فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

CONTEXT: In recent years, the media have had very massive effects on individuals, especiallychildren and adolescents. Hence, they should be able to use media rationally also be able to createdigital, multimedia texts, and attain media literacy. Media literacy is a skill based on understandingand gives the audience the opportunity to use the media appropriately and critically.AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between media literacy and mentalpsychology of high school students in Semirom city.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This correlational study was conducted with the participation of 139adolescent girls selected using multi‑stage random sampling, in Semirom city, Isfahan province,the Central of Iran, in 2017.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data were measured using researcher‑made media literacyquestionnaire, psychological well‑being Scales of Ryff.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptivestatistics (Pearson correlations) were used. The statistical significant level was set as 0.05.RESULTS: There was no significant correlation between family economic situation, parentaleducation, and media literacy score. Media literacy was significantly correlated with total psychologicalwell‑being (r = 0.165, P <   0.05), personal growth subscale (r = 0.216, P < 0.05), and self‑acceptancesubscale (r = 0.218, P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS: Considering the importance of psychological well‑being in adolescents’ life, thedesign of educational interventions to increase media literacy is recommended.