Psycho-Social Factors Correlated with Sufficiently Behaviors of Rubber planters in Thung Kham District, Na Mom District, Songkhla Province

Abstract

This research was a study of a comparative relationship based on the Interactionism model and psychological theories both domestically and internationally. The purposes were to find out what factors are related to the sufficient living behavior and to seek a group of rubber farmers who have less sufficient living behavior. The selected samples were 420 rubber planters in Thung Khamin subdistrict, Na Mom district, Songkhla province aged 17 years and over. They are typically derived from stratified sampling and quota sampling. The data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed in total group and 10 subgroups which divided by the social biology characteristics of the sample. The descriptive statistics used were multiple regressions and 3-way ANOVA. The direct results indicated that when the scores of the sufficient living behaviors were analyzed with multiple regression using the variables of the situational factor, psychological traits and psychological states, it revealed it can predict in the total group at 52.5%. The important predictor sequences were observing examples from notable people around, specific locus of control and good attitude to life, respectively. When analyzed with 3 - way ANOVA to discover a local group of them that had less sufficient living behaviors, it was declared that the rubber planters who were discovered to have less sufficient living behaviors were male. The results could be a practical suggestion for the community development agencies to improve the quality of life of rubber planters, as well as to enhance the fundamental research on sufficient living behaviors in the future.