The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
Social media use has increased after the COVID-19, indicating several effects on users. Talking specifically about its effects on adolescents, several studies have witnessed its positive and negative consequences on young users. This research also aims to examine the positive effects of social media...
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| author | Najia Al Ketbi Mohammed Habes Lubna Shaheen Lubna Shaheen Razaz Waheeb Attar Dina Tahat Amal Hassan Alhazmi |
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| description | Social media use has increased after the COVID-19, indicating several effects on users. Talking specifically about its effects on adolescents, several studies have witnessed its positive and negative consequences on young users. This research also aims to examine the positive effects of social media use on adolescents from a Media Mindfulness Perspective, including tolerance, community peace, and online ethical awareness. Theoretically supported by Social Learning Theory, the data were gathered using 379 structured questionnaires. Results indicated an overall positive influence of social media use on adolescents in UAE. It is found that social media use positively affects tolerance among adolescents, suggesting an improved tolerance among the relevant users. Also, the effect of social media uses on community peace remained positive, implying that digital platforms are constructive means of teaching peace and harmony. Finally, results also indicated the positive effects of social media use on online ethical awareness among adolescents in UAE. Overall, these results suggest a positive, constructive role of social media use in changing the behaviors of the young generation. Under the social learning theory, this study also suggested social media as a powerful tool for learning positive behaviors, further influencing and improving societal peace and harmony. Finally, the study’s significance and limitations are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4e162ddfab0443dad9d7c1c5fcf1a282025-08-20T03:11:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-02-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15007271500727The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab EmiratesNajia Al Ketbi0Mohammed Habes1Lubna Shaheen2Lubna Shaheen3Razaz Waheeb Attar4Dina Tahat5Amal Hassan Alhazmi6Mohamad Bin Zayed University for Humanities, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesRadio and TV Department, Faculty of Mass Communication, Yarmouk University, Irbid, JordanUnit of Policy, Planning, and Implementation, Department of School Education, Civil Secretariat, Quetta, PakistanUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaManagement Department, College of Business Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Education, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesManagement Department, College of Business Administration, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSocial media use has increased after the COVID-19, indicating several effects on users. Talking specifically about its effects on adolescents, several studies have witnessed its positive and negative consequences on young users. This research also aims to examine the positive effects of social media use on adolescents from a Media Mindfulness Perspective, including tolerance, community peace, and online ethical awareness. Theoretically supported by Social Learning Theory, the data were gathered using 379 structured questionnaires. Results indicated an overall positive influence of social media use on adolescents in UAE. It is found that social media use positively affects tolerance among adolescents, suggesting an improved tolerance among the relevant users. Also, the effect of social media uses on community peace remained positive, implying that digital platforms are constructive means of teaching peace and harmony. Finally, results also indicated the positive effects of social media use on online ethical awareness among adolescents in UAE. Overall, these results suggest a positive, constructive role of social media use in changing the behaviors of the young generation. Under the social learning theory, this study also suggested social media as a powerful tool for learning positive behaviors, further influencing and improving societal peace and harmony. Finally, the study’s significance and limitations are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1500727/fullsocial media use on tolerancesocial learning theorycommunity peaceonline ethical awarenessmedia mindfulness |
| spellingShingle | Najia Al Ketbi Mohammed Habes Lubna Shaheen Lubna Shaheen Razaz Waheeb Attar Dina Tahat Amal Hassan Alhazmi The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates Frontiers in Psychology social media use on tolerance social learning theory community peace online ethical awareness media mindfulness |
| title | The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_full | The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_fullStr | The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_short | The impact of social media use on tolerance, community peace, online ethical awareness among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates |
| title_sort | impact of social media use on tolerance community peace online ethical awareness among adolescents in the united arab emirates |
| topic | social media use on tolerance social learning theory community peace online ethical awareness media mindfulness |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1500727/full |
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