Results Tyra Santos Questions Can social media alter

Results Tyra Santos

Questions Can social media alter the cultural identity of Saipan people? In what ways can social media change the mentality of people? Can social media change a person’s lifestyle?

Methods Online survey (sent by email) Purpose: to collect general data 40 people Interviews Purpose: to ask open-ended questions about social media experience and perspective 10 people Experiment Purpose: to observe any changes in mindset from being on social media to off social media

Successful data methods Poll: setting up the questions in a way that they can check off the box if they relate Poll: setting up a scale for people to rate themselves Experiment: writing down the differences in mindset from when on social media and when off social media

Unsuccessful data methods Poll: asking what networks people are on Useless question Doesn’t help provide further info

Results SOCIAL MEDIA USERS negative 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 62% 50% 75% 38% 75% 87% 62% 50% 38% 25% 25% fil e pr o lie m ad e af ak e rb ul yb e sc ha af e ns su el fe d e on lin e im ca re sa bo ut es ss po ff so ow sh ag ns sio en m dg ju pa r es se ta lf l 13% co m 75% positive

Results NON-SOCIAL MEDIA USERS m fil e pr o ad e af ak e rb ul yb e sc af e ns su el 100% d 100% lie on lin e ag im ut sa bo 67% e 100% ns ff so ow sh re ju po ss dg es m en sio ta lf se es pa r co m 100% fe 67% l 100% ca 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% positive ha negative

SOCIAL MEDIA USERS 100% 80% negative 62% 50% 75% positive 75% 60% 40% 20% 0% 38% 75% 87% 62% 50% 25% 25% 13% compares selfjudgmental shows off possessions cares aboutfeels image unsafe online has cyberbullied made a fake profile NON-SOCIAL MEDIA USERS negative 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 100% 67% 33% 100% positive 100% 67% 33% 100% 0% compares judgmental shows off cares about feels unsafe has made a fake self possessions image online cyberbullied profile

Analysis Social media users: More likely to judge others and get into people’s business based on their online environment More concerned with their image online More susceptible to change their mindset due to trends, slang, popular opinions Non-social media users: More focused on self, but still tend to be judgmental toward others Less likely to compare themselves to others More in tact with who they really are as opposed to social media users

Answers Can social media alter the cultural identity of Saipan people? Yes. In what ways can social media change the mentality of people? A social media user’s mindset can easily be influenced by the lives of others, people’s opinions, slang, and trends. Can social media change a person’s lifestyle? Yes. Social media can change the way a person dresses, talks, acts, and thinks.

Suggestions To anyone interested in conducting social media research, it is best to ask people through a poll and use the checkbox method I used. It is also a good idea to hold interviews to get further information and varied answers.

What I learned Regarding the topic: I should have picked an easier topic There is not a lot of literature published on social media’s effects Regarding the research: The report relied heavily on primary research The social networks people use do not matter

What I would do differently I would conduct more data from interviews rather than polls because of the open-ended answers I would receive.

What I would like to learn more about If there was a way for social media to not change a person Removing the like button Removing the number of followers

Skills to work on: Coming up with stronger questions Arranging a realistic schedule to follow Skills I improved on: Analyzing data to come up with a conclusion Breaking up a big project into little sections to get work done easily