relationship between Virtual Social Networks and Religion Aversion (Case Study: youth 15 to 29 years old in District 15 of Tehran)
Subject Areas : Family
Nazanin Malekian
1
(Department of Social Communication Sciences, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
hasan jokar ghomi
2
(Master of Social Communication Sciences, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: Virtual social networks, social function, cultural function, religious function, religion aversion,
Abstract :
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between virtual networks and Religion aversion of youth. In this research, the theoretical framework is based on Berger and Luckmann's social construction theories, Giddens theory and the theory of use and gratification. The present research is correlational and survey method. The statistical population is all 15-29-year-old youth in district 15 of Tehran which randomly by cluster sampling method and based on the Cochran formula, 380 people was selected. The data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire. In this research, data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression. The results of the research have shown that the use of social, cultural and religious functions of virtual social networks is moderate average, and youngest people are believed to be in The low-believer group. The results indicate that there is a negative and significant correlation between the virtual social networks and the religion aversion of youth. There is a meaningful relationship between the cultural functions of virtual social networks and religion aversion of youth. And also there is a negative and meaningful relationship between the religious functions of virtual social networks and religion aversion of youth. Regression and path analysis results show that the social functions of social networks have had the greatest impact on religion aversion of youth. Virtual social networks have been able to distinguish 20.7% of the variance of the dependent variable of religious aversion among youth.
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