Rahavard Salamat Journal

Introduction: Internet social networks as a place for the different segments of society, especially the youth have become. The aim of this study was survey of social networking usage and its relationship with the study status of students of Ilam universities 2015.

Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 students of Ilam universities were selected by simple random sampling method. The data were collected which consists of three parts: demographic questions, questions the use of social networks and questions educational status. After data entrance to the SPSS software, the data were analyzed by Pearson correlation test, linear regression, ANOWA and chi-square test.

Results: The use of social networking in 25.5% of students at a high level, 63.8% on average and 10.8 % were low and 11% of students at the high school situation, 76% on average and 13 % as low. Between the use of social networks and there was no significant correlation between students' academic achievement (P>0.05) . Between the use of social networks and student age, gender and occupation there was a significant relationship mother students (P<0.05). But between the use of social networks and other demographic variables, there was no significant relationship (P>0.05).

Conclusion: Direct correlation between the use of social networks and the students there, this correlation was incomplete and of low intensity. This means that the use of social networks is more intense than the lower educational status and this association was not significant. It seems that due to the expansion of interpersonal communication, use of social networks has created for student satisfaction and their users are increasing day by day.