THE RECREATION ACTIVITIES BEHAVIOR, OPTIMISM TOWARD ADJUSTMENT BEHAVIOR AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY PHRA NAKHON
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The objective of this research is to study the level of recreation activities behavior, optimism, and adjustment behavior. It also investigates the relationship between recreation activities behavior and optimism with adjustment behavior among undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. The research type is a survey to explore correlations. The sample group was 361 first year undergraduate students, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, derived from cluster random sampling according to the proportion of the population in each faculty. The research tool used in this research was questionnaires. The data was collected by distributing questionnaires to the sample group. The statistical analysis used involve frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s correlation analysis.
The results of the study found that 1) Undergraduate students at Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon had an overall average score for recreation activities behavior at a good level. The average overall optimism score was at a good level, and the average of the overall adjustment behavior score was at a high level 2) The relationship between the recreation activities behavior and adjustment behavior was at a moderate correlation level, which was statistically significant at the 0.001 level. Similarly, there was a moderate correlation level between optimism and adjustment behavior, which was statistically significant at the 0.001 level.
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