Perception on the impact of cyber socialization on the sense of well being of Bachelor of Science in Nursing batch 2012 of De La Salle Health Sciences Institute

Date of Completion

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Social Media, Quality of Life, College Students, Nursing

Abstract

The descriptive method of research was used in the study. The respondents consisted of 100 third year nursing students Batch 2012 from De La Salle University Health Sciences Institute regardless of their gender, internet access, reasons for internet use, frequency of internet use and average hours of internet use per day and were selected using the simple random sampling technique. Adapted and modified research question based on the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used. The Internet Addition Test is the first validated and reliable measure of addictive use of the Internet developed by Dr. Kimberly Young. The IAT is a 20-item questionnaire that measures mild, moderate and severe levels of Internet Addiction. The study concluded that, 1) Majority of the respondents are female, with internet access at home have once a day internet access, used the internet for 2 to 5 hours per day, and used the internet for social networking and research; 2) The respondents’ perception on the impact of cyber socialization on their physical, emotional, social and psychological well-being was low; 3) There is no significant difference in the perception on the impact of cyber socialization and the sense of well being of the respondents when grouped according to gender, internet access and hours of internet use per day. Meanwhile, there is a significant difference in the perception on the impact of cyber socialization and the sense of well-being when grouped according to frequency of internet use and reasons for internet use.

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