SELECTED SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES USE AND ADOLESCENTS’ SELF- CONCEPT IN SELECTED PUBLIC MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAJIADO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KAJIADO, KENYA.
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2021-09-16
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THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA
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Self-concept among adolescents is dynamic because of the struggle to find true identity while maintaining social acceptability. Social media may be seen as a social laboratory providing freedom to experiment with different presentations of self. The study examined the relationship between selected social networking sites and the adolescents’ self-concept in public mixed day secondary schools in Kajiado North Sub-county Kenya. The study main objectives are to examine the relationship between the use of WhatsApp and its impact on self-concept; to investigate the influence of the use of Facebook on the adolescents’ self-concept; to examine the influence of Instagram on adolescents self-concept and to determine which counseling interventions promote healthy use of social media and positive self-concept among adolescents in mixed day secondary schools in Kajiado North Sub-county. The study incorporates self-concept theory and psychosocial theory as the theoretical framework. An embedded mixed methods research design was employed to enable the researcher establish the relationship between the selected Social Networking Sites and self-concept among adolescents. Simple random sampling was employed to select 4 schools for this study. The same technique was used to select a sample of 265 respondents from the 4 selected secondary schools as sample size for the study. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires and interview guide each targeting a different respondent to achieve research objectives. Data was analyzed with the statistical package for social sciences version 22 for descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics such as correlation and regression analyses. Analysis of the data brought forth the following findings, Facebook was the most preferred social media site among the adolescents with 45% opting for it. The social media addiction level among the adolescents is at a moderate level with 61% scoring medium addiction. The self-concept level among the adolescents is at a moderate level with an average mean of M=3.94 indicating that the adolescents are aware of their self. There is a negative weak correlation between WhatsApp and self-concept among adolescent. There is a negative weak correlation between Facebook and self concept among adolescents. There is a negative weak correlation between Instagram and self concept among adolescents. Self-concept among the selected respondents is not significantly affected by the selected social media applications. The study recommends the harnessing of social media platforms as a socializing tool among adolescents since no significant correlation was found between social media and self-concept of adolescents despite the existing ban of use of mobile phones among this population in Kenya.
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MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
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SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES USE--PUBLIC MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS-KAJIADO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KAJIADO, KENYA- SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES USE-ADOLESCENTS’
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APA 7th Edition