Modern technology might make an enormous impact on the day-to-day life of an individual. Including the birth of social media due to the unique characteristics of it, there is a possibility that most of users are getting obsessed. Hence, social media should be used in a proper manner such as using the capability of social media to enhance their academic performance, communication skill, knowledge, and so on so forth.
According to (Dollarhide,2021), the term social media refers to a computer-based science that allows the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information via virtual networks and communities. Social media is internet-based and offers customers rapid digital verbal exchange of content, such as non-public information, documents, videos, and photos. Users engage with social media via a computer, tablet, or smartphone by way of web-based software or applications.
Communication can be described as the interplay between people. Conventional communication involves face-to-face interaction, however in social media, the verbal exchange takes place when any individual is responding or giving feedback to others it also occurs when someone starts a conversation with an individual (Othman, Apaudi,& Noah,2016).
Social media nowadays are more connected even before, especially when social media is used most of the time which can lead to poor academic performance. Students According to Loreto (2019), there is a common misconception that digital native students have underdeveloped interpersonal skills compared to students of previous generations due to heavy exposure to social media.
A research study by (R.S Ritongga., & Y. Kiram.,2018), explains that the behavior of the individuals was caused by the difficulty of individuals controlling themselves in playing social media and the lack of individuals in social skills. According to (Taylor, 2020), social media usage has become an aggressive consumer phenomenon considerably changing the nature of what is considered normal interactions.
It might be a great opportunity to hone skills if used properly for academic purposes. Also, social media can be used in communicating with others such as families, relatives, friends, and even strangers. Due to this, some social media users learn how to approach, prolong a topic, make friends, and be formal in communicating. Constantly using their methods in communicating might result in positive outcomes in starting a face-to-face conversation, however, it might also bring negative effects in communicating with other people.
Arjhon Batul stated that due to the evolution of social media, it is a lot simpler and more convenient to use than before. Social media can also be used to specific feelings toward any person. People are involved in how they inform their opinions through the use of social media, commonly for politics, education, or even entertainment.
Social media has ended up being a crucial tool for senior high students to talk with peers, friends, and family. It has also been their outlet for self-expression. Since it has been one of the most helpful units in communicating with others, students utilize these in their daily journeys. Because its usage has been transcending, students presently abuse its use of it. Most of them have a convenient way to open on social media with the free data set on our telephones, which makes it more practicable for social media access. Thus, a student neglects to develop their sphere of common studying, reflecting, and studying due to the fact of limited time in things of larger value. (Lenhart,2015).
It was concluded that social media use positively influenced communication skills and students' academic performance. This implied that if social media is properly used for academic purposes it will improve the communication skills and academic performance of the learners, and Lastly, self-esteem and self-confidence are negatively affected often by social media, unrealistic expectations that are viewed, this in hand effects Communication skills leaving individuals with negative feelings about themselves and hindering their communication with others, as internally are struggling. (M.Owusu Acheuw and A.G. Larson,2015)
Social media has some damaging effects on communication skills and unfortunately, lasting damaging effects when social media is used in excess or obsessively manner. Another impairment of communication skills caused by the extensive use of social media platforms is the impoverishment of language. (Jacob 2021).
Statement of the problem
The research problem aims to analyze specific aspects of the research problem. The main purpose of this research was to conduct an approximate study on how social media affects the communication skills of students. This research paper investigated how the students respond to their experience in their way of communicating. This implicitly the ways affects individuals react to emotions, social cues, or nonverbal cues.
Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions:
Can social media positively affect senior high students' communication skills if used obsessively?
What are the common signs that senior high students are getting affected in their communication skills?
How does social media affect senior high students' communication skills?
Significance of the study
The findings of the study would provide intelligible significant insights for the following below
Students, This study will let the students know the effects of social media on their communication skills.
For the school, The outcome of the study will let the school know and be aware of how social media impacts their students in terms of effective communication skills.
For Future researchers, This research study can serve as their future reference in their research study. As well as, other educational purposes.
For the teachers, this study is expected to provide useful information on the effectiveness of social media as an instrument for teaching communication skills. This will enable them to determine the extent to which social media can be deployed for teaching communication skills.
Conceptual framework
A conceptual framework represents the researcher's synthesis of the literature on how to explain a phenomenon. It maps out the actions required in the course of the study, given his previous knowledge of other researchers' points of view and his observations on the subject of research.
The model used in the conceptual framework was input-process-output(IPO). The Input contains the current statement of the problem(SOP). The next box is the process which includes the instrument and method validation. The last part will be the output which contains the result and conclusion of the study.
Theoretical framework
A theoretical framework consists of concepts and, together with their definitions and reference to relevant scholarly literature, existing theory that is used for your particular study
Social Penetration
The theoretical framework underpinning the effects of social media on the individual's communication skills is the Social Penetration theory(Altman and Taylor,1973).
The Social Penetration theory concept is used to define the development of interpersonal relationships which refers to the interchange technique of behaviors between two or more parties who are in the manner of developing a relationship. Interpersonal intimacy is a slow process. A lasting relationship requires consistency, persistence, and mutual vulnerability via breadth and depth of self-disclosure. The theory is additionally acknowledged as Onion Theory, like onions, personalities have layers from outside (what is different perceived) to the internal core (private), and as the relationship develops, the layers of personalities will peel off individually. The computer-mediated conversation has paced up the intimacy technique due to the fact computers allowed the individual verbal exchange to be extra open than engaged personal characteristics.
This theory shows that relationships between other parties can affect the self-disclosure of an individual.
Most people would probably reveal their own personal information on social media platforms rather than in face-to-face communication due to the level of their accessibility to social media(Ledbetter, Mazer, Degroot, Meyer, Mao, Swafford,2010). Thus different relationships are built through communication and states that being able to communicate with an individual can affect the personalities of one another.
The Hypothesis of the Study
The result of the research shows that senior students who use social media can affect such as communication skills, social cues or nonverbal cues, self-confidence, and self-esteem can negatively affect through social media. And the dependent variables like if the students focus excessively on using social media can affect communication skills
Scope and limitations
This research focuses on finding out the effects of social media on senior high school students' communication skills. Recent studies and research will be used as a reference in finding out what affects the communication skills of senior students. The study will focus on the senior high school students as a whole not on its individual.
This research will not extend to the advanced factor that affects the communication skills, such as cultural differences and Individual perceptions. However, the positive and negative effects will be covered. It will also show the relation of the factors with one another.