Social capital includes concepts such as participation, interaction, trust, compatibility and safety of members of a group or a community is important and effective in achieving the goals of the society. The present study examines the relationship between the use of virtual social networks with social capital amongst students at Farhangian university( Shahid Beheshti campus) culture. Using Cochran formula, a sample size of 221 out of 493 students studying at the University of Farhangian (Shahid Beheshti campus) in academic year 2014-15 was determined and then crosssectional questionnaire through a survey was conducted. To test the hypotheses, we used descriptive and inferential test-i-e- Pearson test. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software. The results show that 27.6 percent of students had not joined the virtual network, 11.8 percent and 60.6 percent were willing to join current members. Among the indicators of social capital ,social interaction was found to be with the lowest average of 25.56 and social health with the highest average of 33.50.Hypotheses test results showed that there was positive and increasing correlation between the use of virtual social networks and social capital components (participation, trust, harmony and social health).

Social capital includes concepts such as participation, interaction, trust, compatibility and safety of members of a group or a community is important and effective in achieving the goals of the society. The present study examines the relationship between the use of virtual social networks with s...