Browsing by Author "Mohanan, Santhosh Ayathupady"
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ItemAn investigation of the predictive relationships between identified factors and graduate students' decision to study human sciences programs at Assumption UniversityThis quantitative study aimed to identify predictable factors, different choices between male and female graduate students, and between Thai and non-Thai graduate students to enroll in the Human Sciences programs at Assumption University. Four hundred quota samples were distributed with an e-questionnaire for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Omnibus Tests of Model Coefficients, Hosmer and Lemeshow Test, and Logistic Regression Analysis were applied to Statistical Analysis. It was found Program Characteristics, Institution Characteristics, and Interest in the Subject were the highly significant predictors of a decision to enroll in the Human Sciences programs. Institution Characteristics and Program Characteristics significantly differentiated the male students' decision. In contrast, the Program Characteristics, Institution characteristics, and Interestin the Subject significantly differentiated the female candidates' decision to enroll in the Human Sciences programs. Interest in the Subject was the significant factor in Thai students' decision. In contrast, Institution Characteristics, the Program Characteristics, and the Influence of People and Media were highly significant factors in the non-Thai students' decision to enroll in the mentioned program. All three hypotheses were accepted.
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ItemDoctor patient relationship as a mediator between attachment dimensions and self-management In chronic patients, Yangon, MyanmarThis research studied the direct effect of attachment dimensions on self-management and the mediating effect of the doctor-patient relationship between attachment dimensions and self-management. A quantitative method with correlational research design via path analysis was utilized. The participants of the study consisted of 90 male and 90 female chronic patients. Burmese translated version of Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS), Partners in Health (PIH) scale and Patient-Doctor Depth of Relationship (PDDR), and a researcher constructed demographic questionnaires were employed. The mediating role of doctor patient relationship is discussed in the context of self-management of chronic patients in Yangon, Myanmar. The results revealed the following major findings: (1) close attachment dimension had a significant direct positive effect on self-management, depend and anxiety attachment dimensions did not have a direct effect on self-management; (2) close attachment dimension had a significant indirect effect on self-management, being mediated by doctor-patient relationship (Standardized Indirect effect = .08, SE = .04, LLCI = .01, ULCI = .16), depend attachment dimension did not have a significant indirect effect on self-management, being mediated by doctor-patient relationship (Standardized Indirect Effect = .06, SE = .04, LLCI = -.01, ULCI = .14), anxiety attachment dimensions did not have a significant indirect effect on self-management, being mediated by doctor-patient relationship (Standardized Indirect Effect = .0361, SE = .03, LLCI = -.03, ULCI = .11); it is not uncommon for chronic patients in Myanmar to reach out to the quack doctors instead of consulting with doctors. Economic hardship requires chronic patients to make difficult decisions between healthcare and basic living expenses).
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ItemThe effect of parenting dimensions on college adjustment and academic performance: the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction, self-esteem and academic engagement among university students from international programs in Bangkok, Thailand( 2020) Khosravi, Zahra ; Mohanan, Santhosh AyathupadyThe primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of parenting dimensions (warmth, rejection, structure, chaos, autonomy support, & coercion) on university students’ college adjustment and academic performance, being mediated by basic psychological need satisfaction, self-esteem and academic engagement. The participants of the study were 1224 university students (700 females and 524 males), aged between 18 and 25 years, who had attended international degree programs in Bangkok, Thailand. Data for the research were collected using a questionnaire survey that consisted of the following standardized scales, namely Parent as Social Context Questionnaire-Revised (PASCQ-R),Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BPNS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES),theUniversity Student Engagement (USEI), and College Adjustment Test (CAT). The proposed structural relations model was tested applying Structural Equation Modeling. The reliability and validity of the measures were established by Cronbach’s Alpha and Confirmatory Factor Analysis respectively. The results supported the proposed model’s fit in the data. Specifically, the positive parenting dimensions were found to be positively related to college adjustment and academic performance, being mediated by basic psychological needs satisfaction, self-esteem, and academic engagement. In addition, negative parenting dimensions were found to be negatively related to college adjustment and academic performance being mediated by basic psychological needs satisfaction, self-esteem, and academic engagement. The study's limitations, implications, and avenues for further research are also discussed.
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ItemThe efficacy of integrated SFBT intervention on self-compassion, self-determination, and solution-focused mindset among high school students in Bangkok, Thailand(Assumption University Press, 2020) Pongrapee Buranasompob ; Natalie Chantagul ; Mohanan, Santhosh AyathupadyThis research was conducted to investigate the causal relationship model of how self-determination impact on solution-focused mindset of high school youths in Thailand, being mediated by self-compassion. Thai- translated instruments of the observed variables were developed and the psychometric properties were tested to measure their validity and reliability. Data from 500 high school students in Bangkok area were collected for Study I and Study II. The result from CFA analysis found all the translated instruments to be valid and reliable. In study II, the result of path model analysis showed that self-determination has both direct and indirect influence on solution-focused mindset, with the variable of self-compassion as a mediator. An experiment was conducted in study III to test the efficacy of the integrated SFBT intervention via an intervention group (n=25) vs control group (n=25). The finding showed that the designed intervention program was effective in increasing participants’ level of self-determination, self- compassion, and solution-focused mindset.
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ItemThe influence of self-concept on resilience being mediated by self-compassion and compassion for others among Thai adolescentsThis investigation attempted to examine the influence of selfconcept on resilience being mediated by self-compassion and compassion for others among Thai adolescents. Study I was conducted to translate into Thai language and test the construct validity and reliability of the following research instruments: Adolescents’ Self-Concept Short Scale (ASCSS), Child & Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), and Compassionate Love for Humanity Scale (CLHS). Data for Study I were collected from 500 Thai adolescents in the Bangkok area. Study II tested for the best-fit model of the causal relationship between self-concept and resilience, being mediated by the factors of self-compassion and compassion for others. Data for Study II were collected from 503 Thai adolescents in the Bangkok area. A self-administered survey questionnaire in Thai was employed for data collection which consisted of the following parts: a researcher-constructed set of questions to elicit demographic information, the ASCSS to measure the level of positive self-concept, the CYRM to measure the level of resilience, the SCS to measure the level of self-compassion, and the CLHS to measure the level of compassion for others. The results of Study I confirmed that ten items from the ASCSS, eight items from the CYRM, and two items from the CLHS should be eliminated. In terms of component, the original scale of ASCSS was consisted of six dimensions while in this study, five dimensions were established. The original scale of CYRM consists of three subscales, however, in this study, six components were identified. For the SCS, the original scale consisted of six dimensions, whereas this study identified three dimensions. For the last scale CLHS, the scale was presented to measure a single, underlying factor. Nevertheless, in this study, four components were identified. After the EFA, the results of study I demonstrated that the Thai versions of the ASCSS, CYRM, SCS, and CLHS are psychometrically sound and, therefore, reliable and valid for use with Thai participants. In Study II, the fully identified path model demonstrated that selfconcept has positive influence on the participants’ reported level of resilience, being mediated by self-compassion, however, the results indicated that the factor of compassion for others does not function as the mediator of the two causal relationship between self-concept and resilience for this particular population of this study.
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ItemThe mediation effect of social connectedness between big five personality traits and social interaction anxiety among third culture kids in BangkokThe study examined the association of social interaction anxiety (SIA), social connectedness (SC) and the big five personality traits in third culture kids in Bangkok. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the direct and indirect effect of the Big Five traits on SIA in TCKs, mediated by SC. The study employed Path Analysis via a set of multiple regressions for each of the five traits and Process Analysis to test the significance of mediation effect. A convenience sample of 123 TCKs, 78 girl and 45 boys of age 14-18 years, from the international school in Bangkok filled out questionnaire of Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), Social Connectedness Scale-revised (SCS-R) and Big Five Inventory (BFI). Results showed that extroversion was a significant negative predictor with a direct and indirect effect on SIA, partially mediated by SC (β = -.19, 95% CI = -.33, -.09). Neuroticism was a significant positive predictor with a direct and indirect effect on SIA, partially mediated by SC (β = .21, 95% CI = .11, .32). Openness, conscientiousness and agreeableness showed no significant direct or indirect effect on SIA. Its shows that low sense of belonging and connection in introverted and neurotic adolescents exacerbates their concerns in social interactions, thus contributing towards making them socially anxious. Therefore, adolescent TCKs with low extroversion and high neuroticism can be protected against their natural vulnerabilities towards social interaction anxiety with the help of developing higher levels of social connectedness.
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ItemThe moderation effect on the relationship between the TPB-based predictor variables and intention for healthy eating among Thai university students in BangkokThe present study was conducted to explore the moderation effect of health science education, internal health locus of control, and gender on the relationship between theory of planned behavior (TPB)-based variables and intention for healthy eating among Thai university students in Bangkok. There are 199 participants in this study whom were recruited from two universities via convenience sampling. Questionnaire about TPB-based variables from previous research and Multidimensional health locus of control scale were utilized to access participants’ attitude towards healthy eating, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intention for healthy eating, and internal health locus of control. The results from this study show that TPB is applicable with Thai university students in Bangkok. Furthermore, the results showed three moderation effects. The first two moderations are the moderation effect of internal health locus of control on the relationship between two TPB-based predictors variables (attitude towards healthy eating, subjective norm) and intention for healthy eating. Meanwhile, gender also moderate the relationship between subjective norm and intention for healthy eating. Hence, considering client’s level of internal health locus of control and gender are necessary because those moderator variables will promote the efficacy of healthy eating strategy for Thai university students in Bangkok.
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ItemPsychological stress in Thai mothers of children with cognitive disabilities: the predictors and consequences of coping strategies and perceived controllability( 2021) Gorjian, Maliheh ; Mohanan, Santhosh AyathupadyThe main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of personal and environmental factors on maternal stress, being mediating by perceived controllability to cope with emotion and problems of life situations, on Thai mothers of children with cognitive disabilities. Total sample of participants was 800 Thai mothers, in Thailand. Data for the research were collected using a questionnaire that consisted of the following standardized scales, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (for problem & emotion) focused coping (CISS), Locus of Control Scale (LOC), Self- Compassion (SC), Self – Efficacy (SE), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Child Behavioral Scale (CBS), and Controllability Scale (CAS). In order to meet the objective of this study, an indirect model was designed and conducted via structural equation modeling (SEM), employed to measure the three nested (direct, indirect and full path) models. Evaluation and comparison of the fit of these three nested models posited to the full path models were more parsimonious and better fitting than the others path models. The results revealed that children’s behavioral problems directly, self- compassion, self- efficacy direct and indirectly, social support, indirectly affected to maternal stress by mediating perceived controllability and coping strategies.
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ItemStress and life satisfaction among medical students in Myanmar: the mediating role of coping stylesThis study investigate the direct effect of perceived stress on life satisfaction and the indirect effect between stress and life satisfaction mediated by the three different coping styles; problem-focused coping, emotional-focused coping, the avoidance focused coping The participants were medical students from first year to final year from two medical universities in Yangon, Myanmar. The quantitative research employed path analysis using survey questionnaires of 216 students obtain via convenient sampling. The path analysis result showed that the relationship between problem-focused coping and life satisfaction is highly significant. The result also found that the stress inversely predicts the emotional focused coping. This research finding may provide some reference for future research in the area of stress and wellness of medical students.
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ItemThe effects of parental feeding practices on emotional eating in adolescents mediated by stress-related appraisalThis study examined the direct and indirect effect of parental feeding practices on emotional and stress-related eating amongst adolescents. The direct impact of parental feeding practices, which include parental responsibility, monitoring, pressure to eat, and restriction on emotional eating, was tested, and the indirect impact which includes the mediating roles of Appraisal of Ability & Resources to Cope (AARC) and Appraisalof Outside Stressors and Influences (AOSI). Eighty-four students from 17 different international schools from all over the world participated in the study. The study applied path analysis via multiple regression. Two separate questionnaires were administered to the students. The Children Feeding Questionnaire for Adolescents (CFQ-A) analyzed students' perception of their parents' feeding practices. The Eating Appraisal Due to Emotional Stress (EADES) Questionnaire evaluated adolescents' perception of stressful situations and the impact on stress-related eating. The study found that there was no significant indirect or direct impact on parental feeding behaviors and stress-related eating practices amongst students. Still, there was a significant correlation between the mediating factor of Appraisal of Outside Influences, perception of outside influences, and Stress-related eating.
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ItemThe effects of parenting styles on academic achievement and school adjustment among high school students in Nagaland, India: the mediating effects of attachment dimensions, academic self-efficacy, and emotional regulationThe present study attempted to examine the mediating effects of adolescent attachment, emotional regulation, and academic self-efficacy between parenting styles, academic achievement, and school adjustment among high school students in Nagaland, India. Furthermore, it investigated whether direct and indirect structural relationships' structure varies according to their parents’ genders. The participants of this study were high school students from Nagaland, India. The questionnaire consisted of the following scales: Parenting Authority Scale, Adolescent Attachment Questionnaire, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, College Adjustment Test, and GPA. To meet the Study’s objectives, three studies were designed and conducted via SEM and AMOS with the purpose to investigate the direct and indirect effects of parenting styles on academic achievement and school adjustment among high school students in Nagaland, India: the mediating effects of attachment dimensions, academic self-efficacy, and emotional regulation. The results revealed that authoritarian parenting styles directly correlated with academic achievement and that authoritarian and permissive parenting styles indirectly affected school adjustment mediated by adolescent attachment and emotional regulation. The pattern of structural relationships hypothesized for the proposed model parenting styles results found it operates differently for fathers and mothers. There were neither direct nor indirect correlations between the predictor and the outcome in the parenting style case in this sample group. But in the mother’s case, the authoritarian parenting style had a direct significant correlation with academic achievement and a significant correlation between school adjustment and lack of angry distress, goal-corrected partnership, and emotional regulation. The Study’s limitations, implications, and future avenues were also discussed.