in school work through study groups which they joined and also helped them
to be kept updated about current trends and issues.
Students stated that the best ways youths can guard against negative
repercussions on SNS are by making their profiles private, to not accept
people who they do not know, to not post revealing pictures of themselves, to
not use explicit language on their account and to reduce the amount of time
they spend on SNS.
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Discussion of findings
The research which I have conducted demonstrates the effect of social
networking on youths of St Stephens college between the ages of 11 19
social life. Indebt research was done to analyze the positive and negative
impacts of social networking on their lives and the awareness of parents
about their childs involvement on social networking sites. The results
obtained from the research, showed some similarities and differences to
previous research carried out on this topic.
The results showed that 93% of students use SNS. This is an increase from the
expected usage according to research done by Pew Research Centre. This
shows that the rate of usage of these SNS is growing more rapidly than
expected. This was could be due to a host of reasons. These sites constantly
grow and evolve to meet the users needs so they become increasingly
important to the needs of students.
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Also students between the ages of 11 13 were found are the largest age
group present on social networking sites unlike previous research which
showed that this youngest group was the least keen to join SNS. This could be
due to the increased prevalence of computers in homes and in school
therefore students have easier access to SNS.
Like previous research carried out by Ofcom, it was found that the majority of
parents were aware of their childs involvement in SNS, however, most
parents neither check their childs account nor give them advice on what they
should post. This could be as a result of parents being unable to manipulate
the internet or being unaware of the negative effects of social networking.
Most students, the majority being between the ages 11 -13, spend on average
more than 3 hours daily on SNS, it is quite possible that they are not aware
about how it may harm their interpersonal communication as suggested by
Benniger (1987), as well as cause health problems as suggested by
Larry D.
Rosen (2011).
According to a study conducted by the information Commissioners Office
(ICO) similar findings were obtained in this research showing that most
students who have their profiles set up for public consumption are both
unaware and unconcerned about the related dangers, such as that of sexual
predators.
This research found that most students do not witness cyber bulling on SNS
sites, however they themselves are bullied, 59%, especially students between
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the ages of 11-13, however, Danah Boyd stated that only 39% of youths
admitted to be cyber bullied.
However like the result found by Pew Research Center, the majority of
students admit to having generally positive experiences on social networking
sitesin that they gain new friends, strengthen friendships, improve their self-esteem and help foster student teacher communication.
CONCLUSION
The students of St Stephens College demonstrate similar social networking
habits of youths worldwide. It therefore supports studies done on this problem
before. However, it goes further to show that the number of youths involved in
social networking have increased with the largest group being between the
ages of 11-13. In addition, the study shows that a higher percentage of
parents are aware of their children being on social networking sties but
however neglect to check their accounts. The students especially between the
ages of 11-13 spend more than 3 hours daily and unaware of the dangers of
having public profiles and are unconcerned about the dangers this could
cause to their social lives. The majority students especially between the ages
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of 11-13 admitted to being cyber bullied but however still indicated that they
had relatively good experiences on SNS.
This study is limited by the small sample size and so results cannot be
generalized to a wider body of students but it certainly presents ideas that
could be built on a larger scale study. A questionnaire should have been given
out to the students parents to assess their awareness of their childs usage of
SNS, however due to the time constraint this was not done.
RECOMMENDATIONS
SOLUTIONS FOR PARENTS TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM THE DANGERS
OF SOCIAL NETWORKING:
1. Do research and take classes to understand how computer and Internet technology
works.
2. Put your computer in a common area of your house where privacy wont be expected.
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3. Explain to your kids that the Internet is not private and they shouldnt post anything
about themselves that they wouldnt want everyone to know about. Also check
your childs privacy settings to restrict access and postings. Show your
child how to use these settings and explain their significance.
4. Also let your children know that they also shouldnt post any private information about
their friends.
5. Tell your kids to let you know immediately if anyone has approached them or sent
them inappropriate content.
6. If you suspect that something is wrong, contact the authorities and your Internet
service provider.
7. Review your childs friend list and ask questions if you see a friend
unfamiliar to you.
8. Discuss online etiquette with your children so as not to instigate
bullying. For instance, tell them that if something is too mean to say to
someones face, then it probably is not appropriate to say online.
SOLUTIONS FOR YOUTHS ON HOW TO GUARD AGAINST THE NEGATIVE
EFFECTS SOCIAL NETWORKING HAS ON THEIR SOCIAL LIVES:
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1. Make your profile private
2. Do not accept friend requests for people you do not know
3. Guard identity information (name, age, sex, school, address). Do not
open attachments from cyber friends as they may contain viruses
which can provide identities to hackers.
4. If one of your friends is bullying someone, ask them to stop. Let
them know it is not normal or okay. If you are being cyber bullied
Talk to someone you trust. If you feel scared or trapped, you should
talk with an adult, such as a parent, aunt/uncle, teacher, school
counselor, or church youth group leader.
5. Limit the amount of time you spend daily on social networking sites.
In schools teachers should speak to students about the dangers of
social networking and about ways to combat them.
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APPENDIX
QUESTIONNAIRE
My name is Binta Baptiste. My project is to evaluate the impact of
social networking on the social life of students of St StephensCollege, between the ages of 11- 19years old. Please read the
questions carefully and respond truthfully to all answers. Your
responses will be treated with the strictest confidence and the
questionnaire of all respondents will remain anonymous. Place a tick
in the box provided
1. What gender are you?
Male Female
2. What is your age?
11.13 14-16 17-19
. Are you on any social networking site?
Yes No
4. Are your parents aware that you are on a social networking site?
Yes No
5. Have your parents ever checked your social networking account?
Sometimes Often Never
6. Have your parents ever given you advice on what you should post on your socialnetworking site?
Yes No
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7. Are you aware of the dangers related to exposure of personal information on socialnetworking sites?
Yes No
8. Are you concerned about the effect of what you place on the social networking sites??
Very concerned Sometimes concerned Unconcerned
9. How is your profile set up?
Public (everyone can see it)
Partially private (Friends of friends)
Private (Friends only)
10. On a typical day about how much time do you spend on the social networking site?
Less than 30min 1-2hrs 2-3hrs more than 3hrs
11. What benefits do you gain from social networking?
Connection with friends and family living abroad
Make new friends
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Develop closer friendships
Join study groups
Please indicate any others?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Overall in your experience how do people your age group relate to each otheron social networking sites?
Kind Unkind
13. How often do you witness online intimidation/abuse?
Frequently sometimes only once in a while never
14. Have you ever been intimidated/abused on the social networking sites?
Yes No
15. Have you ever personally had an experience on a social networking site that:
Yes No
a) Resulted in face to face argument or confrontation
b) Caused a problem with your parents
c) Resulted in a physical fight with someone else
d) Ended your friendship with someone
e) Made you feel closer to another person
f) Made you feel nervous about going to schoolg) Get you into trouble at school
h) Made you feel good about yourself
16. In your opinion what ways can youths guard against negative repercussion on socialnetworking sites?
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