การศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างศรัทธาและความสุขของวัยรุ่น ตามแนวพุทธจิตวิทยา

Abstract

             This study comprises objectives: 1) to study faith and happiness level of teenagers in Ayutthaya province 2) to study relationships between personal factor, faith and happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province and 3) to study relationships between faith and happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province. The   study   is   a quantitative research. An evaluative form is used for collecting data from 390 Mathayom Suksa 4-6 students in Ayutthaya province. Statistics comprising  Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation (SD), F-test, One-way ANOVA and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient are used for analyzing data.

      The results shown that.

1. Faith level of teenagers in Ayutthaya province is at a high level. Based on the mean, the high mean is Kamma-Saddha (belief in Karma), Kamassakata-Saddha (belief in the individual ownership of action) and Vipaka-Saddha (belief in the consequences of actions) are on high level, the lowest mean is Tathagatabohdi-Saddha (confidence in the Enlightenment of the Buddha) is on moderate level. And happiness level of teenagers in Ayutthaya province are at a moderate level.


2. Relationships between personal factor (gender, age, GPA, family income and parents’ marital status), faith and happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province shown that 1) gender is not significantly relate to faith and happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province 2) age is significant relationships between faith and happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province at .05 level 3) GPA is significant relationships between faith and happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province at .05 level 4) family income is not significantly relate to faith of teenagers in Ayutthaya province, significantly relate to happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province at .05 level and 5) parents’ marital status is significantly relate to faith of teenagers in Ayutthaya province at .05 level, is not significantly relate to happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province.


3. Faith is significantly relate to happiness of teenagers in Ayutthaya province at .01 level