The relationship between using social network and social skills of students

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between using social networks and students' social skills. This research in terms of nature, practical and in terms of method, is a correlation research. The checking population in this research consisted of all postgraduate students of educational technology in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of South Tehran Azad University, who were studying in the academic year 2013-2014. The sample size in this study, using Cochran formula, 110 postgraduate students of educational technology were selected by cluster sampling. Data collection tool, the researcher-made social network questionnaire and the Matson Social Skills Questionnaire were validated by several experts in the field of communication science and reliability was 78%. The validity of the Matson Social Skills Questionnaire was evaluated by several experts and also its reliability was 83%. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and standard multivariate regression analysis simultaneously were used.