Participant Social Network Average No.
of Purpose for Perceived Do You Consent
Platforms Used Hours Spent Using These Effects in Using to Participate in
(in order of Online in These Platforms These Platforms This Survey (a
preference) Platforms signature
indicates
consent)
1 Tiktok 3 hours - Entertainment - Enhanced
Messenger 2 hours - Connecting with connectivity with
Facebook 2 hours family and friends people.
Instagram 1 hour - School Purposes - Staying up to
Telegram 1 hour date with current
YouTube 1 hour events.
X (Twitter) 1 hour
Pinterest 30 minutes
2 Facebook 2-4 hours - Connecting with Positive: Staying
YouTube 3 hours friends and family, connected with
Tiktok 1 hour sharing updates, loved ones,
and staying learning new
informed about things, finding
current events. entertainment, and
- Watching being informed
educational videos, about today’s
entertainment, updates.
music, and learning Negative:
new skills. Addiction and
- Entertainment, privacy concerns.
discovering new
trends, and
connecting with
other users.
3 Facebook 8 hours For educational Easy access to
Instagram 3 hours purposes, information needed
Messenger 3 hours communication, and easy
Twitter 2 hours and information communication to
Telegram 3 hours gathering. different people
across the country.
4 Facebook 1-2 hours per day To connect with Positive Effects:
Instagram 1 hour per day friends, share - enhance
Tiktok 1-3 hours per day updates, and join communication
communities. - convenience
To share visually - finding
engaging photos entertainment
and videos with a - being informed
personal or creative about current
touch. events
To create, share, - relieved stress
and explore short-
form, entertaining, Negative Effects:
and viral content. - misinformation
- privacy risks
- addiction
- scams
- Anxiety
5 YouTube 2-3 hours Studying - Able to
Facebook 1-2 hours Entertainment understand and
learn the topics that
I found difficult
understanding at
school
- Learn some
important news
about the world and
it also brings
enjoyment when
I'm bored
6 Tiktok 7 hours Most of the time my Using social media
Instagram purpose of using platforms have
Facebook these platforms is advantages and
to have a better disadvantages.
connection or When using these
communication with social media
friends, family, and platforms we need
teachers especially to control ourselves
when there is an so that we do not
announcement to overuse them,
the group chat. which has a great
Using these impact on
platforms helps not ourselves.
just myself but it However, the
helps a lot of excessive use of
people to stay social media can
connected and decrease our
access information academic
easily. But engagement
sometimes I use because we're
these platforms to already addicted to
get rid of boredom. it. So that's why for
me using social
media sets limits
and prioritizes
those things that is
more important
than spending your
time by using it. As
a teenager, we
need to be mindful
and aware of the
positive and
negative effects of
social media
addiction.
7 Facebook 2-3 hours Education and Improve academics
learning, access to and become
information. updated with new
information.
8 Messenger 5 hours per day Can connect to Easy to
Facebook 2 hours per day your family and communicate with
Tiktok 3 2 hours per day friends through your family and
chat and video friends regardless
calls. of location.
Can share updates, Easy to update and
photos, and videos can connect with
by posting them, friends and gather
and can also information about
connect with current events.
friends regardless It reduces
of physical boredom.
distance. It entertained and
Can view and amused viewers.
upload videos. It Users can create
provides content.
entertainment,
engaging, and
often viral short
videos.
9 Messenger 6 hours per day Communication, Enhanced
Facebook 6 hrs per day Educational communication,
Youtube 2 hrs per day Purposes, and increased
Google 2 hrs per day Entertainment. productivity
Tiktok 30 mins per day Provides
Instagram 30 mins per day entertainment but
Telegram 10 mins per day also procrastination
Increased
academic
performance
Increased
academic
performance
Provides relaxation
10 Facebook 1 hour Entertainment Connect with
friends and access
to news and trends.
11 Facebook 2-3 hours per day Keeping in touch Positive:
Tiktok 3-4 hours per day with friends, family, Increased
Instagram 30-40 minutes and class groups. connectivity,
Entertainment, access to diverse
learning new and information,
quick tips, staying creativity
updated with news, inspiration, and
and discovering comfort.
trends.
Sharing personal Negative: Time
moments, seeking management
comfort in watching challenges.
reels, and staying
updated with news.
12 Facebook 3 hours per day The main use for I perceive positive
Youtube online. That time is the application is effects, such as
Instagram split evenly social interaction improved
between socializing with friends, and engagement and
and content classmates, and access to a wide
learned. opportunities to range of learning
further learn from a materials. However,
variety of sources I also experience
and tutorials. negative effects,
Instagram is including
specific for distractions and
inspiration and feelings of anxiety
visual resources to due to excessive
study. platform usage.
13 Messenger 1 hour Communication Improved
Tiktok 1 hour Entertainment communication
Youtube 1 hour Education and between
Entertainment acquaintances
Provides enjoyment
Provides
knowledge and
enjoyment
14 Facebook 2-3 hours To watch some It helps to
funny videos, to communicate and
have fun and also keep me
pastime at the updated on what is
same time. happening in the
world.
15 Facebook 8 hours For communication Addiction and
and information procrastination.
dissemination.
