A CAUSAL MODEL OF SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-COMPASSION ON RESILIENCE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SURAWIWAT SCHOOL, SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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This research aimed to 1) study the levels of resilience, self-awareness, and self-compassion among students, and 2) examine the causal model of self-awareness and self-compassion's effect on resilience with empirical data. The sample consisted of 381 high school students from Surawiwat School, Suranaree University of Technology, selected through stratified random sampling. Data collection was conducted using a five-point rating scale questionnaire measuring resilience, self-awareness, and self-compassion. Data were subsequently analyzed using descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results revealed that 1) students demonstrated a moderate level of resilience (M = 21.08), while self-awareness and self-compassion were at a high level (Mean = 4.11 and Mean = 3.97) and 2) the causal model of self-awareness and self-compassion's influence on students' resilience showed a good fit with the empirical data (χ2 = 19.645, df = 12, p = .074, RMSEA = 0.041, SRMR = 0.025). Self-awareness had a significant direct effect on both resilience and self-compassion, whereas self-compassion did not function as a mediating variable between self-awareness and resilience.
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