چکیده:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation of the use of modern communication technologies (satellite, Internet, and virtual social networks) on students' attitude toward the friendship with the opposite sex before marriage in the context of the "Cultivation effects" frameworks, "effects of consequences". The method of this study was correlation and data were collected by using a questionnaire from male and female students of state universities, Payame Noor, Islamic Azad University and Arak Medical Sciences University, which were selected by inappropriate Stratified sampling method. Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression were used to analyze the data. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis showed that among the research variables, using virtual and satellite social networks after sex control, religious beliefs, and the relationship between parents and their children, 26% of the changes in the attitude towards friendship with the opposite sex can be explained. Also, there was no significant relationship between the use of the Internet and the attitude toward the friendship with the opposite sex. Among the variables of control, gender, and religious beliefs, they significantly related the attitude toward the friendship with the opposite sex. In general, the use of satellite, the use of virtual networks, gender, and religious beliefs have been able to explain 62 percent of the variation of the dependent variable in the statistical population of the research.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The results obtained from hierarchical regression analysis showed that among the research variables, the use of virtual social networks and satellite, after controlling for gender, religious beliefs, and the level of parent-child communication, were able to explain 26 percent of the changes in attitude towards friendship with the opposite sex.
Therefore, considering the stated viewpoints and existing statistics based on the high use of new mass communication tools by Iranian adolescents and young adults (Bichranloo, 1395: 63), the question arises whether the high onslaught of communication and information networks can change the attitude of students, as the educated class of a society, towards the subject of pre-marital friendships?
Intra-individual characteristic Research Hypotheses - There is a relationship between the use of new communication technologies (satellite programs, internet, and virtual social networks) and students' attitudes toward friendship with the opposite sex before marriage.
- There is a relationship between the use of satellite programs, the internet, and virtual social networks, considering the variables of gender, religious beliefs, parent-child relationships, peer pressure, and respondents' attitudes regarding friendship with the opposite sex before marriage.
Discussion and Conclusion The present research aimed to answer whether there is a relationship between the level of use of modern communication technologies (satellite, internet, and virtual social networks) and the attitude toward friendship with the opposite sex before marriage among university students in Arak.
The use of modern communication technologies in the form of watching satellite programs, using virtual social networks, and using the internet was assessed, and its relationship with the attitude toward friendship with the opposite sex was investigated, which included 41 items.
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