Applying the Consciousness for Eliminate Anger of Students Grade 4-6) of Watsriboonruang Primary School, Bangkapi, Bangkok

Abstract

This research has three objectives: 1) to study the source and the problems caused by anger, 2) to study the knowledge and understanding of mindfulness and its application, and 3) to compare the application of mindfulness to manage the anger of Watsriboonruang School’s students, Bangkapi District, Bangkok. The researcher used a quantitative study, by collecting data from a sample of 150 people. The statistics used to analyze the data were descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. and inferential statistics, including t-test and F-test. The research results are as follows:

Source or cause of anger among students of Watsriboonruang School The averages were at a low level when considering each side in descending order of averages as follows: school life, quality of life and personal relationship. The problems caused by the anger of the students Watsriboonruang School Overall, the averages were at the moderate level when considered individually, ranked in descending order of the first 5 averages as follows: 1) Students felt angry or easily angry. 2) students get bored easily, 3) students get frustrated easily, 4) students get annoyed easily, and 5 students feel dissatisfied easily.

The application of mindfulness to managing anger in students Overall, the mean was at a high level and when considering each aspect, it was found that the students applied mindfulness in anger management at the high level in all aspects. The most applied mindfulness principles were personal relations, followed by quality of life and school life.

Comparative analysis of the average application of mindfulness to manage anger among students found that students of different ages. The application of mindfulness to manage anger was significantly different at the .05 level.