Relationship between Adolescents' Exposure to Social Media and their Digital Citizenship Levels
, Vol.8
, Twenty Seventh Issue
PP:35
Authors:
Dr. Aida M. Almor-Assistant Professor of Radio & Television,Educational Media Department,Faculty of Specific Education,Mansoura University
Abstract:
The study sought to identify the extent to which adolescents' exposure to social media sites relates to their levels of digital citizenship. This study is considered a part of descriptive research that depends on the sample survey method. The field study was applied to a sample of residents of Cairo and Dakahlia governorates in the late adolescence stage from the age of 18 to 21 years. It consisted of (300) male and female singles, chosen randomly and by using a questionnaire to collect data that was applied to the interview with them. A number of the questionnaire was distributed electronically through the websites of the universities from which the sample was drawn, and the study concluded to a number of results as following:
1- (61.7%) of the study sample depend on social networking sites to follow the issues of political and social citizenship in their daily lives permanently, (32.3%) depend on it non-permanently, while only (6%) of the study sample rarely depend on it.
2- The hypothesis, that provides for a statistically significant relationship between the extent of the respondents' dependence on following up on political and social citizenship issues on social media sites and their attitudes towards their importance in addressing these issues, has been validated.
3- Social networking sites play an effective role in supporting the values and levels of citizenship among adolescents. The results have demonstrated a statistically significant relationship between respondents' reliance on social media in following up on political and social citizenship issues and their interactions and participation in political and national activities in society.
Key Words:
digital citizenship, social media, adolescents.
Research Language:
Arabic
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