The motivation of high school students to use social networking

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of education, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, (Corresponding Author).

2 master of curriculum planning, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan

3 Associate Professor of communication science, Amin university

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the motives of secondary school boy students in Hamadan in using social networking networks. This research was carried out using a hybrid approach and exploratory design. In the qualitative section, a semi-structured interview was conducted using a phenomenological method with twenty students selected using snowball sampling method. The interview questions focused on the motivations and causes of using teenagers from social networks, which was analyzed using the Smith Five-Step Method. Then, in order to extend the scope of the findings through descriptive and survey method, a researcher-made questionnaire of 22 questions was distributed among 300 male secondary school students. Validity of the questionnaire was calculated using the views of seven experts in the field of cyberspace and its reliability was calculated by calculating the Cronbach's alpha of r = 0.88. The findings suggest that students use new social media for new information, entertainment and entertainment, communication and interaction with others, and self-expression. In the meantime, access to new information is the most important motive for adolescent use and self-expression is the lowest.

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Journal of Culture-Communication Studies
Volume 18, Issue 39 - Serial Number 71
February 2018
Pages 183-205

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