The effects of social media feedback to individuals with low self-esteem and their feelings
Date of Publication
2018
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Jose Lloyd Espiritu
Defense Panel Member
Filemon Cruz
Abstract/Summary
The internet is a vast and powerful tool. Social media can serve as an outlet for people who want to express themselves through internet. An individual's self-esteem can be swayed by feedback, and social media acts as an avenue for that. The research focus on individuals with low self-esteem. The importance of study is to discover more about the correlation of the effects of social media feedback among college students with low self-esteem. Feedback on social media can be categorized as either positive or negative. The researchers believe that feedback can have a more complex role on the feelings of individuals with low elf-esteem especially when interpersonal relationship is factored in. This research is a descriptive qualitative research design that is detailed to look for the associations between variables. Participants with low self-esteem are to be interviewed about feedback they would get on social media. The types of social media feedback involved in the study are Facebook's like , sad , comment , and private messages as well as Twitter's quote retweets , replies and direct messages. The feedback received are categorized as either positive or negative feedback. The information gathered were analyzed through thematic and categorized into themes.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU21694
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
85 leaves ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Self-esteem in young adults; Self-esteem in adolescence; Social media
Recommended Citation
Gonzales, J. M., Jose, E. E., Manuel, M. A., & Terrado, J. G. (2018). The effects of social media feedback to individuals with low self-esteem and their feelings. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8780