WISE REFLECTION AND PERCEPTION OF VIRTUOUS FRIENDS RELATED TO OTHER – FORGIVENESS OF MALE EARLY ADOLESCENCE

Abstract

The research aimed to study the predictive power of Wise reflection (Yonisomanasikāra) thinking, such as Investigation of cause and conditions, Reflection in line with universal characteristics, Reflection on advantages, and Reflection rousing wholesome qualities. Furthermore, there are predictive power is Virtuous friendship (Kalyānamitra) perception, such as Having parents as Kalyānamitra, having a teacher as Kalyānamitra, and Having a friend as Kalyānamitra; related to Forgiveness of early adolescent males in a private boys' school. A total of 174 samples for survey data collection were convenience sampling from early adolescent males, a private boys' school in Bangkok. The research instruments were a rating scale questionnaire and checklist questionnaire. The statistical methods and procedures for analyzing data were, amount, percentage, simple correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis.

The results showed that predictive powers in each aspect were as follows: Wise reflection thinking: included Investigation of cause and conditions, Reflection in line with universal characteristics, Reflection on advantages, and Reflection rousing wholesome qualities; Virtuous friendship perception: included  Having parents as Kalyānamitra, Having a teacher as Kalyānamitra, and Having a friend as Kalyānamitra; ; helped to predict Forgiveness of early adolescent males in a private boys' school about 39 percent with statistically significant level .001. at a statistically significant level of .001. In addition, there are three important variables: having a teacher as Kalyānamitra, having a friend as Kalyānamitra, and reflection in line with universal characteristics, respectively.