Seyedeh Fatemeh Najafian - Department of Communication Sciences, University of Islamic Azad University, Tehran West Branch, Tehran, Iran,
Tahmures Shiri - Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran,

The emergence of new media and at the top of them, the Internet, significantly help to increase the complexity of communication networks in today's modern world. Compared to the emergence of other types of media, which has expanded as a phenomenon, the Internet has combined different and common communication patterns in the form of a wide interactive network.; A power that is increasing day by day. The results obtained from the investigation of the research hypotheses showed that virtual space has a positive and significant effect on improving the social behavior of students. In addition, the results showed that virtual space has a positive and significant effect on improving all aspects of students' social behavior. The results of the regression test showed that cyberspace has the greatest effect on altruistic behavior. In the second place, it has a great impact on obedient social behavior. The results of these hypotheses state that when students spend their time in virtual space and with the help of virtual space, they can strengthen their social behaviors and virtual space can lead to strengthening the social behaviors of students in all dimensions.

virtual space; social networks; students; behavior