Investigating the Impact of local and Satellite TV Consumption Patterns on Social Trust among citizens

The aim of this paper is to find out the impact of using social networks on the transformation of students’ national identity. The research method of this article is survey and the data was collected using questionnaires. The population of the study was 366 students of Payam Noor University studying in the 20-14 academic year. In order to analyze the data and test the hypotheses, regression and Pearson correlation coefficient have been used. The results showed that the variables of the use of the internet, the time to join virtual networks, and the user’s involvement in virtual networks are reversely associated with the national identity of the students. Thus, it can be said that the use of virtual networks is effective in reducing the national identity of students.