THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON BEHAVIORAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMITATING UNETHICAL BUREAUCRATIC PRACTICES AMONG GOVERNMENT-ORIENTED STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF BANSOMDEJCHAOPRAYA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Keywords:
Imitation Behavior, Bureaucratic Practices, Social Environmenttal factorsAbstract
The problem of corruption within the bureaucratic system has long been prevalent and common among certain public officials. This issue has led to severe damage to the country. One contributing factor to their corrupt behavior arises from their perception of the existence of corruption problems within bureaucratic systems since their early years. Frequent exposure to various news involving corrupt behaviors within the bureaucratic system by the mass media has also familiarized them with those practices among public officials in different public organizations to varying extents. Another significant reason concerns the social perception of people's behavior, including chaotic behavior, non-compliance with laws, and other social order issues. This has acquainted people in society with corrupt behaviors. Take the following behaviors as apparent examples: using influential connections to enroll kids in popular schools, violating traffic laws, and cheating in examinations, etc. These conducts will significantly serve as bad examples for the younger generation, encouraging them to adopt and follow corrupt behaviors as common practices. Consequently, future public officers may also follow these unethical traits as they have long been perceived in Thai society.
The research aimed to: 1) study the behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among government-oriented students, 2) study the social environmental factors that influence behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among government-oriented students, 3) compare behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among government-oriented students based on personal factors, and 4) investigate the relationship between social environmental factors and behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among government-oriented students. The sample consisted of 345 students, and the data collection instrument was a questionnaire. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and multiple regression.
The research results revealed that:
- 1. The overall behavioral attitudes of students oriented towards employment as public officials imitating unethical bureaucratic practices were moderately low.
- 2. The overall social environmental factors related to unethical bureaucratic practices among students oriented towards employment as public officials were moderately low.
- 3. The comparison of behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among students oriented towards employment as public officials by personal factors revealed a statistically significant difference, specifically concerning the parents or guardians.
- 4. The relationship between the overall social environmental factors and behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among students oriented towards employment as public officials was examined. The results of the multiple regression test revealed that attitudes towards corruption, dishonest behavior in education, and motivation to resist corruption were correlated with behavioral attitudes towards imitating unethical bureaucratic practices among students oriented towards employment as public officials.
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