Sociological study of changes in couples' relationships based on the effect of social networks on the extent of their social interactions (Case study: Wives of age group 25-40 years living in Tehran)

Subject Areas : ‌Family

yasaman farshadfar ¹ (Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Ali Baseri ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Noorooz Hashemzehi ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2020-08-25 Accepted : 2021-09-18 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Trust, Social networks, Participation and Activism, Cohesion and Social Interactions of Spouses,

Abstract :

Social networks play an important role in today's world that can not be ignored. These networks affect different aspects of people's lives and even target the family center; Therefore, the aim of this study is a sociological study of the effect of social networks on the rate of social interactions between spouses in Tehran. Is. Research Method In this research, the field method is a questionnaire using survey technique and data collection tool. The statistical population of the study includes all spouses in the age group of 40-40 years living in Tehran; According to the Statistics Center of Iran in 2016, there are 2,688,972 people, of which 1,376,338 are women and 1,312,634 are men. The sample size in this research using Cochran's formula and also according to Morgan table is 384 people. The results showed that at the 95% significance level, there is an inverse and significant relationship between participation and being active in social networks, diversity of motivation in using social networks, realizing the content of social networks with the level of social interactions between spouses; As a result, it can be said that with the increase in the use of social networks, the desirability of social interactions between spouses decreases.