Adolescents' Use of Social Networking Sites and Its Impact on Family and Social Relations from Their Viewpoint in Jordanian Society
Abstract
This study aimed to identify adolescents' use of social networking sites and its impact on the family and social relationship from their viewpoint in Jordanian society, the analytical descriptive approach was used, and the questionnaire was used to collect data. The study sample consisted of (1534) adolescents; were chosen randomly, the results of the study found that the general arithmetic mean as a whole for the impact of the use of social networking sites by adolescents on family relations was (2.73), with a medium degree, where parents' refusal to publish children's pictures on social networking sites was ranked first with a rate of 3.17, but after knowing the effect of using social networking sites by adolescents on social relations, the general arithmetic mean as a whole was 3.34, and with a medium degree, where the feeling of comfort while visiting friends and relatives came in the first place with a percentage of (3.54), it also found that there are statistically significant and differences in the arithmetic means according to the gender variable, in favor of males with an arithmetic mean of (2.89), and there are statistically significant differences according to the variable of place of residence, in favor of the city, with an arithmetic mean (2.80), and there are statistically significant differences in the arithmetic averages according to the monthly income of the family.
Keywords: Adolescents, Social Networking Sites, Family And Social Relations, Jordanian Society.
DOI: 10.7176/JEP/15-1-01
Publication date: January 31st 2024
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