The Role of Electronic Media in Reducing Behavioral Deviance among Iraqi Youth: TikTok as a Model

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TikTok plays a dual role among Iraqi youth, potentially reducing behavioral deviance through educational content while simultaneously increasing the risk of deviance and mental health issues through exposure to unethical content and cyberbullying. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Yassin Hameed Kazem¹

doi:10.53796/hnsj79/7

September 1, 2026Humanitarian and Natural Sciences JournalOpen Access

The Role of Electronic Media in Reducing Behavioral Deviance among Iraqi Youth: TikTok as a Model

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To evaluate the role of TikTok in mitigating behavioral deviance among Iraqi youth and identify the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional risks linked to platform content.
Descriptive field survey conducted among a purposive sample of university students (N=90) from the Faculty of Media at Uruk University during the 2025–2026 academic year.
Administered a validated 46-item questionnaire analyzed using frequency distributions and percentage calculations.
Overall, 93% of respondents follow TikTok and 41% spend 1–2 hours daily on the platform, with 76% agreeing that electronic media aids deviance prevention and 65% stating educational apps reduce deviance.
High behavioral risks were identified: 85% noted exposure to unethical content promotes deviance, 84% reported cyberbullying impairs mental health, 78% observed blind imitation of harmful actions, and 75% linked content to violence.

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Field survey reveals dual awareness and deviance risks from TikTok use in university students, suggesting the need for content regulation.

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Yassin Hameed Kazem¹ (2026) studied this question.

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