Journal of Counseling Research

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between the extent of using virtual social netorks, self-worth, and educational downfall in girl student of the non-profit middle schools in city of Gorgan. Methods: For this study, descriptive and corelational methodology was used. Statistical population included all girl students in the nonprofil middle school of Gorgan city, totalling1243 people in 2016. Cluster random sampling was used to select 293 for the sample size. Virtual social netorks (2015), Rozanberg Self  Respect (1963), and Kavvosi Educational Downfall Questionnaire were used for data collection. For data analysis, peareson correlation and multiple correlation were utilized. Results: The results of the present study demonstrated that there is a significant negative relationship between the extent of using virtual social network and self-respect, and between the extent of using virtual social network and educational downfall. Considering that significance level is smaller than 0/5, there is a significant negative relatioship between self-respect and educational downfall and this hypothesis is confirmed. Moreover , it can be said with 90 percent of certainty that self-respect and the extent of using virtual social netorks can predict students' educational downfall. Conclusion: Schools and families can use better quantitative and qualitative managment of the use of virtual social networks in improving the sense of children's sense of self-worth and decrease their educational decline effectively.