Factors Associated with Coping Behaviors of People Affected by the Unrest in the Deep South of Thailand
Keywords:
Problem-focused coping, Social support, People affected by the unrest, Unrest situation in southernmost provincesAbstract
The violence situation in southernmost provinces of Thailand inevitably affects the quality of life
of people living in those areas. The objectives of this research were to explore the behaviors of problemfocused coping and to analyze the relations between demographic factors, violence experience, social support, and coping behaviors of people affected by the unrest in the southernmost provinces of Thailand. The data were collected using face-to-face interviews with 422 Thai Muslims aged 15-59 years old who live in Nong Chik District of Pattani Province. Probability Proportional to Size (PPS) sampling was used. The statistical methods include frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Chi-squared test.
The results show that the samples use a method of problem-focused coping at a moderate level
( =3.03, S.D. =0.80). The statistically significant factors related to problem-focused coping behaviors were
sex (χ2=7.395, p<0.05), secular education (χ2 =12.814, p<0.05), religious education (χ2 =26.355, p<0.001), violence experience (χ2 =31.995, p<0.001), social support from family (χ2 =78.109, p<0.001), friends (χ2 =43.657, p<0.001) and social institutions (χ2 =31.075, p<0.001). The study indicated the need to develop and apply a policy that would promote social support from family, friends, and social institutions to people who affected by the unrest situation to coping with the problems effectively.
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and restoration of the damaged and affected by unrest in the southern province: Narathiwat Province. Princess of Naradhiwas University Journal, 5(4), 1-13.
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Medicine, 4(4), 381-406.
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Master of Arts Program in Counseling Psychology, Faculty of Psychology. Chulalongkorn University. (in Thai)
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Buffer against Life Stress. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 23(2), 145-159
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Tohkani, M. (2011). Emotional problems and prosocial behavior of adolescents who encounter with unrest situation in three southern border provinces of Thailand. Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand, 56(4), 363-375.
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Wongsukmontri K., Therachakul J., Kanthong S., Nibesa F. & Che-oh, A. (2013). State of the healing process
utilization for the effective quality of life development for people affected by the unrest in Narathiwat provinces. The 21st National Academic Conference, Yala Rajabhat University, 342-349. (in Thai)
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ยาโกะ ก., & จำปากลาย อ. (2018). Factors Associated with Coping Behaviors of People Affected by the Unrest in the Deep South of Thailand. Princess of Naradhiwas University Journal, 10(3), 57–70. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/pnujr/article/view/88849
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