INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS

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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study

Social media provides essentials that individuals need to be updated, to communicate, and to be educated. Teenagers use media communication and digital devices to connect with individuals around the world as their primary form of socialization (Hill, 2015). However, through its wide access communication, for example using Facebook, many families misinterpret the messages they receive. When this happens, barriers can be created within the family. To respond to this concern, family members will have to monitor each other when using Facebook.

Monitoring the family member’s usage on Facebook can be a means to guide them in order to reduce misunderstandings in communication. According to its co-founder and chief executive officer, Facebook “leads to a better understanding of the lives and perspectives of others” (Zuckerberg, 2012). Hence, each member of the family should know how to discipline each other without losing trust so that conflicts can be avoided.

According to Kuss and Griffiths (2011), Facebook has become a global consumer phenomenon that has more than 500 million users active in the Facebook community. Between 55% and 82% of teenagers and young adults use a Social Network Service (SNS) on a regular basis. A large survey of college students from several universities in the mid-west United States found that 91% of respondents use Facebook (Wiley & Sisson, 20016). Many users experience self-esteem issues and are trying to avoid the real world. There is also an implication of internet addiction, which is contributed to the individuals who have spent more time with Facebook. As college students spend more time online than any prior generation, it is important to know what gratifications they seek and obtain from new media (Sheldon, 2008). Lenhart, Purcell, Smith and Zickuhr’s research (2010) from September, 2009 showed that 93% of teenagers, aged 12 to 17 were using the Internet (e.g. Facebook), while a study from December, 2009 indicated 93% of young adults aged 18 to 29 were using the Internet. During the same time, 81% of adults aged 30 to 49 were using the Internet and 38% of users over the age of 65 were using the Internet. Thus, it is suggested that the increasing number of hours or frequency in the use of social media may have an increasing negative effect in communication and interaction among family members. An article from Philstar highlights a trend of Filipinos to work abroad, which also creates a gap or distance in communication. About 10% or approximately 11 million Filipinos are obligated to work abroad in order to buy happiness and the best education available for their children (Bondoc, 2014). The use of Facebook is their way of connecting with family members as it helps to fill the gap in communication.

Furthermore, monitoring the family member’s social interactions may also lessen conflict among members of the family. Each of the family members may perhaps consider face-to-face communication rather than the indirect, nonpersonal communication through the social media such as Facebook. This study aims to explore the effects of social media on interpersonal communication among family members.

Statement of the problem

There may have been previous researches in this subject. This work gives further explanations and analysis in influence of social media on the relationship among family members.

Objectives of the study
To understand the influence of social media on the relationship among family members.
To understand the relationship between social media and family members.