Cell Phone and Social Communications

In recent two decades, the widespread and all-round use of mobile phone has had a wide variety of effects on social behavior and relationships and leisure patterns people have. Young people, as leaders in using mobile phone, are at the center of attention in related studies and researches. The purpose of this paper is to study the application of this device in people's social relationships and leisure time regarding its diverse functions. For this purpose, 323 questionnaires were distributed among Shahid Beheshti University students using random sampling. Results showed that there is a significant difference between mobile phone usage and social relationships. The influential variables in this category are occupation and marital status. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between the type of mobile phone use and the amount and manner of spending leisure time. The highest use of this device was found to be in their leisure time, listening to music.