Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Virtual Social Networks on the Level of Aggression and Creative Thinking of Female High School Students in Yazd

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of virtual social networks on the level of aggression and creative thinking of female high school students in Yazd. This research is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and is a part of applied research in terms of purpose. The statistical population of this study includes all female high school students in Yazd, whose statistics were announced as 2300. To select a sample, 30 female high school students were selected by convenience sampling. This number of people was randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 people) and a control group (15 people). Data collection tools were Eiseng's (1978) aggression questionnaire, hani creative thinking questionnaire (2005), and a researcher-made chess training package. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. The results showed that virtual social networks significantly affect the level of aggression and creative thinking of students. So; teachers and families need to educate students about the dangers of cyberspace networks while educating students about how to use them properly.