أنماط استخدام الوالدين لمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي و علاقته بالتوافق النفسي و الاجتماعي لأطفالهم

Abstract EN

This study seeks to identify the most important patterns of Parents’ use of the social media sites and their different applications; defining as well the positives and negatives of these uses on family setting and children adjustment socially and psychologically at the early childhood stage aged (12-15 yrs.

old).

Study Objectives: Standing on the most important uses and gratifications achieved by parents’ use of thee social media sites, defining also positives and negatives of these uses.

Defining children social and psychological adjustment due to their parents’ use on three levels’ measurement.

Study Type & Method: This research is belonging to the qualitative (descriptive) type of researches, as it counts on the survey method in its two field parts.

Study Sample: The field sample is divided into two samples as follows: A sample of fathers and mothers consists of (200) items divided into (100) fathers and (100) mothers.

A sample children consists of (100) items of early adolescents aged 12:15 yrs.

Study Instruments: A Questionnaire Form directed for parents.

A Questionnaire Form directed for early stage adolescents.

Study Results: The Field Results Concerning Parents: The results indicate that the most important sites and applications used by parents are the facebook (98.5%), then the What’s Up in the second rank (95.5%), followed by YouTube (78.5%).

Results also indicate that the most important patterns used by parents for the social media sites are the Mobile 100%, then the I Pad, then the personal laptop or computer.

Parents’ participation in these social media sites ranges from one year and above (90.5%).

The Field Results Concerning Children: The most common disputes are accusing parents of not fulfilling their parental duties.

There is lack of warm friendly atmosphere between parents and their children.

The social media sites affect children in the school dimension as there is maladjustment towards school.