Facebook has had a significant role in encouraging social transformation. Its effect extends to politics, economics, health, and even psychology, among other things. Humans currently spend more time on social media sites like Facebook than in past decades when they spent more time reading books and newspapers. Facebook usage was already high prior to the pandemic, but it skyrocketed during the Covid-19 pandemic. People use Facebook to learn about the pandemic, which may help them protect themselves, as well as to seek assurance and cope with fear. Young people, particularly students who were affected by the pandemic, consume a lot of Facebook material. They utilize the site to cope with the stress of online education as well as to briefly divert their focus to something other. As a result, the purpose of this study is to investigate why Facebook is preferred as a coping mechanism over other social media sites. This qualitative study aims to explore the lived experiences of Leyte Normal University Social Studies students in using Facebook as a coping strategy or self-regulation used to cope with stress during online learning. This transcendental phenomenology has 4 participants ? 3 females and 1 male. According to the findings of the interview, students are frequent Facebook users, and the impacts of online learning emerge in the respondents in both physical and mental ways. Respondents also stated that they utilize the platforms because of the features that make it more pleasant and relevant to their interests. They also hold Facebook in high esteem as an effective forum for dealing with stress. According to the findings, viewing videos on Facebook is the most preferred technique for respondents to cope with stress. As a result, the study made recommendations to students and teachers.

Lived Experiences

Online Learning

Facebook

Coping Mechanism

Social Studies Majors