Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objectives of this research were to study the risk behaviors of higher education students studying in the Lower Northeastern region. In addition, factors related to risk behaviors and factors affecting risk behaviors of higher education students in the Lower Northeastern region were examined. The research samples used in this study were 877 undergraduate students studying in the academic year 2016 in the Lower Northeastern region. Multi-stage sampling method was employed. The research instrument used to collect the data was a five-point rating scale questionnaire which assessed risk behavior in 6 aspects namely; ‘safety’, ‘addictive substance’, ‘sex’, ‘gambling’, ‘health care’, and ‘studying’ as well as assessed factors related to students’ risk behaviors in 7 aspects namely; ‘self-worth’, ‘achievement motivation’, ‘family relationship’, ‘parenting abandonment’, ‘excessively careful parenting’, ‘school atmosphere’, and ‘school environment’. The reliability of the whole questionnaire was within the rage of 0.80-1.00. The reliability by aspects was within the range of 0.642-0.911. The statistical methods used to analyze the data were standard deviation and Multiple Regression Analysis. The results were as follows. 1) The students’ risk behavior in overall was in a low level. When considering by aspect, the results revealed that 1 aspect was in a moderate level and 5 aspects were a low level. The aspect with highest mean score was ‘health care’, followed by ‘studying’, ‘safety’ and ‘sex’ respectively. 2) Factors related to risk behaviors of students were in a high level in 5 aspects, moderate level in 2 aspects. The aspect with the highest mean score was ‘family relationship’, followed by ‘achievement motivation’. The aspect with lowest mean score was‘parenting abandonment’. 3) All 7 predictive variables can be predicted together. The variance of overall risk behaviors was 16.9%. The predictive variables with the highest predictive power at the significant level of 0.01 were ‘parental abandonment’, and ‘excessively careful parenting’. Other predictive variables had low predictive power. The predictive equation was in the form of standard score as follows. Zrisk' = 0.360**(sup)+0.109**(care)-0.045(moti)+0.035(envi)-0.028(study)-0.017(value)-0.006(rela)
Authors: ตันยะ, สมบูรณ์, วงษ์ชวลิตกุล, กิตติ
Institution: Vongchavalitkul University
Language: Thai
Topic: Health and Lifestyle Studies
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220170041