Family Functioning and Social Life Regulation among Adolescents

Family Functioning and Social Life Regulation among Adolescents Michelle B. Francisco Rosdy N. Lazaro Mariecar C. Santos Flor Villa P. Marticio, Ph. D Adventist University of the Philippines

GLOBAL PROBLEM Morreti & Peled (2004) stated in their study that adolescence is increasingly a high risk in their development. These rapid changes may accompany several problems and one of the problem is school dropout.

GLOBAL PROBLEM Beyond daily interactions at school, teens are increasingly connected by smartphones, social media, gaming, and internet, they spend more time with their friends with these gadgets (Lenhart, 2015).

GLOBAL PROBLEM The Raising Children Network (2015) found out that as children become teenagers, they begin to spend more of their time alone and with their friends.

LOCAL PROBLEM Lapeña, Tarroja, Tirazona & Fernando (2009) stated on their study that Filipino youth generally took comfort in sharing their problems with someone

LOCAL PROBLEM Cebu Daily News (2014) mentioned that Filipinos aged 15 to 24, represent the biggest consumers of information technology in the past few years.

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Four general theoretical models highlight the concept of family functioning, academic performance and social life such as; Family System, Mc. Master Approach to Families, Social Learning Theory and, Behavioral psychology.

Family System Theory This theory proposed the family system and is considered a system because they are made up of interrelated elements or objectives, they show coherent behaviors, they have regular interactions, and they are interdependent on one another.

Mc. Master Approach to Families The theory focuses on assessing and formulating four family life: Affective Response, Communication, Family Roles and Problem Solving.

Social Learning Theory Humans are active information processors and thinks about the relationship between their behavior and its consequences. Social learning theory arise from their commitment to the environment as the chief influence on behaviour.

Learning Theory and Behavioral Psychology Learning can be defined as the process leading to relatively permanent behavioral change. In other words as we learn, we alter the way we perceive our environment, the way we interact, or behave.

RESEARCH PARADIGM Family Functioning • Affective Responses • Communication • Family Roles • Problem Solving Moderator Variable • Age • Gender • Socioeconomic Status Social Life Regulation • Social Group • Social Media

RESEARCH PROBLEM • What is the respondents’ level of family functioning in terms of: – Affective Responses – Communication – Family Roles – Problem Solving

RESEARCH PROBLEM • What is the respondents’ social life regulation profile in terms of: – Social Group – Social Media

RESEARCH PROBLEM • Is there a significant relationship between family functioning and social life regulation?

METHODS Population – The sample (n=58) for pilot study came from a public college in Tagaytay. The final data gathering was administered in the same college but to a different population (n=216). Sampling technique – to utilize the study, researchers used convenient sampling.

METHODS Research Instrument - Self-constructed instruments comprised the Demographic Profile, Family Functioning Scale and Social Life Regulation Scale. The instruments were conceptualized based from the literatures and theoretical background.

Methods Statistical Treatment -Mean and Standard Deviation -Pearson r correlation -ANNOVA (age) -t-test (gender and socioeconomic status) -regression analysis

METHODS Data Gathering The researchers asked permission from the authorities to administer the Questionaires and also to have an access to the grades of the respondents.

METHODS Ethical Consideration The researchers used the informed consent from the institution so that there will be no coercion in the research participation. Anonymity and confidentiality of the respondents will be included for their protection and security.

RESULTS Respondents’ Level of Family Functioning Mean Standard Deviation Verbal Interpretation Affective Response 2. 22 0. 39 Good Communication 2. 04 0. 43 Good Family Roles 1. 80 0. 41 Good Problem Solving 1. 88 0. 51 Good Overall Family Functioning 1. 99 0. 16 Good

Discussion This implies that the respondents have a good and well functioning family. Moreover, the result suggest that the respondents are family oriented, their family can respond to their emotion, they can communicate well to their family, they know their roles in the family and they know how to solve their problem inside the family.

RESULTS Respondent’s Level of Social Life Regulation Mean(SD) Scale Verbal Interpretation Social Group 2. 04(0. 81) Very Often High Social Media 3. 13(0. 83) Sometimes Average Overall Social Life Regulation 2. 69 Sometimes Average

DISCUSSION Adolescent Health (2016) found out that the respondents have an average social life. In addition, time spent with family can be important for mental health and cognitive development, while spending time with peers is important for healthy social and emotional development.

RESULTS Relationship of Family Functioning to Social Life Regulation Family Functioning Social Life Regulation Social Group Social Media R(p) . 061(. 375) -. 107(. 118) Communication . 206**(. 001) -. 153*(. 025) Family Roles . 161*(. 018) -. 138*(. 043) Problem Solving . 236**(. 000) -. 162*(. 017 Overall Family Functioning . 219**(. 001) -. 176**(. 009) Affective Response

DISCUSSION It implies that the higher level of social group the better the family functioning. The result is supported by the study of Pai & Arshat (2016) that there is a significant relationship of family functioning to the social life of adolescents.

DISCUSSION It implies that as the level of family functioning increases the level of social media decreases. According to Parents Guide, (2015) the parents who talk to their adolescents about their social media usage was reported to have lower of social media usage.

Conclusion • The study concludes that family plays a great role in the social development of adolescents especially in regulating their social media usage and balancing their time with family and peers.

• In addition, open communication, clear family roles and good problem solving helps adolescents decrease their social media usage and helps adolescents’ have the capability to relate positively with their peers and to balance their social life with their family and peers.