Comparative assessment of cultural- behavioral effects and implications of entering virtual (cyber) spaces among university students (members of baseej and others)

This survey was carried out to compare the effects and implications (both cultural and behavioral) of entering virtual spaces among students (members of baseej and others) in the district 8 of Azad Islamic University. This was a survey and the studied population included students from 7 branches of the university in Tehran. According to Morgan’s table, 591 of this group were selected by classified random sampling (considering the population of each branch). Data gathering was performed through four questionnaires (young’s internet addiction, compatibility, general health, and one developed by researcher). The results show that there is a significant difference (p<0.01) between members of Baseej and others in compatibility with internet, rate of using chat apps and rate of using internet, there is also a significant difference (p<0.05) in addiction to internet, rate of using online games on the web, and rate of watching or downloading illegal and immoral pics, films and clips from the web between these two groups.