Hassan Qarabaghi; Vahid Salehi; Kazem Delrouz
Volume 20, Issue 51 , June 2021, , Pages 71-96
Abstract
Social networks are the new media that are built based on public participation. Today, users especially young people spend a considerable amount of time in cyberspace daily. So, these networks have become an influential factor in many components of people's lives. The study is to identify the goals, ...
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Social networks are the new media that are built based on public participation. Today, users especially young people spend a considerable amount of time in cyberspace daily. So, these networks have become an influential factor in many components of people's lives. The study is to identify the goals, extent and manner of use of virtual social networks by the youth in Hamedan province and also the effect of these networks on four variables of youth religious orientation, ethics, academic achievement and leisure. The statistical population consisted of all people aged 18 to 35 years in Hamedan province. The statistical sample size of the study included 412 people which was calculated using Cochran's formula. The research measurement tool was a researcher-made questionnaire with a Likert scale that its face and content validity was confirmed by experts. Also, 0/79 reliability using Cronbach's alpha value was acceptable.
The findings indicated the negative effect of these networks on religious orientation and morals of young people, its positive effect on academic activities and academic achievement, and the lack of significance regarding the effect of social networks on youth leisure.
The results showed that most young people spend 1-2 hours a day using social networks. Also, the social networks of Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, Eitaa, and Soroush Plus are at the top of the most popular foreign and domestic social networks, and chatting and searching on Instagram are the most frequent behaviors of young people in these networks.
Hassan Qarabaghi; Majid Yousefi Afrashteh; Vahid Salehi
Volume 17, Issue 42 , March 2019, , Pages 257-272
Abstract
The study is to identify the purpose, extent and method of using the youth of Hamadan province from virtual social networks and the challenges facing them by examining the impact of these networks on four variables of hijab and chastity, religious and individual identity, interaction with family and ...
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The study is to identify the purpose, extent and method of using the youth of Hamadan province from virtual social networks and the challenges facing them by examining the impact of these networks on four variables of hijab and chastity, religious and individual identity, interaction with family and depression and isolation. The statistical population of this study was all individuals aged 14 to 29 years old in Hamadan province. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, which was validated by experts and the reliability level of 0.71 was obtained using Cronbach's alpha method. T-test was used to analyze the data according to the level of measurement of variables. The results showed that Telegram has the first rank of influence among the youth and entertainment and entertainment has been the main purpose of using social networks. Findings with a significance level of 0/05 showed that virtual social networks reduce compliance with hijab and chastity, disturbing individual and religious identities, and weakness in the interaction of individuals with their families. The findings also indicated that virtual social networks do not have a significant effect on the degree of depression and individual isolation of young people.
Masoud Darabi; Hassan Kalashloo
Volume 15, Issue 33 , December 2017, , Pages 77-106
Abstract
The family structure and its values are among the concepts arising from the modernization and culture of social man. Today, people interactions have became an important aspect of social activities and its impacts on the individuals’ social life are increasing. The universal form of ...
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The family structure and its values are among the concepts arising from the modernization and culture of social man. Today, people interactions have became an important aspect of social activities and its impacts on the individuals’ social life are increasing. The universal form of people interactions set as “Social Networking Service”. So, this study is to investigate the TELEGRAM social network impacts on the family values among young people in Tehran. In order to access this object, independent variables consisting of social network, adherence to religious beliefs and socio-economic status are chosen from the variety of factors and variables affecting on the family values. The theoretical aspect of the study is based on the theories of Habermas and Rokaije. The methodology of this research is a survey by a data gathering tool, questionnaire with the reliability and credibility. In this research, the statistical population is 18-29-year-old youth in 22 districts of Tehran. The sample size is 390 obtained by using multi-stage cluster sampling method and Cochran formula .The main method of the data analyzing is Regression and Path Analysis. The results indicate that the total average of the family values in this case study is 3/77; Comparing this amount with the maximum and minimum score which are respectively 5 and 1 shows that family values among young people is almost moderate upward.
Also, based on these results there is a significant relationship between the family values and variables consisting of the social network, the adherence to religious beliefs, socio-economic status and gender. But, there is no relationship between the family values and variables including age, marital status, and education. Among these variables, Social Network has the strongest relationship with dependent variable. Four variables including the social network, the adherence to religious beliefs, socio-economic status and age are entered into Regression Equation; the determination coefficient is reported 0.358. Therefore, above variables explain generally more than 35% of the variations of dependent variable.
