The Impact of Social Networking on Behaviour Development among Secondary School Students Computational Intelligence in Information Systems pp 191-199 | Cite as Azizi Yahaya (1) Email author (
[email protected]) Gooh Mo Lee (2) Halimah Ma’alip (3) Dayang Ku Zainab Pg Hj Tuah (4) Zeliha Mohammad Ali (5) Kamariah Hj Kasah (6) Zarifa Binti Mohd Sis (2) 1. Sultan Hassanah Bolkiah Instituit of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 2. Sekolah Kebangsaan Convent Infant Jesus 1, Melaka, Malaysia 3. Language Academic, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4. Kolej Univerisiti Perguruan, Ugama Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 5. Maktab Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 6. Sekolah Rendah Pantai Berakas, Berakas, Brunei Darussalam Conference paper 1 Readers 794 Downloads Part of the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series (AISC, volume 331)
Abstract The aim of this study is to identify the impact of social networking on behavior development. This study also focuses on four factors; loneliness, social anxiety, social influences and addiction. The dependent variables of this study are the self-esteem, social skills and learning behaviours. Respondents were 220 students from seven schools in Johor Bahru district. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 17. Descriptive statistics show that social influence is the dominant factor. The study also found that the dominant effect is self-esteem. Instant Messenger is an online social site that contributes to self-esteem, social skills and learning behaviours. Inferential statistics show that there is a significant impact between social networking sites (= .50, p