Author affiliation: Mahamonkut Buddhis University (MBU)
關鍵詞
Resilience; Buddhist Psychological factors; Adolescents
摘要
The aims of this research were to 1) investigate the concept of resilience in regard to the western psychological paradigm and Buddhism 2) examine the statistical signifi cance of on the resilience of adolescents in Bangkok and 3) predict the effects of Buddhist psychological factors on the resilience of adolescents in Bangkok. This research is mixed methods Research. The first stage of the research is qualitative research which aims to collect the variables and then design the instruments in the quantitative research in the second stage. 12 key-informants were selected by using purposive sampling. The sample population consists of 495 adolescents in Bangkok by purposive sampling. The instrument of research was a tripartite questionnaire of which the three parts were: 1) a part eliciting data concerning demographical characteristics; 2) a part used to assemble data concerning Buddhist Psychological factors; and 3) a part utilized for ascertaining resilience. Using techniques of descriptive statistics, the researcher analyzed the data collected in terms of percentage, mean and standard deviation. The techniques of t test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) in addition to Person’s product moment correlation coeffi cient method and multiple regression analysis were also employed by the researcher. It was discovered that most infl uential factors on the resilience of adolescents in the Buddhist perspectives are Yoniso-manasikāra (Wise Refl ection) (15.79%), Paratoghosa (the Words of Others) (15.79%) , Sati (Mindfullness) (10.52%), and Viriya (Effort) (10.52%). In the perspectives of modern psychologists, the influential factors on the resilience of adolescents Parent-child bonding (9.09%) and Emotional-Regulation (9.09%). The inclusion of the Buddhist psychological factors can predict the level of resilience displayed by the adolescents in Bangkok under study at 70 % at the statistically significant level of .001 (p<.001).
目次
Introduction 355 Research Methodology 356 Results 358 Discussion 365
