Internet Memes and Its Emotional Impact on Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

Internet Memes are generated contents to express their information, to entertain, to ridicule and to self-actualize. This study aimed to determine the emotional impact of memes and its relationship with the profile of the Pre- Service Teachers of Pangasinan State University- Bayambang Campus. The study made use of descriptive- correlation research method. To test the impacts of internet memes towards the emotions of Pre-Service Teachers a questionnaire-checklist was used. Frequency counts, percentages average weighted mean was used in the treatment of data. Pearson-r (Pearson Product Moment of Correlation) and Chi-square was used to determine the relationship between profile and the emotional impacts of Internet Memes. The findings of this study showed that the Pre- Service Teachers predominantly specialize in Enhanced General Education, are females, and spend 4-6 hours on social media per day. There is a significant relationship between gender and impacts of memes in terms of positive emotions aside from hopefulness. The relationship between gender and impacts of memes specifically negative emotions are found to be highly significant. There is no significant relationship between exposure to social media and impacts of memes. Internet memes greatly affect the emotions of Pre-Service Teachers. Future studies on the impact of Memes to Educational and Political factors may be conducted.