BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS OFFERING FOODS OF OLDER PEOPLE SUPPORT MONKS OF GENERATION Z PEOPLE: A CASE OF STUDY OF SISAKET RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

This research aimed to study beliefs and attitudes towards food offering to monks of the Z Generation People. The samples were 400 graduate students who were grade 1 to 4 and aged 19.60 ± 0.94 years old of Sisaket Rajabhat University. They were selected by using simple random sampling and accidental sampling. The instrument to gather data was questionnaire developed by the researchers. Data analysis was accomplished by using percentage. The followings were the research results:

1. The beliefs towards food offering to monks of the students found that there were 94.8% regarding “food offering to monks for the dead person, they will get these food in their realms too”, 93.8% regarding “food offering to monks is the way to get merit in this life”, and 93.0% regarding “food offering to monks is the way to get merit in the next life”.
2. The attitudes towards food offering to monks of the students found that there were 97.3% regarding “the study about food/nutrition and health is necessary”, 95.8% regarding “the fully nutrient food is not need to expensive” and 94.1% regarding “Food shopping should consider about the nutrition value more than flavor and liking”.