Explaining the Role of Virtual Social Networks in the Meaning of Life in the Students of Azad University of Shahr Quds

The purpose of this research is to explain the role of virtual social networks in the meaning of life of all students of Azad University of Quds in the academic year 1402-1401. This descriptive research was correlation type. The sample size was selected using Green's formula of 196 people and the random sampling method was simple. The collection tools in this research included the information sharing questionnaire of Chen (2020) and the meaning in life questionnaire of Steger, Fraser, Oishi and Kaler (2006). In this research, descriptive statistics (percentage frequency, average) and inferential statistics (Pearson's correlation coefficient and multivariate regression) were used to analyze the data. The results of the research findings indicate that the meaning of life can be predicted based on the amount of use of virtual social networks. It also showed that information sharing has a positive and increasing effect on the meaning of life.