استخدام شبكة التواصل الاجتماعي (الفيس بوك) وعلاقته بالتوافق النفسي لدى المراهقين

Abstract

The study aims to identify the relationship between adolescents' use of the social
network (Facebook) and their psychological adjustment. To achieve this aim, the
researcher used the descriptive correlation design as a (63)- item questionnaire was
developed to identify the relationship between adolescents' use of the social network
(Facebook) and their psychological adjustment. The questionnaire consists of (4)
domains (personal, social, family and academic). Content validity was used. As for
reliability, test-retest coefficients were calculated (76%), and Cronbach alpha coefficient
was calculated also (89%). The questionnaire was administrated to a sample consisting
of (466) male and female students representing (18%) of the total study population
consisting of 10th, 11th and 12th grades at the villages of Al Batouf Plain- Galilee. The
sample students were all Facebook users.
Study findings indicate that the period having the highest average with respect to
adolescents use of Facebook was (2) hours per day. They also show that psychological
adjustments of Facebook adolescents’ users were high. A significant negative correlation
was found between the adolescent average period using Facebook and his/her means
score on the psychological adjustment domains. There was no gender significant
differences in the sampled students in the period using the Facebook, while a significant
difference was found on the individual domains of the psychological adjustment and the
total instrument, in favor of male users in the personal adjustment and in favor of females
on the family, social, academic adjustment and total score.
In light of the results reported in the current study, the researcher recommends the
need for future research investigating the reasons for using Facebook and the
psychological, social, educational and academic effects of adolescents' use of Facebook.