Impact of Social Restrictions to the Social Development Among Teenagers Ages 16-18 Years

Vol.3, No.1C

Abstract

Due to the pandemic outbreak, many countries have been affected, including the Philippines. Because of the pandemic, lockdowns and restrictions had to be implemented. Many people are affected significantly, such as the Teenagers. Therefore, the researchers must determine whether there is a psychological influence on teenagers to verify if there is an impact on their psychological well-being. Research aims to determine the impact of social restriction on social development among teenagers ages 16-18. Researchers are mainly concerned with whether they have a negative or positive effect on the social restriction on social development. 

This study is limited to the fifty (50) teenagers residing in Barangay Parada, Valenzuela City, especially among 16 to 18-year-olds who intend to participate in this study. The researchers used purposive sampling to administer the questionnaire to the selected teenagers aged 16 to 18 in Valenzuela. The Likert Scale by Rensis Likert was used as an instrument to measure the attitudes or opinions and to generally and effectively evaluate the selected respondents.

The research will analyze the correlated issue of social restriction to social development in a pandemic. This survey questionnaire was used to collect the data for this study. The survey questionnaires were distributed to the respondents using online survey questionnaires delivered through Google survey forms. This study analyzed the situation among teenagers aged 16 to 18 years. Graphs and charts were presented to make firm evidence of the study.