Esmat Bahramian|Maryam Amidi Mazaheri|Akbar Hasanzadeh
The relationship between media literacy and psychological well-being in adolescent girls in Semirom city
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences|Isfahan University of Medical Sciences|Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
recent years media massive effects individuals especially children adolescents hence able use media rationally also able create digital multimedia texts attain media literacy media literacy skill based understanding gives audience opportunity use media appropriately criticallythe aim study investigate relationship media literacy mental psychology high school students semirom citythis correlational study conducted participation 139 adolescent girls selected using multistage random sampling semirom city isfahan province central iran 2017data measured using researchermade media literacy questionnaire psychological wellbeing scales ryffdata analyzed using spss software descriptive statistics pearson correlations used statistical significant level set 005there significant correlation family economic situation parental education media literacy score media literacy significantly correlated total psychological wellbeing r 0165 p 005 personal growth subscale r 0216 p 005 selfacceptance subscale r 0218 p 005considering importance psychological wellbeing adolescents life design educational interventions increase media literacy recommended