The effect of new communication technologies on social isolation of children in families

The goal of this research is to study of the effect of new communication technologies on social isolation of children in families. This research uses post-event and survey methods. The statistical society is non-media-user boy students of high schools of region 1 of Tehran in 2001-2002. After voluntarily sampling, 152 boys were selected from few selected schools, and they completed the user-designed questionnaire. The findings showed that there was a relationship between usage of internet, mobile, and satellite with social isolation of students. Also, there was a difference between social isolation of media-user and non-media-user students. The assumptions based on existence of a relationship between non-motor and time-consuming attitudes of using communication technologies were confirmed. Also, there was a relationship between weak family link, lack of social responsibility, and worthiness emotion. Comparison of these results with similar results in other studies and examination of theoretical framework and model of this research showed compatibility of these results.