Factors Influencing Adversity Quotient of Working Age People in Phathum Thani Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study: 1) the relationship between optimism, future orientation, and social support with the adversity quotient of working-age people in Phathum Thani province. 2) the factors influencing the adversity quotient of working-age people in Phathum Thani province. The sample used in the research was 420 working-age people aged 25-60 years old in Pathum Thani province. The data was collected by using a questionnaire consisting of personal information, the optimism questionnaire with a reliability of .917, the future orientation questionnaire with a reliability of .955, the social support questionnaire with a reliability of .922, and the adversity quotient questionnaire with a reliability at .890. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. Data analysis found that the subjects in the sample had an overall adversity quotient, optimism, and future orientation at a high level and social support overall at a medium level. The research revealed 1) the optimism, future orientation, and social support related to the adversity quotient of working-age people in Phathum Thani province, and 2) the optimism, future orientation, and social support were able to predict the adversity quotient of working-age people in Phathum Thani province.