A Causal Relationship of the Stress Situation and Cognitive Apprisal on Adaptive Behavior through Coping Strategies and Meaning in Life among Cadets of Royal Thai Air Force
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Adaptive behavior, stress situation, cognitive appraisal, coping strategies., meaning in life, Cadets of Royal Thai Air ForceAbstract
The purpose of this research was to study a causal relationship of the stress situation and cognitive appraisal on adaptive behavior through coping strategies and meaning in life among cadets of Royal Thai Air Force. The sample consisted of freshman – second year 120 cadets. The content validity of the questionnaire was acceptable. The reliability with Cronbach alpha coefficients was between .89 - .94. The results of the analysis found that the causal relationship model did not fit with the empirical data (χ2 = 36.58, df = 3, χ2/df = 12.19, p = 0.0000, RMSEA = 0.309). Therefore, adjusted structural relationship by adding paths influence from stress situation and cognitive appraisal affect to meaning in life. The result reveals 1) the adjusted model that fits with the empirical data (χ2=1.18, df = 1, χ2/df =1.18, p = 0.2776, RMSEA = 0.039, GFI = 1.00) 2) the causal relationship model explain coping strategies by 42.1 percentage, meaning in life by 57.0 percentage, and all of variables explain the variance of adaptive behavior by 67.0 percentage. The finding suggested coping strategies and meaning in life are important factor and should be developed in Air Force cadets.
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