Behaviours of Thai People Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Sirote Pholpuntin Faculty of Education, Suan Dusit University, Thailand
  • Sukhum Chaleysub Suan Dusit Poll, Suan Dusit University, Thailand
  • Nongluck Chotevithayathanin Suan Dusit Poll, Suan Dusit University, Thailand
  • Pornpan Buathong Suan Dusit Poll, Suan Dusit University, Thailand

Keywords:

Public opinion poll, Behaviours of Thais, Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Amid the pandemic of Coronavirus 19 or Covid-19 in 2021, Suan Dusit Poll, Suan Dusit University has conducted opinion surveys on Thai people from April to June 2021 encompassing 13 topics and 24,846 samples. The survey results have reflected on the behaviours of Thai people amid the Covid-19 pandemic into 3 dimensions, namely, (1) emotion and feeling towards Covid-19 situation – Thais think the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic rapidly spread in various areas, it is scared than the two previous pandemics leading to feeling stressed, worried, anxious, worse, and despairing, (2) social and way of life – Thais cling into more social media; however, they choose to trust television media more than other media. The more they addict to the news, the more they feel anxious and stressed. They spend a lot on surgical masks and alcohol, focus on cooking and eating at their home, and love to work from home and the workplace equally. Also, they think online learning for their kids are not ready, and (3) Thai economy – Thai people do not spend their money more even though the Thai government has provided monetary compensation to assist under various kinds of projects and measurements.

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2023-05-07

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Pholpuntin, S., Chaleysub, S., Chotevithayathanin, N., & Buathong, P. (2023). Behaviours of Thai People Amid Covid-19 Pandemic. Journal of Multidisciplinary in Social Sciences, 17(2), 1–10. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sduhs/article/view/268161

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