A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP MODEL OF FACTORS AFFECTING HIRIOTTAPPA OF EARLY ADOLESCENCE.

Abstract

Abstract

                   The objectives of this study were 1) to study factors affecting Hiriottappa of early adolescents based on Buddhist Psychology; 2) to compare the causal relationship model of factors affecting Hiriottappa of early adolescents with empirical data; and 3) to present a causal relationship model of factors affecting Hiriottappa of early adolescents. The study was quantitative, using a questionnaire to collect data from 341 early adolescents aged 12-16 years studying in grade 1-4  in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The data were analyzed by basic statistics, correlation analysis, confirmatory component analysis and causal structural equation analysis. The study results showed that a causal model of factors affecting Hiriottappa are consistent with empirical data with  = 4.359, df = 3, p = 0.225, CMIN/DF = 1.153, CFI = 0.998, GFI = 0.995, AGFI = 0.974, RMSEA = 0.037. Factors affecting the hiriotappa development were chanting and Dharma listening, prays, self-control and faith in Buddhism.

Keywords: Causal Relationship Model, Hiriottappa, Early Adolescents