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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Rationale

Nowadays, social behavior is the opposite of positive social due to negative and

unfavorable attitudes and dispositions. Both of them affect youths because the majority

of users are them. Currently, they learn bullying in youth, blackmail, involvement in

fraud, impersonation among other negative influences through WhatsApp, Facebook,

and google classroom (Abdullah, Ellias & Jegak, 2010).

According to Schwab (2014), social participation of students is mainly determined

by their social behavior and social skills. Sociometric studies have provided evidence

that popular students show more positive associated social behavior, whereas socially

rejected students show significantly more negative associated behavior (e.g.,

aggressive behavior) than averagely rated students (Jones and Frederickson, 2010).

Several previous research was conducted on social media and the social

behavior of youth. Muritala & Theophilus (2014) researched social media usage, self-

image, group behavior, and academic performance among senior secondary school

students in IlorinWest Local Government, Kwara State. Muinde (2015) also researched

the social media and behavior of secondary school students in Kitui Central Sub-

County, Kitui County. Adegboyega (2019) researched the influence of social media on

the sexual behavior of youth in Kwara State. Since the previous researches do not focus

on the influence of social media on students’ social behavior, the researchers cannot lay
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hands on any research that examined the influence of social media on the social

behavior of primary school students.

Most of the studies conducted on influence of the social media sites and its

impact on social behavior focused on students in the developed world. It is against this

background that it has become necessary to conduct this research aimed at

investigating influence of social media on the social behavior of criminology students in

Southway

College of Technology. This is largely because no empirical study has been conducted

in Southway College of Technology to find out the influence of social media on the social

behavior of criminology students in Southway College of Technology.

Research Objectives

The study seeks to determine the influence of social media on the social behavior

of criminology students in Southway College of Technology.

Specifically, the study seeks to address the following objectives:

1. To assess the level of social media of criminology students in Southway

College of Technology in terms of:

1.1 facebook;

1.2 twitter; and

1.3 social networking.

2. To assess the level of social behavior of criminology students in Southway

College of Technology in terms of:

2.1 connectedness;
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2.2 prosocial; and

2.3 avoidance.

3. To Ascertain any significant relationship between social media and social

behavior.

Hypothesis

The following null hypothesis will be tested at 0.05 level of significance:

Ho1. There is no significant relationship between social media and social behavior.

Review of Related Literature

This section presented literatures that provide the needed information relevant to

the study of the influence of social media on the social behavior of criminology students

in Southway College of Technology and how each variable are associated with each

other.

The independent variable which is social media has the following four indicators:

facebook, twitter and social networking (Adegboyega, 2020).

On the other hand, the dependent variable is social behavior with the following

indicators: connectedness, prosocial and avoidance (Cissel, 2018).

Social Media

Social media has become pervasive, impacting the social fabric of our society

and changing the nature of social relationships. It has revolutionized the way we

communicate, interact and socialize. New technologies help facilitate and provide

flexibility in communicating and sharing of resources. This new approach to consuming

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and creating information is in particular attractive to youths as a platform and space for

activities not possible in the face-to-face context (Leea, Chena, Lia & Lin, 2015).

However, excessive use of social media tools by college students has led to

debate over whether or not it has changed the very shape and structure of students’

social behavior and academic practices, and has thus caused leading educators to

redefine their understanding of interpersonal communication and study dynamics

(Junco, Merson & Salter, 2010).

In a survey conducted by Bagget and Williams (2012), students agree that social

media is a means to connect between individuals and is used as means to share

common interests. Social media represents useful tools for communication and

education, and provides an opportunity for networking in any profession. With time

constraints and demanding class schedules, social media helps students to multitask

because they do not want to spend time creating multiple individual messages. They

commonly use Facebook, watch television or a video, talk, email friends and family, and

write papers or conduct research all at the same time.

A study by Sponsil and Gitimu (2013) investigating the effect of social media on

self-concept reports that college students either believe that social media websites

affect their self-esteem positively or neither positively or negatively. In development to

adulthood, one tries to define his/her identity. Another study done by Benage (2011)

indicates that overall college students do not see social media as limiting their identities

or falsifying the identity information shared online, but rather view social media as a tool

for expressing their identities, although some parts of identity are held back in online
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interactions. This means that, although it is not readily apparent to the creators of social

media pages, identities of students are being split to fit into the restricted space of social

media.

In a study exploring how students use social media, Wang, Chen and Liang

(2011) report that most college students spent vast number of hours accessing social

media sites. Ninety percent of students surveyed spent their time on entertainment.

While eighty percent of the sample admitted that they posted or responded while

completing homework, not too many college students preferred using social media to do

their homework. Considering the overall results of collected data analysis, there was a

negative attitude towards social media when college students used them. The analysis

also indicates that an approach is needed to better balance the relationship between

social media and academic study.

First domain is facebook, Madge, Meek, Wellens and Hooley (2009) report on a

study conducted with first year undergraduates at a British university using an online

survey. Students reported that they specifically joined Facebook pre‐registration as a

means of making new friends at university, as well as keeping in touch with friends and

family at home. The survey data also reveal that once at university, Facebook was a

social element that helped students settle into university life. Students thought Facebook

was used most importantly for social reasons.

Junco et al (2011) it is founded that when Facebook Groups allow the students to

do political or public engagement, rather than using social networking websites for social

contribution, students are using these sites for public involvement. This perception is
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carry by Junco study, where it was originated that students use Facebook for cause

other than to socialize. Information collecting and Information sharing activities make up

a time to spend on Facebook as student. Students which use Facebook more for data

sharing and collecting activities get high grades than those who used it for socializing

This evidence suggest that students use Facebook for study activities however it is

positive or not

As to the relationship between social media and grades, a study released by Ohio

State University reveals that college students who utilize Facebook spend less time on

studying and have lower grades than students who do not use the popular social

networking sites (Kalpidou, Costin, & Morris, 2011).

Second domain is twitter, Domizi (2013) a seminar is conducted in graduate

students in which they were told to use Twitter and weekly post tweets in order to extend

discussions of classroom. After that Students used Twitter account to connect with their

content and with other students. In Addition, students having remarks about twitter is

that

„twitter is useful personally and professionally”

Junco, Heibergert, and Lokenet al (2011) a study is conducted on 132 students in

order to examine the relationship of social media and engagement of students with it&

social media and grades of students. To examine this relationship the students were

divided into two groups, one group use twitter and the other group did not use twitter

account. It was used to make discussions about study material, organize the study

groups in a manner, also post the announcements of class, and remain in touch with
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class fellows. Junco and his coworkers (2011) surprised that the students of Twitter

group achieve greater GPAs and higher scores than the other group

Last domain is social networking regarding the relationship between using social

media with the grades of college students, concurrent with past studies that find that

online communication is linked to time spent in offline relationships, “our findings

indicate that Social Networking Site (SNS) use and cellular-phone communication

facilitates offline social interaction, rather than replace it (Jacobsen & Forste, 2011)”.

Shambare, R et al. (2012) Conduct a study on social networking habits among

students their study indicates that such Medias most commonly used by Younger‟s and

Facebook is most widely using by a large number of communities and have multiple

effects on student's life. The high speed and quickly approach to internet and the

development of smart phone technology are most important drivers behind the adoption

and connectivity with social networking websites and conclude that SNS enhance their

knowledge level.

Ahmad (2011) their study showed that social networking sites have number of

advantages for their users, it enable the community to keep in touch with their peers and

relink with old ones and help to find new friends according to your interest from all

around the and a large number of persons are linking with these networks. Hence the

network of social media is growing globally.

Social Behavior

Social behaviors such as helping, helping, giving, donate, or can be viewed as an

act of charity that has a positive social consequence. Every kindness to others without
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expecting anything gift called prosocial behavior. The term prosocial behavior "to

describe the antithesis of aggressive behavior, the sympathy, altruism (altruistic nature),

charity (charity), assists (sharing), etc. social behavior implies that aid or assistance

must be made voluntarily, not because of external encouragement. Prosocial behavior

only occurs when an individual has the freedom to choose whether to help or not.

Although, maybe the inner impulse that requires individual prosocial behavior (Hakam,

2011).

Social behavior is a part of human psychology against unacceptable behaviors. It

centers on the attitude, perception, reaction, and disposition of an individual to others

around him (Kaplan & Haenlein, 2010). There are positive and negative social

behaviors. Positive social behavior is acceptable behavior due to positive and favorable

attitudes and dispositions. Negative social behavior is the opposite of positive social due

to negative and unfavorable attitudes and dispositions. Both of them affect youths

because the majority of users are them. Currently, they learn bullying in youth,

blackmail, involvement in fraud, impersonation among other negative influences through

WhatsApp, Facebook, and google classroom (Abdullah, Ellias & Jegak, 2009).

Because social media is a ubiquitous part of our social lives, it is important to

understand what behaviors are taking place on social media and who is engaging in

these behaviors. While the majority of psychological research on social media usage is

typically negative, with topics focusing on the harmful impact it can have on the

individual and society (Greysen, Kind, & Chretien, 2010).

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To date, little to no research has focused on the potentially altruistic behaviors

that frequently take place on social media. Altruism has been given many definitions by

researchers but ultimately one idea that is constant across all researchers is that

altruism is an ethical construct where an individual does things for the benefit of others

rather than the self (Furnham, Treglown, Hyde, & Trickey, 2016).

First domain is connectedness previous research investigating potential

differences in biology and social connectedness found physiological differences in the

oxytocin alleles between men and women impacted the frequency of socially connected

behaviors (Chang et al., 2014). Engaging in social media behaviors targeting gains in

likes and positive reinforcement is linked to narcissism, literature shows that women

tend to post more selfies, however the relationship between selfie posting and

narcissism is actually stronger for men (Sorokowski et al., 2015).

. Lee, Draper, and Lee (2011) define social connectedness as an individual's

cognitive sense of feeling connected with others. They developed a social

connectedness scale measuring an individual's general sense of connectedness with

others. It is important to understand how behaviors on social media impact social

connectedness in order to address the effects social media has on the individual. The

present study defines social media connectedness as using social media as a means to

feel more connected with others.

Second domain is prosocial research regarding age differences in prosocial

behaviors has been ambiguous. Generally, older adults are more likely to donate money

than younger adults, however this could be the result of older adults being more
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established in their careers and therefore having more ability to donate financially

(Freund & Blanchard-Fields, 2014). Younger adults have been shown to participate

more in community service, however this was also moderated by the fact that high

schools have a heightened focus on community service hours for potential benefits

offered to the students (Wray-Lake, Schulenberg, Keyes, & Shubert, 2017).

Previous research has looked at gender differences in millennials' participation in

prosocial charity online and of:fline (Paulin, Ferguson, Schattke, & Jost, 2014). Overall,

these findings indicated that women were generally more likely to engage in prosocial

events, which is consistent with previous research that indicates women are generally

more altruistic, empathetic, and moral than men. However, in a social media context,

charitable events that target emotions related to altruism, empathy for the cause, and

socially oriented identity, were more predictive of men's participation.

Last domain is avoidance is a distinct subtype of social withdrawal that involves a

desire to avoid social interaction due to anxiety and a preference to spend time alone.

Accordingly, shyness, unsociability, and social avoidance are characterized as related

but distinct constructs and, therefore, it necessary to control for any shared variance to

explore their unique effects and implications (Coplan et al., 2018). Social avoidance is

concurrently and predictively associated with a number of maladaptive adjustment

outcomes, such peer problems, social anxiety, and depression (Bowker et al., 2012;

Coplan et al., 2013, 2018; Nelson, 2013).

Social avoidance is a distinct subtype of social withdrawal that involves a desire

to avoid social interaction due to anxiety and a preference to spend time alone. These
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two components, social anxiety and preference for solitude, jointly increase the

likelihood of social maladjustment among these children. For example, feelings of social

anxiety inhibit positive social interactions and reduce social opportunities, further

contributing to problems in interpersonal relations (Russell et al., 2011). Moreover,

because socially avoidant children seek out more solitude, they might miss out on

important opportunities to practice and develop new cognitive and social skills (Jones et

al., 2015).

Correlation Between Measures

Several previous research was conducted on social media and the social

behavior of youth. Muritala & Theophilus (2014) researched social media usage, self-

image, group behavior, and academic performance among senior secondary school

students in IlorinWest Local Government, Kwara State. Muinde (2015) also researched

the social media and behavior of secondary school students in Kitui Central Sub-County,

Kitui County. Adegboyega (2019) researched the influence of social media on the sexual

behavior of youth in Kwara State. Since the previous researches do not focus on the

influence of social media on students’ social behavior, the researchers cannot lay hands

on any research that examined the influence of social media on the social behavior of

primary school students.

Social media tools by college students has led to debate over whether or not it

has changed the very shape and structure of students’ social behavior and academic

practices, and has thus caused leading educators to redefine their understanding of

interpersonal communication and study dynamics (Junco, Merson & Salter, 2010). As
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such, it is pertinent to seek the views of faculty pertaining to perceptions of social media

impact on social behavior of students.

Theoretical Framework

Structural Theory of Social Influence by Friedkin (1998) introduced this theory to

define appropriate or socially acceptable attitudes that emerge from interpersonal

contact effect. Friedkin focuses on the process of social influence, and on how this

process, when it is played out in a network of interpersonal influence, may result in

interpersonal agreements among actors who are located in different parts of a

complexly differentiated organization.

Social learning theory by Badura (1977) suggests that social behavior is learned

by observing and imitating the behavior of others. Psychologist Albert Bandura

developed the social learning theory open_in_new as an alternative to the earlier work

of fellow psychologist B.F. Skinner, known for his influence on behaviorism. According to

the principles of social learning theory, observational learning is achieved by organizing

and rehearsing the modeled behavior both symbolically and enacting it overtly. That is

more than mere observations.

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Conceptual Framework

The conceptual framework as shown in figure 1 presents the interplay of the

variables. The independent variable Social Media by Adegboyega, (2020) and the

indicators: facebook means provide an online book of faces for university students to

connect and share information, twitter means to share short and quick information and

social networking means the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with

other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself.

On the other hand, the dependent variable by Cissel (2018).and indicators:

connectedness means the state of being connected and having a close relationship with

other things or people, prosocial means relating to or denoting behavior which is

positive, helpful, and intended to promote social acceptance and friendship and

avoidance means any act or series of actions that enables an individual to avoid or

anticipate unpleasant or painful situations, stimuli, or events, including conditioned

aversive stimuli.
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Independent Variables Dependent Variable

Social Media
Social Behavior

• Connectednessss
• Facebook

• Twitter • Prosocial

Social Networking
• • Avoidance

Figure 1. The Conceptual Framework showing the Variables of the Study.

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Significance of the study

The study of social media and peer effects towards academic performance of

criminology students in Southway College of Technology is vital in determining the

existing problem of the students and recommend several strategies that could help to

improve qualities of better education.

This study will be beneficial to the students of Southway College of Technology.

The findings will be used as a basis in develop their academic strategies.

Lastly, this study is beneficial to the future researchers who are possibly

conducting this study and may help the future researchers be guided and will serve as a

basis and reference for the research activity to acquire more knowledge in doing their

research.

Definition of terms

The following terms are used throughout the study and are defined operationally

for better understanding.

Social Behavior. As used in this study, it refers to the Connectedness, Prosocial and

Avoidance.

Social Media. As used in this study, it refers to the Facebook, Twitter and Social

Networking.
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CHAPTER 2

METHOD

This chapter consists of the study’s research design, research locale, population

and sample research instrument, data collection, statistical tools, and ethical

considerations.

Research Design

The researchers employed descriptive-correlational design. Descriptive designs

are essential for describing the characteristics of the phenomenon or the population that

is being studied. A descriptive study tries to generalize the findings from a

representative sample to a larger target population as in a cross-sectional survey. The

descriptive study designs common aspect is that there is only one single sample without

any comparison group (Omair, 2014). it provides a relatively complete picture what is

occurring at a given time and allows the development of questions for further study

(Stangor, 2011). Moreover, the researchers used descriptive correlational design to

describe the relationships that occur naturally between and among variables. In this

study, it will describe the social media towards academic performance of criminology

students.

Research Locale

The study will be conducted in Southway College of Technology is a private

educational institution in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. The researcher of the study
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was determined through the purposive sampling technique. The researchers aim to

have (100) respondents to be identified as participants of the study.

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Figure 2. Geographical Location of the Study

Population and Sample

The respondents of the study will be one hundred (100) criminology students in

Southway College of Technology. The researchers used random sampling to the

respondents who were present and available during the distribution of the questionnaire

presentation were made using stratified random sampling. It ensured that the

consideration of the number of each students sampling is appropriate given that the

intention of the study is to test the hypotheses in Chapter 1 and to ensure that the

results will be comprehensive and representative of the population (Cochran, 2010).

In selecting the respondents, participants shall be any criminology students who

were present during the conduct of the data collection, no respondents shall be included

if they are not criminology students. Criminology students from outside of Southway

College of Technology like Saint Francis Xavier College is not included. Any respondent

can withdraw participation at any time without penalty in their part.

Research Instrument

In order to collect results, the study will use an adapted survey questionnaire.

The questionnaire will be divided into three parts. The demographics are presented in

the first section. The second part is the Social Media developed by Adegboyega (2020),

which consist of four indicators: facebook, twitter and social networking.

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It will be designed using a five-point Likert scale, with five being the highest and

one being the lowest. The following matrix will be used to interpret the mean scores:

Social Media
Range of Descriptions Interpretations

4.20 – 5.00 Strongly Agree Indicates that the social media is always

demonstrated.

3.40 – 4.19 Agree Indicates that the social media is oftentimes

demonstrated.

2.60 – 3.39 Neutral Indicates that the social media is sometimes

demonstrated.

1.80 – 2.59 Disagree Indicates that the social media is seldom

demonstrated.

1.00 – 1.79 Strongly Indicates that the social media is not

demonstrated.
Disagree

On the other hand, the dependent variable of this study is the Academic Stress

developed by Cissel (2018) connectedness, prosocial and avoidance.

The five-point Likert scale was used to determine the level of social behavior of

students.
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Social Behavior
Range of Descriptions Interpretations

4.20 – 5.00 Strongly Agree Indicates that the social behavior is always

demonstrated.

3.40 – 4.19 Agree Indicates that the social behavior is

oftentimes demonstrated.

2.60 – 3.39 Neutral Indicates that the social behavior is

sometimes demonstrated.

1.80 – 2.59 Disagree Indicates that the social behavior is seldom

demonstrated.

1.00 – 1.79 Strongly Indicates that the social behavior is not

demonstrated.
Disagree

Data Collection

The researcher must obtain permission to perform the analysis from the Deans of

Southway College of Technology and will also be asked for formal approval to perform

the research, which will then be forwarded to the designated respondents.

The researcher shall outline the intent of the surveys to the participants who were

identified in the school of the research locale Before initiating the survey, potential
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participants will be asked if they are ready to participate in the research by performing

the method and answering the survey questionnaires. The informed consent would be

obtained by encouraging them to read the contents of the informed consent form (ICF)

before being told to sign the ICF. After obtaining the ICF, the researcher will distribute

survey questionnaires to the listed respondents. will be recovered right afterwards. The

survey will take place over one week.

Statistical tools

The following statistical tools will be utilized in measuring and analyzing the gathered

data in the study

Mean. This will determine the level of social media on the social behavior of

criminology students in Southway College of Technology

Person r. Will be used for correlation whether there is a relationship between

each indicator of level of social media on the social behavior of criminology students in

Southway College of Technology

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Chapter 3
RESULTS

This chapter discusses the analysis and interpretations of the results on the

influence of social media on the social behavior of criminology students in Southway

College of Technology. The outputs of the set of data are presented and ordered based

on the objectives of this study. First, level of social media, second, level of social

behavior, third, the significant relationship between social media and social behavior.

Level of Social Media

Illustrated in Table 1 are the respondents' views on the degree of social media in

terms of facebook, twitter and social networking. The overall mean score obtained on

social media is 3.43, with an overall standard deviation of 0.57, describe as agree,

which means that the social media is oftentimes demonstrated. However, the facebook

obtained the highest mean rating of 3.74, with a standard deviation of 0.53, described

as agree. These was followed by social networking obtained a mean score of 3.71, with

a standard deviation of 0.74, described as agree. Lastly, the twitter obtained the lowest

mean score of 2.83, with a standard deviation of 0.99, described as neutral.

Table 1

Level of Social Media

SD Mean Verbal Interpretation

Facebook 0.53 3.74 Agree
Twitter 0.99 2.83 Neutral
Social Networking 0.74 3.71 Agree
Overall 0.57 3.43 Agree
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Level of Social Behavior

Shown in Table 2 is the respondents’ overall level of social behavior in terms of

connectedness, prosocial and avoidance. The overall mean score obtained on social

behavior is 3.49, with an overall standard deviation of 0.64, described as agree. This

means that the social behavior is oftentimes demonstrated. Specifically, prosocial

obtained the highest mean rating of 3.54, with a standard deviation of 0.74, described

as agree. These was followed by connectedness obtained a mean score of 3.48, with a

standard deviation of 0.73, described as agree. Lastly, the avoidance obtained the

lowest mean score of 3.44, with a standard deviation of 0.84, described as agree.

Table 2

Level of Social Behavior

SD Mean Verbal Interpretation

Connectedness 0.73 3.48 Agree
Prosocial 0.74 3.54 Agree
Avoidance 0.84 3.44 Agree
Overall 0.67 3.49 Agree

Significance on the Relationship between Social Media and Social Behavior

Table 3 shows the test of significant relationships between social media and

social behavior. There is a significant relationship since the p-value 0.00 is less than

0.05 level of significance which means reject the null hypothesis. This was analysed

and interpreted through the use of weighted mean., spearman and the person product

moment correlation. Based on these results, there is correlation between the social

media and social behavior.

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Table 3

Significance on the relationship between social media and social behavior

Variables Social Behavior
Social Media Connectedness Prosocial Avoidance Overall
0.285* 0.306* 0.349* 0.332*
Facebook
(0.004) (0.002) (0) (0.001)
0.180 0.413* 0.248* 0.299*
Twitter
(0.073) (0) (0.013) (0.002)
0.442* 0.462* 0.444* 0.505*
Social Networking
(0) (0) (0) (0)
0.325* 0.521* 0.388* 0.451*
Overall
(0.001) (0) (0) (0)
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Chapter 4

DISCUSSION

Presented in this chapter are the discussion of the data, the conclusion and

recommendations on the influence of social media on the social behavior of criminology

students in Southway College of Technology.

Social Media

The agree level of social media among criminology students is due to the agree

rating given by the respondents on facebook, twitter and social networking. This means

that criminology students influence facebook. Facebook facilitates social connections

and helps students stay in touch with friends and family, especially those who are

geographically distant. It provides a platform for communication and sharing

experiences. New technologies help facilitate and provide flexibility in communicating

and sharing of resources. This new approach to consuming and creating information is

in particular attractive to youths as a platform and space for activities not possible in the

face-to-face context (Leea, Chena, Lia & Lin, 2015).

In addition, facebook Groups allow the students to do political or public

engagement, rather than using social networking websites for social contribution,

students are using these sites for public involvement. This perception is carry by Junco

study, where it was originated that students use Facebook for cause other than to

socialize. Information collecting and Information sharing activities make up a time to

spend on Facebook as student. Students which use Facebook more for data sharing
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and collecting activities get high grades than those who used it for socializing (Junco &

et al., 2011).
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Social Behavior

The agree level of social behavior among criminology students is due to the

agree rating given by the respondents on connectedness, prosocial and avoidance. This

means that students are engaging in prosocial behaviors, such as helping others, is

associated with increased levels of happiness and life satisfaction. Students who

actively contribute to the well-being of others often experience a sense of fulfillment and

purpose. Students exhibit prosocial behaviors and serve as positive role models for their

peers, inspiring others to engage in similar positive actions. Prosocial behavior only

occurs when an individual has the freedom to choose whether to help or not. Although,

maybe the inner impulse that requires individual prosocial behavior (Hakam, 2011).

Furthermore, Younger adults have been shown to participate more in community

service, however this was also moderated by the fact that high schools have a

heightened focus on community service hours for potential benefits offered to the

students. Overall, these findings indicated that women were generally more likely to

engage in prosocial events, which is consistent with previous research that indicates

women are generally more altruistic, empathetic, and moral than men. However, in a

social media context, charitable events that target emotions related to altruism, empathy

for the cause, and socially oriented identity, were more predictive of men's participation.

Because social media is a ubiquitous part of our social lives, it is important to

understand what behaviors are taking place on social media and who is engaging in

these behaviors. While the majority of psychological research on social media usage is
 29

typically negative, with topics focusing on the harmful impact it can have on the

individual and society (Greysen, Kind, & Chretien, 2010).

Significance on the Relationship between Social Media and Social Behavior

The current study reveals that there is a significant relationship between social

media and social behavior of criminology students in Southway College of Technology.

This means that social media and social behavior of criminology students determines

their social behavior through social media which can be seen in the data.

The result of the study was supported by Junco, Merson & Salter (2010) Social

media tools by college students has led to debate over whether or not it has changed

the very shape and structure of students’ social behavior and academic practices, and

has thus caused leading educators to redefine their understanding of interpersonal

communication and study dynamics. As such, it is pertinent to seek the views of faculty

pertaining to perceptions of social media impact on social behavior of students.

Conclusion

Based from the findings of the study, the researcher came up the following

salient conclusion.

The overall level of social media is agree. Its indicators also exhibited agree

results in facebook and social networking; twitter has neutral level. On the other hand,

the overall level of the social behavior of criminology students is also agree. Its

indicators also exhibited agree results in connectedness, prosocial and avoidance. The

researchers conclude also that the level of social media of criminology students on

social behavior is significantly related, also there are previous study support the
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discussion of this research stated that there is a significant relationship between these

two variable, the researchers also found out that the criminology students is

emphasizes the importance of social media and also identifies various aspects that

have a significant effect on it.

Overall, this study conforms with Structural Theory of Social Influence by Friedkin

(1998) introduced this theory to define appropriate or socially acceptable attitudes that

emerge from interpersonal contact effect. Friedkin focuses on the process of social

influence, and on how this process, when it is played out in a network of interpersonal

influence, may result in interpersonal agreements among actors who are located in

different parts of a complexly differentiated organization.

Recommendations

In the light of the foregoing findings and conclusions of this study, the researcher

put forward the following recommendations.

For the teachers, it is recommended that to pay close attention to individual and

group dynamics in the classroom. Observe students' interactions with peers and identify

specific instances of social behavior avoidance. Integrate cooperative learning activities

that encourage collaboration among students. Group projects and team-based

assignments provide opportunities for social interaction and can help students build

connections.

For the parents, it is recommended that to monitor on how their children use the

social media especially of using twitter. Parents should better manage their children and

prevent distractions that can be provided by the social media. There should be a

decrease in the number of time spent by their child when surfing the net.
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For the students, Maintain a healthy balance between online and offline

activities. Spending too much time on social media can impact your well-being and

distract you from other important aspects of life. Use social media as a tool for personal

and professional development. Share your achievements, interests, and passions to

cultivate a positive online identity that reflects your best self.

Lastly, future researchers, it is recommended that qualitative approach be used

in conducting similar research in order to get a different insight of students about their

learnings verbally.