Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 10 no. 1 (2023)

Tick-Talk: An Intervention Program on Incivility and Sexy Self-Presentation onFacebook of Grade 10 Students of Tagbacan National High School (TNHS)

Angerryco Rocela

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

As enthusiastic social media users, adolescents are particularly susceptible to sexualization influences and exposure to risky contents on social networking sites. Hence, the main purpose of this research is to identify the implication of Tick-Talk as an intervention program on incivility and sexy selfpresentation of Grade 10 learners of Tagbacan National High School for the school year 2020-2021. The study utilized a descriptive method employing qualitative approach to look into the implication of Tick-Talk on incivility and sexy self-presentation on Facebook of the respondents. Further, underlying reason/s of the respondents’ social media behavior was explored. This paper was administered to the students using interviews and data were analyzed and interpreted using coding and problimatique analysis. FINDINGS: Results revealed that Tick-Talk has reduced the instances of incivility and sexy self-presentation posts on Facebook accounts of the respondents. It means that they were made aware of the risks involved in posting such content in Facebook due to the intervention program. Moreover, the study revealed that the root cause of such social media behavior is due to peer pressure and minimal supervision from parents. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The study was purposively made among five (5) Grade 10 students of TNHS for SY 2020 – 2021 with incivility and sexy self-presentation posts on Facebook. Parents and peers of the main respondents served as validators on the implication of the program provided among pre-identified respondents. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This research endeavor provided insights on incivility and self-presentation of teenagers in TNHS and the effectiveness of the intervention program.



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