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Title : The Impact Of Digital Literacy On Social Problem-Solving The Moderating Role Of Gender Among High School Students In Sabzevar

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effect of digital literacy on social problem solving with the moderating role of gender among high school students in Sabzevar. The present study is applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive in terms of data collection. The population of the present study consisted of all high school students in Sabzevar in 1404-05. Of this number, 350 people were selected as a sample based on the Cochran formula. The data collection tool included the Heppner PSI problem-solving questionnaire and the digital literacy level questionnaire. In this study, data were analyzed using SPSS 28 software and structural equations using Smart PLS3 software. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics were used to examine and compare the mean and standard deviation of variables, and inferential statistics were used to analyze the research hypotheses. The findings of the present study showed that all three sub-hypotheses are confirmed in both gender groups, but the intensity of the effect is significantly greater in girls than in boys. Gender has a significant moderating role in two relationships (confidence in problem solving and personal control). These findings indicate that digital literacy promotion programs in Sabzevar secondary schools, especially for girls, can be an effective tool for strengthening social problem-solving skills.

Keywords: Keywords: Digital literacy, social problem solving, students, gender.