A Development of Indicators of Living Together with Care in Urban Communities

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to develop indicators of living together with care in urban communities and 2) to verify the validity of the model of living together with care in urban communities. The participants were 5,807 people in 24 districts of Bangkok. The instrument used was questionnaire. The data were analysed by frequency, percentages and confirmatory factor analysis.

            Results of this research were as follows: 1) The indicators of living together with care in urban communities consisted of 3 main factors, 8 minor factors and 50 indicators. The first main factor is ‘body’, which consists of 6 indicators of sacrifice, 5 indicators of respect for social rules, and 5 indicators of mutual recognition. The second main factor, ‘speech’, consists of 5 indicators of propriety and 6 indicators of creativity. ‘Mind’, the third main factor, consists of 7 indicators of positive attitude towards differences between individuals, 8 indicators of goodwill towards others, and 8 indicators of maintain their own goodness. 2) The results of second confirmatory factor analysis with the use of LISREL program showed that the model fitted the empirical data. The construct validity of models was consistent with empirical data with chi-square = 1344.94, p-value = 0.16, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.85, Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index (AGFI) = 0.81 and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.08.