LIBS1970 - Cyberpsychology: Assignment 2 - Self and Social Media

This assignment, worth 15% of the final grade in LIBS1970 Cyberpsychology, requires students to analyze their (or another person's) social media engagement. The assignment is structured around a series of questions to be answered over the term, covering topics such as social media platforms used, purposes of use, content shared, frequency of sharing, and the relationship between social media use and self-perception. Students are also asked to reflect on changes in their social media habits and their understanding of social media as a result of the course. The assignment includes two surveys to assess social integration and emotional connection to social media, administered at the beginning and end of the term. The student's responses detail their social media usage across various platforms, the motivations behind their sharing habits, and how their self-identity is reflected in their online behavior. They also discuss the changes they aim to make in their social media use and how the course has influenced their perspective.

Assignment #2 – Self and Social Media
Worth 15% - Due week 14
LIBS1970 - Cyberpsychology
In this assignment, you will analyze the quality and quantity of your (or another person’s) social
media engagement. Over the course of the term, you will be asked to write a succinct response
to a variety of questions. There is no word limit, but keep things concise.
Once you have responded to all of the questions outlined in this assignment, please submit this
as one document to the eConestoga drop box – Assignment # 2.Please use the following
naming format for you assignment submission – First initial, Last Name, Course Code and
Section, and Assignment. E.g., anoskoLIBS19702Assignment2.
The format should be question-by-question, not essay-style. Please write in Times New
Roman or Calibri and double space your work. Please write your responses directly below
each question listed in this document.
You may wish to restrict your analysis to the platform(s) you use most often, and/or to a given
time period (e.g., the month before this class began). Stronger work explicitly and meaningfully
integrates course content in the analysis. You can refer to things mentioned in class. Do not
worry about APA referencing, but be sure to mention the week the content was presented
(e.g., Identity – Week 5).
Instructions:

Over the course of the term, I would like you to answer the following questions. I have outlined
weeks in which you can respond to each.
Week 4
Fill out survey on the next page. Keep your results. (Directly after the survey, you will see
scoring instructions).
1. What were your total scores for each subscale?
TOTAL SCORE TIME 1 Social Integration subscale: ____32_____
TOTAL SCORE TIME 1 Emotional Connection subscale: ____36_____
2. Reflect on who you are based on the results, do you agree or not?

SURVEY
1. I feel disconnected from friends when I have not logged into social media
1 2 3 4 5 6
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2. I would like it if everyone used social media to communicate
1 2 3 4 5 6
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3. I would be disappointed if I could not use social media at all
1 2 3 4 5 6

4. I get upset when I can’t log on to social media
1 2 3 4 5 6

5. I prefer to communicate with others minly through social media
1 2 3 4 5 6


6. Social networking plays an important role in my social relationships
1 2 3 4 5 6

7. I enjoy checking my social media account(s)
1 2 3 4 5 6

8. I don’t like to use social media
1 2 3 4 5 6

9. Using social media is part of my everyday routine
1 2 3 4 5 6

10. I respond to content that others share through social media
1 2 3 4 5 6


Scoring Instructions:
1. # 8 is reverse scored, so you’ll need to change you score.
If you answered 1 it becomes a 6, 2 becomes a 5, 3 becomes a 4, 4 becomes a 3, 5 becomes a 2,
and 6 becomes a 1.
2. Add your scores for #1 through #6 to get a total. This is the Social Integration subscale. This
scale tells you how much you integrate social media use into your social routines. Higher
scores mean more integration of social media into your regular routines.
3. Add your scores for # 7 through #10 to get a total. This is the Emotional Connection subscale.
This scale tells you how emotionally connected or dependent you are on social media use.
Higher scores mean more connection or dependency.

Week 5 -1270
3. What social media platforms do you use?
The social media platforms that I usually use are Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, Wattpad,
FetLife, Snapchat, Google+, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr, Reddit and some
more.
4. For what purpose do you use each platform?
I use different social media platforms for different purposes, such as I use Facebook for
staying connected with my fellow friends and to connect with people who are located
all over the world. There are various people belonging to different parts of the world,
we can connect with them without any extra charges, with the help of internet. Many
more social media platforms are used for different purposes such as I use Olx.in if I want
to sell any of my unused products or if i want to buy any second hand product because
of low budget. I also use some platforms like magic bricks, Quicker and some more
looking for properties, furniture and many more.
Week 7
5. How would you characterize the quality and content of your social media use? To
answer this question, you may want to try referring to some of your posts/shares/etc.
My social media content generally consists of posts and videos that are funny, inspiring,
knowledgeable and entertaining. I would like to give an example of this, once I had
shared a video which consists of knowledge regarding how girls can safeguard
themselves if they have been attacked by anyone. The video showed numerous tricks

that could be used by girls for the purpose of protesting against any attacks. The tricks
shown in it were very uncommon, not known by most of the people and it was assured
that it would be effective on people of any age group. Hence I shared that video in order
to concern people regarding the techniques.
6. What kinds of things do you share?
Usually I share posts, videos and photos which depict facts, entertaining material,
inspirational quotes and pictures and many more. I also share some videos that show
brutality or violence. My main concern in sharing these videos is that I have some news
channels in my friends list and i want them to see these videos and take actions against
it through media and police. I would like to provide an instance of a similar case. I had
come across a video in Facebook where a person filmed himself beating up money. The
monkey was tied to a tree and hung downwards; the man then took a stick and was
beating him brutally. He was seen laughing while doing this. I had downloaded the video
and sent a news channel through WhatsAap. They broadcasted the video in a news
show and it was also said that the man who was beating the monkey as well as the
person who filmed the video were arrested. They were asked regarding the money and
they said they had thrown him in the bushes. Police went looking for the monkey and
they got him, he was badly hurt. The monkey was then provided with proper
medication.
7. How often and with whom?
I share these videos with my friends and relatives. I share some videos that should be
made viral for people to know regarding it with most of the people in my friend list.

8. Why do you feel you need to share certain information?
I feel it is necessary to share this information for people to know regarding it. Videos
and pictures that depict facts are shared by me with most of my friends. I also share
some videos that are inspiring in order to get motivated, because there have been times
when I felt that I should stop doing everything because I only faced failure, and these
inspirational and motivational videos has helped me to gain hope an make a fresh start.
I also share some funny and entertaining videos for refreshing my mood. There have
been times, when I came back home having a very bad time. In this case, the funny and
entertaining videos help me to freshen up. This also helps some of my friends to be in a
good mood when they see the videos.
Week 9
9. How does your social media use relate to how you view yourself?
My social media use related to my nature and my personality. I view myself as a friendly
person because I share various videos and pictured with my friends for them to know
regarding various facts, ideas, DIYs and many more. I am a person who also shares news
so that people in my friend list are able to k w regarding it.
10. What aspects do you think have contributed to your identity and sense of self, and why?
Some aspects that have been contributed to my identity are open communication,
which helps me in staying connected with my friends who are away from me
geographically. One more aspect that have contributed to my personality is the fact that
we can report a user and block him in case he harasses me and I do not want him in my
friend list. One more aspect that has helps me a lot is the fact that we can share

information quickly. In case I need to share a data to someone on urgent basis, it would
be possible for me to use a social media platform and share the data to anyone to whom
I cannot reach physically.
Week 12
11. What changes do you want to make (or have you made) to your social media use? Why?
Some changes that i want to make to my social media use is to be regular and stay
concerned regarding the privacy of my account, pictures and many more details. I would
like to connect to my friends very often and plan meetings with them if possible; I would
also like to change some privacy settings which would save my details, pictures and
videos from hackers and many more people who look for chances to create fake profiles
and harass people.
Week 13
Fill out the survey again on the next page – keep your results.
Answer the following questions:
12. What were your total scores for each subscale?
TOTAL SCORE TIME 2 Social Integration subscale: _____24____
TOTAL SCORE TIME 2 Emotional Connection subscale: ____31_____
13. Have you results changed at all since the beginning of term?
My results have changed a bit from the beginning of term; it has improved a lot as
compared to before.

14. Do you feel that you answered differently this time as a result of what you have learned
in this course, why or why not?
I feel that I have answered differently this time because after the first time, I have
gained enough knowledge regarding the usage of social media and maintain a good
privacy setting in my profile.
15. Do you think you have changed as an individual as a result of taking this course?
I think I have changed as an individual because I have learned various ways by which I
can use social media to the fullest and carry out a proper privacy of my profile.

SURVEY
11. I feel disconnected from friends when I have not logged into social media
1 2 3 4 5 6

12. I would like it if everyone used social media to communicate
1 2 3 4 5 6

13. I would be disappointed if I could not use social media at all
1 2 3 4 5 6

14. I get upset when I can’t log on to social media
1 2 3 4 5 6

15. I prefer to communicate with others mainly through social media
1 2 3 4 5 6


16. Social networking plays an important role in my social relationships
1 2 3 4 5 6

17. I enjoy checking my social media account(s)
1 2 3 4 5 6

18. I don’t like to use social media
1 2 3 4 5 6

19. Using social media is part of my everyday routine
1 2 3 4 5 6

20. I respond to content that others share through social media
1 2 3 4 5 6


Scoring Instructions:
4. # 8 is reverse scored, so you’ll need to change you score.
If you answered 1 it becomes a 6, 2 becomes a 5, 3 becomes a 4, 4 becomes a 3, 5 becomes a 2,
and 6 becomes a 1.
5. Add your scores for #1 through #6 to get a total. This is the Social Integration subscale. This
scale tells you how much you integrate social media use into your social routines. Higher
scores mean more integration of social media into your regular routines.
6. Add your scores for # 7 through #10 to get a total. This is the Emotional Connection subscale.
This scale tells you how emotionally connected or dependent you are on social media use.
Higher scores mean more connection or dependency.

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