The Causal Relationships of Self-Forgiveness and Subjective Well- Being Among Undergraduate Students in Higher Education Institutions, Chiang Mai Province
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The aims of this study was to study the causal relationships of self- forgiveness and subjective well-being among undergraduate students in Higher Education Institutions, Chiang Mai Province. The sample consisted of 400 undergraduates both in government and private universities who were randomly selected by multi-stage sampling. Questionnaires were used as means of data collection. The structural equation models for latent variable was utilized to analyze the data. The study findings showed that all path coefficients were statistically significant at .05 levels. The model's overall fits were accepted; chi- square statistics = 65.58, df = 29, p-value = .00, RMSEA = .06, SRMR = .06, GFI =.98, AGFI = .91, CFI = .99, CN = 300.30. Furthermore, the results shown that self- compassion had the most effected on self-forgiveness (path coefficient = .55), inferior to self-esteem and social support (path coefficient =.19, and 13, respectively). Self-esteem had the most effected on subjective well-being (path coefficient = .30), inferior to self-compassion and social support (path coefficient = .28, and .17, respectively).
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