Abstract
The Philippines is dubbed as the Social Media Capital of the World. With more than 100 million Filipinos in the country, 44 million are internet users while a whopping 40 million are active social media users. Filipinos are connected to the internet for a total of 166 days in a year, and out of this, 65 days were spent on exploring social media. This descriptive narrative research delved into the social media usage and socio-political awareness of college students. The study shows that students spend an average of four to six hours a day on social media, primarily Facebook (67.9%) and for doing nothing (42.3%), class-related activities (35.9%), when with friends or family (37.2%), job-related assignment (30.8%) and reducing mental stress (29.5%). The majority of the students were slightly aware of the socio-political issue and showed embarrassment at being unaware, even resorting to feigning knowledge.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
The Physiology, Kinesiology and Psychology of Wellness in its Social Context
KEYWORDS
Information, Social Media Usage, Socio-political awareness, Student
