DEVELOPING A MODEL FOR PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO CULTIVATE MENTAL RESILIENCE WITHIN NEW WAY OF FAMILY LIFE BASED ON BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. to study a model for promoting activities to cultivate mental resilience within new way of family life based on Buddhist psychology and 2. to present the evaluation results from promoting activities to cultivate mental resilience within new way of family life based on Buddhist psychology, conducted by the mixed methods research. The key informant groups included community leaders, village elders, sub-district officials, school directors, and teachers in the area, totaling 10 individuals. The parent group comprised 14 families, and there were 30 youth students in the Samphao Lom area, Mueang Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. Research tools encompassed in-depth interviews, activity sets, surveys, questionnaires, and data analysis using percentages, averages, standard deviations, and content analysis.

Research results were as follows: 1. A model for promoting activities comprised four phases of activities: 1. family mental strengthening, 2. fostering family bonds, 3 creative communication, and 4. Positive communication and family activities included knowledge-sharing sessions and volunteer activities. 2. The evaluation results from promoting activities to cultivate mental resilience within new way of family life based on Buddhist psychology showed that the average scores of both youth and parents on overall mental resilience after training significantly differ from those before training at the 0.05 level of statistical significance. Specifically, the average scores after training were higher than those before training. And qualitative results revealed that the behaviors of youth and families, or parents improved positively.