Atyeh Soltan mohammadi; zahra sadat pour seyyed aghaei
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In addition to face-to-face social interaction, the structure of gender identity in teenagers is influenced by new communication technologies, especially the Internet and virtual networks. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the lived experiences of teenage girls ...
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In addition to face-to-face social interaction, the structure of gender identity in teenagers is influenced by new communication technologies, especially the Internet and virtual networks. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of investigating the lived experiences of teenage girls from being in the virtual space and its effect on their gender identity. This study is of qualitative type and using phenomenology method and was conducted by using purposeful sampling and analysis of semi-structured interviews with girls aged 13 to 18 years old in Tehran. Finally, after conducting 20 in-depth semi-structured interviews, the researcher reached data saturation. Interviews were analyzed using Smith's method. In this research, 4 main themes and 9 sub-themes and 52 meaning units were obtained, the main themes were: "girls' behavioral changes", "access to early sexual information", "decrease in self-confidence", "gender identity disorder" ». According to the results obtained from this research, being more than 5 hours a day on virtual networks such as Instagram causes damage to the gender identity of teenage girls.
arezoo amini; Mahsima pourshahriyari; Abbas Abdollahi
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Purpose: This research aimed to analyze adolescents` motivational factors for using virtual social media. Method: This research was conducted using the qualitative approach of phenomenology type. For this purpose, 17 female adolescents aged 14 to 16 who were dysfunctional in the use of social media were ...
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Purpose: This research aimed to analyze adolescents` motivational factors for using virtual social media. Method: This research was conducted using the qualitative approach of phenomenology type. For this purpose, 17 female adolescents aged 14 to 16 who were dysfunctional in the use of social media were selected using a purposeful sampling method based on criteria. The research was conducted through semi-structured interviews. Finally, the data were coded and categorized and the results were expressed using the method of narrative reporting. Findings: The analysis of experiences led to the identification of 7 main themes, including the symbiotic relationship with peers, omnipresence, emotion regulation, idealization versus normalization, social comparison, function, and response to existential-humanistic issues. each of them included 5, 7, 8, 4, 5, 15, and 3 sub-themes respectively. Conclusion: The results show that adolescents' problematic use of social networks is not motivated by newness or fashion, but purposefully and motivated by the fulfillment of basic needs (autonomy, competence, and communication). Therefore, in addition to recognizing the needs and motivations of adolescents, the authorities must use the technological opportunities of social networks to respond to their neglected needs in the real world. Also, counselors can take preventive measures or design targeted technological content for them by considering the motivations of adolescents.
