TABLES OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TITLE PAGE
Fly Leaf
Title Page – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements – – – – – – iv
Table of Contents – – – – – – – vi
List of Tables – – – – – – – ix
List of Appendices – – – – – – x
Abstract – – – – – – – – xi
- INTRODUCTION – – – – – – 1
- Background of the Study – – – – – 3
- Statement of the problem – – – – – – 6
- Objectives of the Study – – – – – – 7
- Research Questions- – – – – – – 7
- Scope of the Study- – – – – – – 8
- Significance of the Study – – – – – 8
- Limitations of the Study – – – – – 10
- Definition of Terms – – – – – – 10
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE – – 12
2.1 Relationship and Interpersonal Communication – – – 12
2.1.1 Relationship – – – – – – – 12
2.1.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Interpersonal Communication –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 12
2.2 Types of Interpersonal Communication – – – – 14
2.2.1 Classification of Interpersonal Relationship – – – 15
2.3 Social Media and Interpersonal Relationship – – 17
2.4 General Overview of the Female Students and
uses of Social media – – – – – – 19
 2.4.1         Social Media Effects on Interpersonal Relationships – –       22
Academic Achievement e – – – – – 26
2.4.2 Uses of Social Networking Sites and Students’
2.4.3 Time Spent on Social Networking Sites and Students’
Academic Achievement – – – – – – 28
2.5             Benefits of Social Networking         –       –       –       –       –       31
2.5.1 Female Students’ Addictive to Social Media – – – 32
- Students’ Exposure to Social Media – – – – 35
- Theoretical Framework – – – – – 36
2.8 Review of Studies – – – – – – – 42
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – – – – 46
- Research Design – – – – – – – 46
- Population of the Study – – – – – 47
- Sample and Sampling Procedure – – – – 47
- Instrument for Data Collection – – – – – 47
- Validity and Reliability – – – – – – 48
- Method of Data Presentation and Analysis – – 48
- DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS – – – – 50
- Data Presentation and Analysis – – – – 50
- Discussion of Findings – – – – – – 58
- SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION – – – – – 61
- Summary – – – – – – – – 62
- Conclusions – – – – – – – – 63
- Recommendations – – – – – – – 63
References
Appendix/Appendices
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to assess social media and interpersonal relationship among female students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua. The objectives of the study were mainly to determine the extent which Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic students have Android phone and other devices that can access social media, to examine the extent which Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic female students expose to social media platform. to examine the most social media Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic students get exposed to and to determine the influence of social media platform on female students and interpersonal relationship in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic.The research design used for this work was the case study. This was used to gather information from students of Mass Communication, Science Technology and Accountancy Department, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire; the sampling technique was used to retrieved data from a sample size of 122 respondents. One thousand two hundred and thirty one (1,231) were administrated by the researcher with the help of a research assistant and One hundred and twenty two (122) were founded useful. The Theory used for this study were computer-mediated community theory, uses and gratification theory and social penetration theory. Finding reveals that Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic female students have android phones and other devices that can access social media, and they are expose to social media, and that social media platform influence female students and interpersonal relationship in Akwa Ibom State by providing speedy information, make retrieval possible and give room for immediate feedback and storage possible in interpersonal relationship. The study therefore recommended among others that Administrators should ensure that female students’ use of social media on interpersonal relationship should be used for solving problems in education and no student should be allowed to make use of phone in class or in the library and parents should closely monitor their wards on the usage and time spent on social networking sites, know what they are doing online, whom they are chatting with and ensure that the sites are used responsibly.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
Social media is a form of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos). Social media refers to the medium of digital communication used by a large group of people to share information, and an interpersonal relationship is a rapport with two or more people built through interaction with one another. Interpersonal communication is the process of exchange of information, ideas and feelings between two or more people through verbal or non-verbal methods.  It often includes face-to-face exchange of information, in a form of voice, facial expressions, body language and gestures. The level of one’s interpersonal communication skills is measured through the effectiveness of transferring messages to others.
