The Political Participations of Youth: A Case Study of the Upper Secondary School Students in Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the level of political participations of youth in upper secondary school in Khanom District Nakhon Si Thammarat Province;
2) to determine factors affected their political participations; and 3) to find the relationship between the political socialization and the political participations.

           The samples consisted of 230 students at the upper secondary schools in Khanom District in the 2023 academic year. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire. The statistical analysis consisted of percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, least significance difference test and Pearson Product – Moment Correlation Coefficient. The level of significance for statistical testing was 0.05.

           The research suggested that the level of political participations of youth in upper secondary school was medium. According to the hypothesis testing, gender and occupation of family did not cause any differences in the political participations. Education levels and incomes per month of family did cause any differences in the political participation. However, political socialization caused differences in political participations.