The career information media “Study Sapuri Course” provided by Recruit Co., Ltd. conducted a survey on “smartphones and SNS” for high school editors of the Study Sapuri editorial department and official LINE registrants.589 valid responses (159 males, 408 females, 22 who did not select gender).
According to the survey, the top device that active high school students currently have is a smartphone (first unit) at 1%, a tablet at second place at 1%, and a smartphone at third place (from the second unit) at 83.9%.One in five high school students owns two smartphones.It is thought that they are used for different purposes, such as regular contact, SNS use, and game use.
When asked how many SNS accounts they have, the result was 5.1 on average.It is common to own multiple accounts, and you can use different accounts for different aspects of yourself, such as one for hobbies, one for viewing and gathering information, one for connecting with friends at school, etc. presumed to be in control.In addition, the SNS that disseminates information is 1st place "Instagram" with 58.7%, and looking at the free comments, there are many people who actively post using only the "story" function of posting videos that disappear in 24 hours, which is a record. Rather, they seem to enjoy sharing the memories of that moment.
How does SNS influence "choice of high school students"? When asked about "SNS frequently used in choosing a career path," more than half of high school students (54.7%) used SNS to choose a career path.The breakdown shows that YouTube (39.1%) and Instagram (35.1%) are the top two.This was followed by LINE (2%), X (Twitter) (14.6%), and TikTok (14.3%).
"Because YouTube seems to speak more truthfully. Listen to current students and graduates to find out the actual situation of the university you are interested in." Finding good and bad points” (3rd year high school boy/Aichi Prefecture), “Looking at the SNS of seniors who go to the school I want to go to on Instagram gives me motivation to study!” (3st year high school girl/Gifu Prefecture), “I am I look at the posts of people in the faculty I want to apply to, and use them as a reference for my career and as a motivation for my studies.” Pursuing the “real world of school” and seeing real students fostering aspirations as a “source of motivation” seems to be linked to choosing a career path.
