The effects of using social media and its relationship with cultural identity and psychological security for university students

Abstract EN

This study aimed at investigating the (cognitive, psychological, social, religious, moral and political) implications of using Social Media and its relationship with Cultural Identity and Psychological Security for University Students.

The researcher used a questionnaire to measure the effects of using Social Media, Cultural Identity Scale (designed by the researcher) and Maslow Psychological Identity to answer the study questions.

The study sample consisted of 230 students (male students=110, female students =120).

The researcher used the descriptive approach.

The results showed that the level of positive and negative (cognitive, psychological, social, religious, moral and political) effects ranged from weak to moderate.

The positive effects are as follows: (religious, moral, cognitive, political, psychological and social) while the negative effects are as follows: (psychological, religious, moral, social, cognitive, and political).

The level of Cultural Identity was high while the level of Psychological Security was moderate.

There were significant statistically differences between male and female students in Psychological Security and positive and negative effects in favor of female students.

There were not significant statistically differences between male and female students in Cultural Identity.

There were not differences attributed to specialization (scientific/human) in positive and negative effects, Cultural Identity and Psychological Security.

There was a positive correlation between positive effects and Cultural Identity and Psychological Security.

Also, there were significant statistically differences between individuals with low and high Cultural Identity in positive effects (psychological, social and political) favoring high Cultural Identity individuals.