The Relationship Between Media Literacy and the Amount of Use of Virtual Space and Acceptance of Media News Among Female Students of the Second Year of High School

Sharghi, Maryam; Jafari, Ali

doi:10.22082/cr.2023.561781.2413

The Relationship Between Media Literacy and the Amount of Use of Virtual Space and Acceptance of Media News Among Female Students of the Second Year of High School

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Maryam Sharghi ¹

Ali Jafari ²

¹ Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran

² Assistant Prof. Institute for Educational Studies, Organization for Educational Research and Planning (OERP), Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22082/cr.2023.561781.2413

Abstract

The aim of this applied research is to examine the relationship between media literacy and the amount of use of virtual space and the acceptance of media news among students. The statistical population includes all female students of the second year of secondary school in Ardabil city in the academic year of 2001-2002. The sample size was estimated using Cochran’s formula of 380 people whom were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. The data were colledcted by researcher-made questionnaires of which validity was confirmed by face validity and reliability through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The data were analyzed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient and one-way analysis of variance in SPSS software. According to the results, there is no significant relationship between media literacy and the amount of use of virtual space. There is a negative relationship between media literacy and its components with media news acceptance. Among the demographic variables, the relationship between academic field and media literacy, acceptance of media news, as well as the relationship of media type with the amount of use of virtual space and acceptance of media news has been significant. Therefore, by strengthening media literacy, it is possible to increase students’ awareness and skills in the field of media news and information and to prevent the acceptance of false and unreal news in cyberspace.

Keywords

Media Literacy

Virtual Space

Acceptance Of Media News

Students

Media

Subjects

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