Abstract:
The main aim of this research is to examine the role of television series on runaway girls from home in the city of Sanandaj. Research was conducted by survey method of correlation type. In this research, all female adolescents and youths from city of Sanandaj, who had run away from home, and was sheltered in boarding centers called “Reihaneh Houses” or quarantine under supervision of Rehabilitation Organization for a period in 2012-2013 or were being shelter, were included. Sampling was conducted by simple randomized method. In data analysis, hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of chi-square. Findings showed that watching television series reduces rate of antisocial behaviors (violence, aggression, ribaldry, and misdemeanor). Watching television series reduces rate of illegitimate relations among girls. The results of this research indicated that the roles of television were increased educational achievement, reduced children and adolescents’ misdemeanor, optimal, attractive impression, and television was the loveliest means of entertainment for children and adolescents. Watching violent movies, actions moves, tendency toward misdemeanor, moves on the screens of movie theatres, and comic television series were among factors intensifying antisocial behaviors and run away from home. Statistical test of research hypotheses was confirmed with 5% error, and showed with 95% confidence that there is a significant relation between watching television series and reduced illegitimate relations among girls.
Machine summary:
"There is a meaningful relationship between the reliance internet users place on profile information provided by audience members of virtual social networks of Facebook and Cloob and the sorts of news and information provided in their profiles.
It states that internet users have a great confidence in the information and news circulated through virtual social networks of Facebook and Cloob in terms of applying them in real life.
We can prove the certainty of our analysis through another finding of our research based on it, internet users place more reliance on the news released in virtual social networks of Facebook and Cloob than the stuff published by formal sources of news.
In other words, though internet users have little confidence in the information and news distributed in social networks, they place more reliance on these sources than other media and formal sources such as radio, TV channels, the press and news agencies."