مصداقية وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي لدي الشباب الجامعي السعودي : دراسة ميدانية

Abstract EN

The study mainly aims to identify the extent of the credibility of the means of social communication Saudi university students’ point of view, and the awareness of these young people to the concept of credibility to the content of these means.

This study is based on survey method, which was a sample of Saudi university students (males – female).

To achieve the objectives of the study and its questions and to identify the extent of the credibility of the means of social communication at the Saudi youth, a questionnaire was used for the sample under study.

The study relied on the media, and the constituent elements of the concept of credibility.

This study is a descriptive study that seeks to monitor and characterize the nature of the Saudi university students subjected to the means of social communication and the extent of their awareness of the concept of credibility and its constituent elements, and their assessment of the credibility of the content of what is published in social media.

The study includes university students of the University of the Northern Border in the city of Arar belonging to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A random simple sample of (200) students has been selected (males - females) of the Deanship of the Preparatory Year and supportive studies; 100 males - 100 females aging almost 19 years.

The study came up with many important results: -Comparing to Facebook and Youtube, Twitter was the most confidential means of social communication.

Youtube was the least to be trusted.

-It turned out that Twitter was the most comprehensive and reliable means of social communication among Saudi students, followed by Facebook then Youtube.

-No statistical significant differences between males and females in the credibility of the means of social communication to transfer news