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Abstract:

Recent developments and the ease of access to virtual social media and the unknown consequences of the influence of being in the virtual space, on the other hand, entering adolescence, with psychological and social growth, the management of emotions changes from basic processes to profound qualitative transformations, these developments that determine The quality of adolescent mental health requires identifying the causes and factors involved in this.

Purpose: The main purpose of this research is to study the role of dependence on virtual space and self-efficacy beliefs in the social adjustment of adolescents.

Research Methodology: The current research was a descriptive phenomenological qualitative study. The statistical population of teenage girls aged ۱۱ to ۱۸ are dependent on cyberspace and have self-efficacy beliefs, which were identified by purposeful sampling using the Young and Scherer questionnaire, and a semi-structured interview was conducted from ۱۱ people until reaching the saturation level and repeating the answers. continued. In data analysis, the seven-step collage method was used.

Findings: The results of interview analysis on the role of dependence on virtual space in the social adjustment of teenagers, ۴ main codes: "Challenges affecting the social adjustment of teenagers", "Challenges management strategies in the family and social environment", "Self-control strategies in cyber space", "Opportunity" The perceived values of the ۳ main codes are "dynamism and participation", "emotional efficiency" and "environmental influencing skills".

Conclusion: The findings of this research showed that due to the growing dependence of teenagers on cyberspace, teenagers are involved with various challenges, and among them, teenagers who had high self-efficacy beliefs by using skills that are components of self-efficacy beliefs. They had social compatibility.

Keywords: dependence on virtual space; self-efficacy beliefs; Social adjustment; teenager