Buddhathum Factors Affect on Strength of Mind for Drug Addicts Rehabilitation

Abstract

This study had the purpose and objectives to the level of mental strength
according to the Buddhist psychology for Drug Addicts Rehabilitation and to study
Buddhathum factors with effect on a Strength of Mind for Drug Addicts Rehabilitation.
The format of research in a descriptive exploration in focus on any time. A collection
of data was questionnaires in a number of 299 sets to the sampling groups on
probation in the educational place of probation department Bangkok 3 (District Court
of Thonburi). The 299 probationers were analyzed by depending on the data, the
value of frequency, percentage, means, standard deviation and the statistics for
analyzing Pearson Chi-Square and One-way ANOVA test which was a significance for
.05.
The consequences of study are as follows;
1. Most of the probationers were 66.5% males and 33.8% females during
their 30-39 years old, education was graduated at 80.6%, most careers employees at
54.2%, and no career at 6.4%, for incomes during 9,000 to 15,000 baht a month at
37.8% ad no incomes at 3.7 percentage. The status of a single mostly at 49.5%, later
on the marital status at 40.6%, divorce at 6.0% and widow at 3 . 7 % . Mostly they
stayed with their families at 70.6%, with the relation at 15.7% but homeless at 2.0
percentage.
2 . The probationers had the factors of Buddha-dharma in social and
psychological characteristics at a good criterion with an average of 3.80 and 3.74 in
order.
3 . Probationers had the level of mental strength for Drug Addicts
Rehabilitation in a good criterion with an average of 3.61. To consider to separate out
the factors of mental strength according to the principles of Buddha’s teaching was
the mental development according to the principles of three Fold learning. Attempt
to cure an addicts in a self-control and kindness to the principles of the divine state

(Brahma-vihara) were at the good level with an average of 3.76 , 3.50 and 3.63 in
order.
4 . The social factors of probationers were found that they were in weight
with a negative influence on a mental strength for Drug Addicts Rehabilitation equal
to .13 regarded weight with low influence, Having considered the influential weight of
each variety with effect on social factors, we found that social members at the highest
influential weight were .8 and later on it was the family relationship with an influential
weight equal to .46 and a friend relationship at an influential weight equal to .23.
5 . Psychological factors of probationers were found that there was an
influential weight positive to a mental strength for Drug Addicts Rehabilitation equal
to 1.02 regarded as the highest influential weight. Having considered an influential
weight of each variety with effect on psychological factors, we found that variety, selfconfidence
and attempt in the future had the highest influential weight equal to .79
while a mental health had an influential weight equal to .65.
6. The Mental Strength for Drug Addicts Rehabilitation of probationers from
three factors like: a mental development, an attempt to cure addicts and having the
kindness, It was found that everything had the influential weight at a high criterion
equal to .79, .68 and .73 in order.