The Strength Creation of Family Institution According to the Six Directions of the people in the area of metropolitan region for family happiness

Abstract

The objectives of this research were as follows: 1) to analyze strength of family in the areas of metropolitan region 2) to study the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions of the people in the area of metropolitan region for family happiness, 3) to compare the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions of the people in the areas of metropolitan region classified to personal factors, 4) to correlation between the strength of family with the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions of the people in the area of metropolitan region, and 5) to study other suggestions of strength creation of family institution according to the six directions for family happiness. This was a quantitative and qualitative research. The sample group was the 384 people living in the area of metropolitan regions of 5 provinces: Nakhon Pathom, Nontha Buri, Pathum Tani, Samut Prakarn, and Samut Sakhon, including in-depth interviews with key informants 15 people. The tools were questionnaires and structured in-depth interviews. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, T-test F test and correlation coefficient.

The results of research were found that the strength creation of the family in the areas of metropolitan region was on a high level in all aspects. The people in the areas of metropolitan region had the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions for family happiness on a high level in all aspects. The results of hypothesis testing were found that the people in the areas of metropolitan region with different genders, ages, education, occupations, and monthly income had difference of the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions with the statistical significance at .05. But the people with different status had no difference of the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions, and the correlation between the strength of family with the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions of the people in the area of metropolitan region were found that had correlate with the statistical significance at .01. In addition, the people had other suggestions of the strength creation of family institution according to the six directions for family happiness: Parents should teach their children to be good and responsible. Teachers should teach clearly to make students understand and to be able to perform. A husband and a wife should support and honor each other. Friends should trust and have sincerity to one another. Servants or Workers should be diligent and attentive on the jobs, and Buddhist monks should be good examples and promote virtue to society.