CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
In society nowadays, a single click makes anything easy and going. Even when it
comes on doing a simple thing such as communicating with someone, searching for
information, looking for food, shopping, or any other task can be accomplish by just
scrolling through your phone and browsing on the internet. Just one click away and you
can easily have it without even sweating too much. Just like in social media people have
today. It was easy to see people’s activity because they documented or photograph
themselves while doing it and post it on their social media accounts. Photography is
seen as a powerful means of expression, as a symbolic language to express what
cannot be said in words, and as a stimulator of emot ions and behaviours about which
often are not aware of. (E.Mullai et.al, 2016) Taking a photo of your own self before
without the help of others hasn’t been a big deal, until selfies came into existence.
Selfies became a very interesting topic because a great number of individuals
practiced the trends of taking and posting selfies and if it must always be a part of their
everyday life. In 2010, Selfie had gained loud attention in social media. According to a
study by Jillian McHugh on 3 April 2013, two thirds of women aged 16-35 make selfie
order posting on Facebook. The word "selfie" was so widespread that it is even
declared as the "word of the year" by the Oxford English Dictionary on November 2013.
Define as “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a
smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website” most commonly
known as “Selfie” (Oxford English Dictionary, 2013).
According to Haggard (2014), people use self-imaging as a way to validate o r
express themselves. However, other researchers relate these phenomena to a person’s
self-esteem or narcissism.
Researchers find out that people with low self – esteem tend to be more involved
in taking selfies, as well as the use of social media to mediate their interpersonal
interaction in order to fill their self – esteem needs. (Varnali, 2015)
Hence, this research aimed to study the relationship between self – esteem
levels and the numbers of selfies people take and post.
Statement of the Problem
Some people who are addicted to the usage of selfies are not aware that they
are prone to mental health problems. The study focus ed on the Relationship between
Self – Esteem Levels and the Numbers of Selfies CLSU Students Takes during the
Second semester of Acade mic Year ____.
Specifically, it aims to answer the following statements:
1. To find the profile of the respondents
1.Age
2.Gender
3.Year Level
2. How often did the respondents take selfies per- week
3. How many selfies do they post in their social media per week
4. Reason why the respondents take or post selfie
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study focused on explaining the effect Relationship between Self – Esteem Levels
and the Numbers of Selfies students of CLSU takes.Moreover, the results of the study will be
beneficial to the following:
Respondents. The respondents will have an awareness regarding to the usage of selfie because
some people get addicted to it without even knowing that it may show a sign of
a mental health problem
Students. Most of the teenagers nowadays are likely to take selfies. This will also serve as
awareness regarding to the usage of selfie that it may show a sign of a mental health problem.
Also, it can be used as a reference guide for educational purposes
Parents. The result of the study will give knowledge to parents about selfie and they can observe
their child/children to prevent problems together with the guidance about it
Researchers. The findings of the study will serve as a reference material and a guide for future
researchers who wish to conduct the same study or any study related to self - esteem
SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This study focuses on the Relationship between Self – Esteem Levels and the
Numbers of Selfies CLSU Students takes during the Second Semester of Academic Year
2018 - 2019. The respondents of the study were composed of 100 randomly selected college and
Senior High School students.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Selfie – taking a photograph of oneself, usually using a smartphone or webcam and
uploaded to a social media website
Self – esteem - In sociology and psychology, self - esteem reflects a person's overall
subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as
well as an attitude toward the self. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself as
well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame.
Appearance Self-Esteem. This refers to how people view physical bodies, and
includes such things as athletic skills, physical attractiveness, body image, as well as
physical stigmas and feelings about race and ethnicity (Heatherton & Wyland, 2004).
Performance Self-Esteem. This refers to a person’s sense of general competence that
includes intellectual abilities, school performance, self-regulatory capacities, self-
confidence, efficacy and agency
Social Media – They are a form of electronic communication which facilitate interactive
base on certain interest. It includes web and mobile technology.
Narcissism - Narcissism is an excessive admiration and unrealistic positive view of
oneself and physical appearance.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The general objectives of the research study is to gain deeper understanding on the
Relationship between Self – Esteem Levels and the Numbers of Selfies students takes
and to learn the reason and effects of selfies on their confidence.
Specifically, it aimed to:
1. Discover who takes more selfie, people with lower or higher self – esteem;
2. Determine who post more of their selfies online, people with lower or higher self
– esteem;
3. Know the reason why do people take selfies;
and
To further identify the reason why do people take selfies.
