The Study of Relation between Social Support and Happiness in Studying of Students in Faculty of Education Mahasarakham University
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The purposes of this research were 1) to examine the social supports and happiness in studying of students at Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, 2) to examine the relationships between the social supports and happiness in studying of students at Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, 3) to examine the predictability of social support that effect happiness in studying of students at Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University. This study was conducted with 326 students at Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University. The research instruments used for the study were social support and happiness in studying of Students Scales. The data were analyzed by means, percentage, standard deviation. Hypothesis testing was conducted using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis.
The research results found that 1. Statistically significant positive relationships at moderate level between the student’s social support and happiness in studying of students at Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University were found at the .01 level. 2. Student’s social supports, including teachers, friends and family affect happiness in studying of students at Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University. Furthermore,
the percentage of the social supports effectively predicting the students’ happiness in studying was 25.4 % and statistically significant at the .001 and .01 levels.
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ข้อความและบทความในวารสารการวัด ประเมินผล สถิติ และการวิจัยทางสังคมศาสตร์ เป็นแนวคิดของผู้เขียน มิใช่ความคิดเห็นของกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร จึงมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของวารสารการวัด ประเมินผล สถิติ และการวิจัยทางสังคมศาสตร์ บทความในวารสารต้องไม่เคยตีพิมพ์ที่ใดมาก่อน และสงวนสิทธิ์ตามกฎหมายไทย การจะนำไปเผยแพร่ ต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากกองบรรณาธิการ
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