Modeling of Affecting Factors the Use of Smart Phones Among Journalists in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Alireza Ketabdar 1
Younes Shokrkhah 2
Dr. Raha Kharazi Azar 3
1 PhD Candidate in Communication Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author)
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jcsc.2021.104090.1859
Abstract
The main purpose of this research is to identify "factors affecting the usage of smartphone devices among journalists in Iran" through the modeling of structural equations. The research methodology has been used as a basis for research, and in some sections it has been used to classify the definitions in terms of experts. The unit of observation "person" and the unit of analysis have been selected at two levels: individual and group. The researcher selected a total of 400 individuals as random samples. He has classified smartphone functions in journalism according to expert opinion in two categories: "communicative usage" and "networking usage". According to the results, "Age" has an adverse effect on the usage of smartphones among journalists in Iran and is not effective on the "manner" of using smartphones. "Field of study" is not effective on the "amount" and "manner" of using smartphone, but "media literacy" is effective on the "amount" and "manner" of using smartphones between journalists in Iran. The variables of "digital literacy", "Internet access speed", "phone facilities", "Diffusion of Innovations level" and "use and gratification" affect the "amount" of smartphone use among journalists in Iran, and about the "manner" of effective usage is not.
Keywords
Iranian journalists
online journalism
Mobile journalism
smartphone
Structural equations
 
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Volume 21, Issue 81
Winter 2026
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