Factors Influencing Educational Adjustment among English Medium Students in Kottayam Diocese, Kerala, India: A Path Analytic Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate the direct and indirect influence of parental involvement on Educational Adjustment among English Medium Students in Kottayam Diocese, Kerala, India, being mediated by Self-efficacy, English language anxiety, and mathematics anxiety. This quantitative research employed path analysis to investigate the study’s hypotheses. A total of 300 participants were selected via convenient sampling participated in the study. The path model showed that, the respondents’ their perceived level of parental involvement has a direct influence on their reported level of educational adjustment. Thus, the more they perceived their parents’ involvement in their academic life, the higher their reported level of educational adjustment. Parental involvement was also found to have an indirect influence on their educational adjustment, being mediated by their reported level of self-efficacy. Thus, the more the respondents perceived their parents’ involvement in their academic life, the higher their level of self-efficacy; subsequently, the higher their level of selfefficacy, the higher their reported level of educational adjustment. Self-efficacy was also found to be positively related to English language anxiety and negatively related to math anxiety. Thus, the higher the respondents’ reported level of self-efficacy, the higher their reported level of English language anxiety and the lower their reported level of math anxiety. Neither English language anxiety nor math anxiety was found to be significantly related to the respondents’ reported level of educational adjustment

The Impact of Video Game Addiction on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Thai Adolescents, Mediated by Self-Regulation and Social Support

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect influences of video game addiction on Thai adolescents’ levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, being mediated by self-regulation and social support. A total of 200 Thai adolescents (aged between 18 and 20 years) participated in this study by filling in a self-administered survey questionnaire designed to measure the study’s primary variables (video game addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, self-regulation, and social support). Results from the path analysis showed that the respondents’ level of video game addiction directly influenced the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress such that the higher the level of video game addiction, the higher is their level of depression, anxiety, and stress. Video game addiction has indirect influences on the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress when mediated by self-regulation. However, video game addiction has no indirect influence on anxiety and stress when mediated by social support. Nonetheless, video game addiction was found to have a positive influence on social support, such that the higher the level of addiction, the higher is the level of social support. Among the three dependent variables of depression, anxiety, and stress, it was found that only depression decreases in level when the mediator social support is increased, even when the level of video game addiction is high. The study’s conclusions, implications, and avenues for future research are discussed

The Influence of Perceived Acculturative Stress on Psychological Stress Response Being Mediated by Coping Strategies Among Japanese Mothers in Thailand

This study attempts to assess the impact of the direct and indirect influence of acculturative stress on the stress response of    Japanese mothers in Thailand mediated by the three Coping strategies. A convenient sample of 246  Japanese mothers were given a survey on  acculturative stress, problem solving support seeking coping, avoidance thinking coping, positive thinking distraction, and stress response,  The indirect relationship between acculturative stress and stress response is supported only when it was mediated by positive thinking-distraction coping strategy.  The  From the overall findings it can be inferred that the level of stress experienced However, the use of positive thinking-distraction coping strategy when they perceive distress was found to be effective among Japanese mothers. in order to effectively cope with the stress. Further study required for the practical way to encourage Japanese mothers in Thailand to utilize positive thinking-distract coping strategy

A Study on the Influence of Thai Cultural Factors on Attitudes and Perceptions of Adhd

The current research examined Thai cultural factors, such as religiosity, stigmatization of mental disorders, holistic thinking, and health locus of control towards attitudes and perceptions of ADHD, moderated by prior exposure to ADHD. The Thai translated scales Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales (MHLC), the SBI (Religious Beliefs/Practices), the Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill scale, the ADHD Stigma questionnaire (ASQ) (attitudes towards ADHD), Choi’s Analysis-Holism Scale, the ADHD Beliefs Scale-revised (perceptions of ADHD) were used for testing the model. The factor structure was examined via confirmatory factor analysis and reliability and validity were established initially before testing the model. Further, SEM was utilized to test the relationships between the aforementioned cultural factors and attitudes and perceptions of ADHD (n = 323). The results indicated significant relationships between cultural factors and negative opinions of ADHD. The current research aimed to contribute to the understanding of unique aspects of ADHD in Thailand. Future research may explore methods to increase knowledge of ADHD and reduce negative attitudes/perceptions of ADHD

The Direct And Indirect Influences Of Self-Compassion On Alcohol Consumption Among Thai Businessmen, Mediated By Stress And Depression

The current research aimed to explore the direct and indirect influences of self-compassion (SC) on alcohol consumption (AC), being mediated by stress and depression among Thai businessmen in Bangkok, Thailand. This research investigation employed quantitative methods based on data derived from a self-report survey questionnaire on a population of 266 Thai businessmen (N=266). This study used the correlation approach via path analysis to determine if the targeted population’s level of SC can predict their level of AC, both directly and indirectly, being mediated by their levels of stress and depression. The findings demonstrated significant direct influence of SC on AC. It was also found that SC has negative direct influence on stress and depression, indicating that the more self-compassionate the participants are, the lower is their level of depression and stress. Surprisingly, this research did not find an indirect influence of SC on AC, being mediated by stress and depression. The findings, conclusions, limitations, and recommendations of the study were discussed accordingly

The Influences of Mindfulness on Foreign Language Fluency Mediated by Irrational Thoughts, Foreign Language Anxiety and Self-efficacy on Thai English Learners

This study investigated the impact of selected psychosocial factors on the foreign language fluency among Thai people.  The influences between mindfulness, irrational thoughts, foreign language anxiety, self-efficacy, and foreign language fluency were explored.  The confirmatory factor analysis revealed that fear of non-achievement, concern over mistake, perfectionistic cognition, and inferiority feeling were better explained by the second-order latent factor- irrational thoughts. The SEM analysis of the sample of 1,358 Thai students and office workers revealed that mindfulness both directly and indirectly influenced irrational thoughts (comprised of fear of non-achievement, concern over mistake, perfectionistic cognition, and inferiority feeling), foreign language anxiety, self-efficacy and foreign language fluency.  Mindfulness was found to have a negative relationship with foreign language anxiety; and foreign language anxiety also had an adverse effect on self-efficacy and foreign language fluency.  This research contributes to foreign language learning by revealing the role of mindfulness to help Thai learners better aware of their negative thoughts which lead to foreign language anxiety, as well as to help enhance a Thai person’s belief in his/her ability to fluently communicate in a foreign language.  It also provides insight knowledge to behavioral science by explaining the influences of mindfulness on a person’s irrational thoughts, anxiety, self-efficacy and fluent or proficient performances in general

THE INFLUENCE OF DISPOSITIONAL MINDFULNESS ON WORK ENGAGEMENT: THE MEDIATION ANALYSIS OF WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SPIRITUALITY, AMONG WHITE COLLAR EMPLOYEES IN BANGKOK, THAILAND

The primary purpose of this investigation was to investigate the impact of dispositional mindfulness on white-collar employees’ work engagement, based on Job Demands-Resources Model (JD-R model) and Person-Organization Fit Theory (P-O Fit), in doing so the mediating role of workplace spirituality (individual job resources) and organizational spirituality (organizational job resources) was analyzed. Total sample of participants was 1,014 white-collar who were non-management employees in Bangkok. The following standardized scales were used to collect data for this research: The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale Thai version (PHLMS_TH), The Organizational Spiritual Values Scale (OSVS), Workplace Spirituality Scale (WPS), Thai Version-Job Content questionnaire (TJCQ), and the Utrecht and Work Engagement Scale-9 (UWES-9). Through structural equation modeling (SEM), direct and indirect models were developed and conducted to accomplish the research's purpose. The evaluation and comparison of the fit of these models revealed that the indirect model was better fitting than the direct model, concluded the mediating role of workplace and organizational spirituality in proposed relationship

Influence of Gender Role Attitude, Quality of Alternatives, Investment Size, and Commitment on Marital Satisfaction between Thai Women Who Married Thai Men and Thai Women Who Married Foreign Men

Gender role attitude, quality of alternatives, investment size, commitment, and marital satisfaction were measured and compared between Thai women who married Thai men and Thai women who married foreign men. Direct and indirect influences of gender role attitude, quality of alternatives, investment size, and commitment on marital satisfaction were also analyzed. The sample consisted of 200 respondents (N=200), of whom 100 were Thai women who married Thai men (50%) and 100 were Thai women who married foreign men (50%). The mean age of respondents was 35 years, ranging from 21 years to 58 years, and the mean age of their husbands was 39 years, ranging from 26 years to 60 years. Results indicated that Thai women who married foreign men have higher level of marital satisfaction, higher commitment, and lower quality of alternatives. There is no significant difference in gender role attitude and investment size. Path analyses produced similar results between the two groups of women in that there are no direct influences of gender role attitude, quality of alternatives, and investment size on marital satisfaction. However, an indirect influence between quality of alternatives and investment size on marital satisfaction emerged when mediated by commitment. Gender role attitude was found to have an indirect influence when mediated with commitment, only for the group of women who married foreign men. Both models, however, indicated that commitment is a significant predictor of marital satisfaction

The Antecedents of Individual Job Performance and Moderating Effect of Role Stress: Path Models on the Logistics Service Industry in Thailand

The research examined the effect of organizational justice, perceived organizational support on organizational commitment, and job performance and the moderating effect of role stress of employees in logistics service providers in Thailand. This research employed a path model utilizing structural equation modeling with multivariate techniques combining methods of factor analysis. The application of multi-group analysis clarified the moderating effects of role stress by grouping the low role stress group and high role stress group of respondents. Data was collected from 889 professional white-collar workers from 15 logistics service providers in Thailand. There are two groups that include the low role stress group (n=426) and high role stress group (n=433) of respondents which were segregated based on the median. This research revealed that perceived organizational support ultimately contributes to individuals’ job performance. The results indicated moderation effects of role stress, i.e. organizational justice is a significant factor that contributes to organizational commitment in high role stress group, unlike in low role stress group. Organizational commitment has significant negative effect on counterproductive work behavior in low role stress group, unlike in high role stress group. The findings can be inferred as organizational justice and support are perceived as benefits by individuals, which initiates the social exchange relationship then enhances job performance of the individuals in an organization via organizational commitment. This study has concrete managerial implications, such as by announcing and actualizing the flexible workplace can be an effective and efficient measures for the logistics service industry

The Influence of Extraversion and Neuroticism on Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction Mediated by Facebook use Among Thai Millennials

Facebook is the number one social networking site in the world that people engage in the most. Its popularity has reached epidemic proportions and it leaves many questions unanswered as to whether it is good or bad for users’ psychological health, especially for Millennials who engage in Facebook more than any other activity in their lives. The current investigation attempted to explore the direct and indirect influences of the personality traits of extraversion and neuroticism on self-esteem and life satisfaction, being mediated by Facebook use among Thai Millennials. The results indicate that extraversion and neuroticism showed no significant indirect influences on the self-esteem and life satisfaction of Thai Millennials, being mediated by their Facebook use. However, both extraversion and neuroticism were foundto have positive direct relationships with self-esteem and life satisfaction. Moreover, there is a positive correlation between Facebook use and extraversion but not with neuroticism. Additionally, the amount of Facebook use has no link to either self-esteem or life satisfaction and that using Facebook does not change how Thai Millennials feel about themselves and their state of life satisfaction