Mindfulness Meditation Model to Enhance Emotional Maturity of the Phrapariyattidhamma School Administrators in The Northeast

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) Study the components of meditation practices for enhancing the emotional maturity of administrators in Buddhist monastic schools in Northeastern Thailand. 2) Examine the consistency of the structural equation model of meditation's influence on emotional maturity with empirical data. 3) Develop a meditation model for enhancing the emotional maturity of administrators in Buddhist monastic schools in Northeastern Thailand. and 4) Evaluate the meditation model for enhancing emotional maturity among these administrators. The study employs a mixed-methods research approach, involving a population of 380 administrators and teachers. Data collection tools include qualitative interviews and quantitative
questionnaires.
The research results revealed:
1. Analysis of the components of the meditation model to enhance the emotional maturity of Phrapariyattidhamma School administrators in the Northeastern region identified the following elements: components of meditation with 4 main
components and 15 indicators; components of emotional maturity with 5 main components and 14 indicators.
2. In examining the consistency of the structural equation model of meditation to enhance emotional maturity in the northeast, it was found that meditation significantly influences emotional maturity with an influence value of 0.827. The fit indices of the structural equation model analysis for enhancing emotional maturity met the specified criteria, with a chi-square (X2) value of 371.509, degrees of freedom (df) of 263, and a P-value of 0.0730, indicating that the chi-square value is not statistically significant. The Comparative Fit Index (CFI) was 0.967, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) was 0.978, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) was 0.007, and Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) was 0.051.
3. Creating a meditation model to enhance the emotional maturity of Phrapariyattidhamma School administrators in the northeast resulted in a format based on expert seminars, including the name of the format, purpose, principles and concepts, operations and methods, main elements of meditation, main components of emotional maturity, and practices and indicators of success.
4. The evaluation of the meditation model to enhance the emotional maturity of Phrapariyattidhamma School administrators in the northeast by experts showed that its appropriateness, possibility, and usefulness are rated at the highest level.