The study between media literacy and social intelligence of social media users
Document Type : Scientific-Research Article
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1 Master of Social Communication Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor and Member of the Faculty of Social Communication, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The study has been accomplished to survey the relation between media literacy and social intelligence among social media users of Tehran city (second period of high school students). The statistical population in current study consists of 3000 high school of second period throughout Tehran.The extent of sampling is estimated about 300 ones due to William Cochran formula and the method is multistage cluster sampling. The device for measuring and survey is written questionnaire in which combined of three main parts to measure variances including first, items for measuring information about the amount and the way of using social media, second; questionnaire for media literacy (philosophic 1393) and third; standard questionnaire for social intelligence (Ang Toon Tet2008). The findings show that there is a direct relation between social intelligence of students and the extent of using social media. There is also meaningful and positive relation between media literacy dimensions and the extent of using social media except the emotional dimension and mostly the correlation belongs to relation between aesthetic dimension and the amount of their activities in social media and the less correlation belongs to relation between cognitive dimension and the amount of activity in social media.There is a meaningful relation between social intelligence and the extent of activity in social media. This relation due to amount of activity is positive in three dimensions of negotiation and being socialized, dialogue and deep listening, empathy, that is, these three mentioned dimensions will be improved by augment of using.
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