Browsing by Author "Natalie Chantagul"
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ItemA path analytic study of the effect of big five personality traits on assertiveness, being mediated by self-esteem and social anxiety, among undergraduate students of Myanmar Institute of Theology(Bangkok : Assumption University Press, 2022) Myint, Naw Aye Thiri ; Natalie Chantagul ; Rajitha MenonThe present study investigated the direct and indirect effect of big five personality traits on assertive communication among undergraduate students in the Myanmar Institute of Theology (Liberal Arts Program) mediated by self-esteem and social anxiety. This quantitative research employed path analysis using survey questionnaires with 156 undergraduate students aged 21-29. The path analysis results indicated that students with high scores in extraversion and neuroticism traits had both direct and indirect effects on their level of assertiveness, mediated by self-esteem. Social anxiety could not predict this study’s assertiveness, although it has a direct negative association with extraversion.
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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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ItemInfluence of attachment styles on the well-being of Maldivian University and college students, being mediated by prosocial behavior, social skills, self-esteem, and trust in others(Assumption University Press, 2018) Ibrahim, Aishath Jinanee ; Natalie Chantagul ; Madathil, JayamalaThe present investigation attempted to examine the direct and indirect influences of attachment style on well-being being mediated by prosocial behavior, social skills, self-esteem, and trust in others, and also to determine if the hypothesized paths would vary as a function of gender. A total of 1,110 Maldivian university and college students aged between 18 and 30 years consented to fill in a set of questionnaires. In the study two hierarchical models were posited, evaluated, and compared as to their efficacy in explaining the influence of the exogenous variable attachment style on the criterion variable of well-being, via the four cited mediating variables. Evaluation and comparison of the fit of these two nested models pointed to the direct path model as being more parsimonious and better fitting than the full indirect path model. Additionally, it was hypothesized that there are significant differences in the relationships proposed in the model, based on gender. The results confirmed that the patterns of structural relationships posited between attachment style and well-being operated similarly for the male and female Maldivian participants. In effect, no significant gender differences in the hypothesized relationships were found.
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ItemInfluence of coping style on life satisfaction Among Vietnamese undergraduates of psychology, mediated by stress, anxiety, and depressionThis study investigated (1) the direct influence of coping style on life satisfaction; (2) the indirect influences of coping style on life satisfaction, being mediated by depression, anxiety, and stress; and (3) gender differences in coping style, life satisfaction, depression, anxiety, and stress on a sample of 510 Vietnamese undergraduates of psychology in Ho Chi Minh city. Vietnamese-translated versions of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and a researcherconstructed demographic questionnaire were employed for data collection. Reliability test, the t-test, and multiple regression analysis were used in data analysis. Results revealed that problem-focused coping and avoidance-focused coping were positively related to life satisfaction while emotion-focused coping was found to be negatively correlated with life satisfaction. Furthermore, problem-focused coping was found to be negatively correlated with depression, anxiety, and stress, whereas emotion-focused coping was found to be positively correlated with the three emotive variables. Avoidance-focused coping was negatively correlated with depression. In terms of testing indirect relationship hypothesis, the regression analysis showed that there was an indirect influence of emotion-focused coping and voidance-focused coping on Vietnamese psychology undergraduate students’ life satisfaction, being mediated by their reported level of depression. Additionally, no significant gender differences were found in problem-focused coping, depression, anxiety, stress, and life satisfaction. In contrast, there were significant gender differences in emotionfocused coping and avoidance-focused coping such that Vietnamese female students of psychology tended to employ emotion-focused coping and avoidance-focused coping more than their male counterparts.
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ItemTHE INFLUENCE OF GENDER, SELF-ESTEEM, AND COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY ON THE INTERNET USAGE PATTERNS OF SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BANGKOKThe current study attempted to examine the influence of gender, self-esteem, and computer self-efficacy on the Internet usage patterns of high school students in Bangkok, aged between 13 and 19 years who have access to the Internet for social and academic purposes. Reliability analysis was conducted on the self-esteem and computer self-efficacy scales for the purpose of maximizing the internal consistency of these two measures. MANOVA was conducted to test for gender differences in the variables of self-esteem and computer self-efficacy and the three Internet usage patterns of number of hours of computer use at home, hours spent on the Internet at home, and hours of computer use at school. The results indicated that: (1) female participants reported spending more time using the computer at home and at school than their male counterparts, whereas the male participants reported spending more time on the Internet at home than their female counterparts. (2) MANOVA results indicated that there was no overall gender effect for all variables of this study, namely: Internet usage patterns, self-esteem, and computer self-efficacy. (3) To test the impact of the male and female participants’ levels of self-esteem and computer self-efficacy on the number of hours of computer use at home, Internet at home, and the hours of computer use at school, multiple regression analysis was conducted for the male and female participants. The results showed that for both the male and female participants, levels of self-esteem and computer self-efficacy were not significantly related to their Internet usage pattern.
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ItemLearning styles and attitude towards e-learning among university undergraduate students in international programs in Bangkok ThailandThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between learning style in terms of instructional preference, social interaction, information processing and personality in e-learning in terms of visual, auditory and tactile; and attitude towards e-learning among undergraduate students in international program in Bangkok Thailand. A total of 300 respondents participated in a demographic questionnaire survey using the Learning Style Scale, Learning Style Inventory-Likert and E-learning Acceptance Scale for data collection. Regression Analysis was utilized to analyze the collected data. The result of the study finds that there is a relationship between learning styles and attitude towards elearning among undergraduate university students in international programs in Bangkok Thailand in terms of instructional preference, information processing as well as visual and tactile personality style.
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ItemThe study of the factor structure of the Thai version of GELOPH<15>The present study was designed to investigate the factor structure of the Thai version of the GELOPH<15> scale in Thailand and test its reliability and validity via its relationship with measures of self-esteem and life satisfaction. The participants consisted of 210 Thai citizens (58 males, 152 females) aged over 18 years and willing to fill in the study's questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis of the Thai version of GELOPH<15> yielded three factors (i.e., inability to deal with gelotophobia, negative reaction towards gelotophobia, and social avoidance) that are different from the original GELOPH<15> German version in which one dimension fit its data best and was identified by Ruch and Proyer (2008). Test of convergent validity showed that the GELOPH<15>'s three factors have negative correlation with self-esteem and life satisfaction. The analysis of demographic differences revealed that gender, age, and marital status have no significant effect on the three gelotophobia factors.
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ItemSupport for Voluntary and Nonvoluntary Euthanasia: What Roles Do Conditions of Suffering and the Identity of the Terminally Ill Play?( 2015) Ho, Robert ; Natalie ChantagulThis study investigated the level of support for voluntary and nonvoluntary euthan- asia under three conditions of suffering (pain; debilitated nature of the body; burden on the family) experienced by oneself, a significant other, and a person in general. The sample consisted of 1,897 Thai adults (719 males, 1,178 females) who voluntarily filled in the study’s questionnaire. Initial multivariate analysis of variance indicated significant group (oneself, significant other, person in general) differences in level of support for voluntary and nonvoluntary euthanasia and under the three conditions of suffering. Multigroup path analysis conducted on the posited euthanasia model showed that the three conditions of suffering exerted differential direct and indirect influences on the support of voluntary and nonvoluntary euthanasia as a function of the identity of the person for whom euthanasia was being considered. The implica- tions of these findings are discussed.