The Relationship between Young Users’ Skills and Uses of Mobile Social Networks

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. student in Isfahan (khorasgan) branch, Islamic Azad University

2 Assistant Professor in Isfahan (khorasgan) branch, Islamic Azad University (Correspondent Author)

3 Associate Professor in Yazd University

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Abstract
Today, the use of mobile social networks has become an important and sensitive issue. It is rooted in several social factors. In the present era, the level of users’ skills has also become a vital issue for human societies. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between users’ skills and positive and negative uses of mobile social networks. To conduct this survey, a multi-stage cluster sampling method was used and 385 young people in Yazd, Iran were selected. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire that was validated with content and structural validity as well as Cronbach's alpha coefficient for reliability. The findings showed that there were significant relationships between the users’ skills and negative and positive uses of mobile social networks. The users’ skills explained 0.33% and 0.14% of the variance of positive and negative uses of mobile social networks, respectively. The results of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) also showed that the model had a suitable goodness of fit.


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