نقش رسانه ها در رشد هويت ملي نوجوانان شهر تهران

Examining the Role of Media in Adolescents9 National Identity Development in Tehran

The present study examines the role of media (TV, computers, books, magazines and satellites) in Adolescentsʹ National Identity growth. In this study 440 adolescents from Tehranʹs guidance schools and high schools were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. To measure national identity, identify signs and national symbols, the extent of media consumption, family and personal characteristics, we used a questionnaire. The research findings were processed using t-test, Spearman correlation, exploratory factor analysis, and multivariate regression. The findings show that the extent to which radio, TV and computer are used, predicts national identity, signs and national symbols. Using books magazines as well as social-economic networks also predicts the extent of knowledge on national signs and symbols.