Facebook Addiction

Facebook has become so much a part of our life now that it’s so prevalent across the world. With close to a billion users out there, one can easily throw a stone and hit a Facebook user. The amount of time users engage in Facebook activities, like updating statuses, posting photos, commenting and ‘liking’ posts has also been increasing with smartphones and 3G/Wi-fi networks becoming commonplace in recent years. Some people also find the time to enjoy some of the other fun entertainment offered on Facebook. As Facebook has become as ubiquitous as television in our everyday lives, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many people to know if they are addicted to social media.

Social network is a social structure made up of a set of actors (such as individuals or organizations) and the dyadic ties between these actors. The social network perspective provides a clear way of analyzing the structure of whole social entities the study of these structures uses social network analysis to identify local and global patterns, locate influential entities, and examine network dynamics.

The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media, It occurs more regularly among younger than older users. We have also found that people who are anxious and socially insecure use Facebook more than those with lower scores on those traits, probably because those who are anxious find it easier to communicate via social media than face-to-face (Andreassen, 2012)

Facebook addiction have a larger percentage in our days, we have a issue to other social medias.And much more young or teens users which have a high effect in their life and more in their life stage they have been hooked up to social networking like facebook cause there communicating to their friends.

“Self-disclosure is extra rewarding. People were even willing to forgo money in order to talk about themselves.”(Tamir) Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on which side of the disclosure you’re on, the internet offers almost limitless ways to talk about yourself 24-7. It’s basically one giant game of, “But enough about me, let’s talk about you.

“These become obvious when one is restricted from using Facebook because they have to participate in normal everyday activities. Common signs are anxiety, distress and the need to talk about Facebook and what might have been posted on their wall in their absence,” (Summers, 2011)

People find themselves spending anywhere from a few minutes a day to several hours a day on Facebook discovering what others have posted, taking part in conversations and posting on interesting subjects.

Facebook as a new phenomenon is here to stay, however, a lot of care needs to be taken in the use of it in people’s everyday lives. Facebook has negative effects on a person’s life which cannot be taken lightly. EXPLAIN HOW DO ALL RELATED ISSUES AND CONCERNS REGARDING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES HAVE PROMPTED YOU TO CONDUCT THE STUDY. Theoretical Framework

This study will be anchored on the Power of Social Network Theory.

The Power of Social Network Theory stems from its difference from traditional sociological studies, which assume that it is the attributes of individual actors — whether they are friendly or unfriendly, smart or dumb, that matter.

Social network theory produces an alternate view, where the attributes of individuals etc. — are less important than their relationships and ties with other actors within the network. This approach has turned out to be useful for explaining many real-world phenomena, but leaves less room for individual agency, the ability for individuals to influence their success, so much of it rests within the structure of their network.( Wade,2005)

Social network theory views social relationships in terms of nodes and ties. Nodes are the individual actors within the networks, and ties are the relationships between the actors.

DISCUSS MORE YOUR THEORITCAL FRAMEWORK. EXPLAIN WHY YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE THEORY AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOU.

Conceptual Framework

Figure 1: Conceptual Paradigm of the Study

Conceptual Framework

This framework shows that their time which representing as a clock is running around in Facebook and we divide it in two columns in Left side is the advantages in using Facebook: top picture shows that communication through Facebook is essential to them, middle picture shows that that people are updated to news, and bottom part is People are more informed. While the Right Side represents the Disadvantage of using Facebook: top picture shows that people are getting lazy, on the middle picture shows that Cyber bullying is a factor when talking about social crime, and lastly bottom picture shows that your Time is being consumed.

Statement of the Problem

Facebook has come to be probably the most commonly used social networking site, nearly half of Facebook’s users view their profiles every day. Some of the users spend an unreasonable amount of their time on Facebook, whiling the hours away unnoticed, while chores to go unfinished, and even going to the extent of ignoring family and friends in the real world.

Specifically, this study to seek answer to the following questions:

1. What are the contributing factors behind facebook addiction among freshmen college students at LPU-Manila?

2. What are the effects of Facebook addiction among freshmen college students?

3. What are the operative ways to prevent Facebook addiction?

Scope and Delimitation

This study covers only the Effects and Contributing Factors of facebook addiction among College Students in Lyceum of the Philippines University – Manila ages 16-18 both males and females. This study limits its coverage on the Freshmen College students only. It’s main purpose is to identify the common problems that they encounter and to propose possible solutions regarding this problems.

Importance of the Study
Facebook reduces the amount of time spent with significant people in one’s life through frequent checking of profile updates and statuses. This study will be conducted to contribute in some sub group and there is also an increase in the chance to develop an addiction to Facebook or other social networking sites. The success of this research will feed-off new informations to these departments or group of people: * Department of Education. On improving approaches to relatives cases facebook addiction. * To students. Learning approach to facebook addiction in positive way. * Department of Health. On having result in researches about the effects of facebook addiction act to Students specifically to Freshmen College Students. * To researchers. It will be beneficial to them because of the information may help them in making their own research.

Definition of Terms
This section starts with a definition of the term and an exploration of various words related to Facebook Addiction. * Anxiety. (also called angst or worry) is a psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. * Addiction. is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. * Social network. is a social structure made up of a set of actors (such as individuals or organizations) and the dyadic ties between these actors. * Distress. Something that is distrained, pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or troubled. * Influential. a person who exerts or can exert strong influence * Prevalent. the degree to which something is prevalent; especially : the percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time. * Ubiquitous. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time . * Dyadic. a mathematical expression formed by addition or subtraction of dyads. * Self-disclosure. the process by which one person lets his or her inner being, thoughts, and emotions be known to another.