A Study of the Relationship Between Family Caring Behaviors and Grateful Behaviors According to Buddhist Psychology of Upper Elementary School Students

Abstract

           The purposes of this research were 1. to study the level of family parenting behavior & gratitude behavior according to Buddhist psychology of upper elementary school students. 2. to study the relationship between family parenting behavior & gratitude behavior according to Buddhist psychology of upper elementary school students. This research is a quantitative research. A questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data from a sample of 222 people in data analysis using statistics consisting of percentage, mean, standard deviation. And the Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test the correlation.

             The results showed that;

1. Level of family caregiving behavior, Overall, it was at a moderate level ( =2.26, S.D. = 0.32). When classified into aspects, it was found that teaching ( = 2.27, S.D. = 0.36) was at a moderate level, was ranked number 1, followed by family relationship ( = 2.24, S.D. = 0.36), at a moderate level ranked second to last, respectively.

                Gratitude Behavior According to Buddhist Psychology of Upper Elementary School Students. The overall figure was at a moderate level ( =2.17, S.D. = 0.30). When classified into aspects, it was found that the filial piety to parents & guardians ( = 2.25, S.D. = 0.30) was at a moderate level, was the 1st rank followed by gratitude to individuals ( = 2.19, S.D. = 0.34) at a medium level, was ranked second, and gratitude to institutions ( = 2.07, S.D. = 0.41) was at the moderate level, respectively.

1. The relationship between family parenting behaviors & gratitude behaviors according to Buddhist psychology of upper elementary school students overall found that there was a relatively high positive correlation (r). It was statistically significant at the .01 level with an overall coefficient of .619 when classified by aspect. Gratitude to the institution & gratitude towards parents & guardian. There was a moderate positive correlation (r = .530, .527 and .515), respectively.