“YA RLY? C U L8R”: How Social Network Sites Influence SMCQC High School Students Real Life Social Behaviour

Abstract

The main focus of the study was to determine how today’s youth make Social Network Sites (SNS an essential part of their daily lives and aspect of real-life social interaction. This holds with a teenager’s relationship with his/her family. Based on the study, SNS in itself was not a bad thing was a vibrant, engaging platform for catching up and keeping in touch with friends and relatives. When a teenager treated the use of SNS as a substitute or a replacement for the intricacies and nuances of face-to-face (FtF) communication, this preference warrants a more comprehensive study. Creating awareness of this phenomenon contributed to a better understanding of the consequences of over-exposure to SNS. This benefitted not only the teenagers of SMCQC. The quantitative research methodology was used. The weighted mean formula was used to describe the influence of SNS to the respondents. Social Network Sites have a significant effect not only on teenagers’ social behaviour but also on how they balance their priorities. They may not know it or may not even admit it, but SNS has become part of their lives.