Model of Islamophobia in Thailand
Keywords:
Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, Religiosity, Knowledge of Islam, Intergroup ThreatsAbstract
This study aims to 1) Develop the Islamophobia model in Thailand and 2) To present guidelines for reducing Islamophobia in Thailand. The study used an explanatory mixed-method research process, which mainly used quantitative research and qualitative research to support the quantitative research results. This study collected data from 510 Thai Buddhist people from critical areas and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling techniques. Then, 15 in-depth interviews with community stakeholders were conducted using purposive sampling and content analysis to analyze the data.
The analysis found that: 1) Factors that have a causal relationship with Islamophobia in Thailand, the indicators have component weights ranging from .50 to .91, and each indicator variable has statistical significance at the .001 level, indicating that each indicator is an essential indicator of the Islamophobia model in Thailand. The results of the structural equation analysis of the developed causal factors model were found to be consistent with the empirical data at a very high level (Chi-square = 35.732, CMIN/df = 1.261, df = 68, p-value = 0.072, GFI = 0.98, CFI = 0.998, NFI = 0.990, RMSEA = 0.023, TLI = 0.996). 2) Present guidelines for reducing Islamophobia in Thailand. The researcher found that the research results support the theory that has been studied in reducing Islamophobia in Thailand. The factor of perceived intergroup threats should receive the most weight. Following that is knowledge of Islam. Intergroup contact and religiosity because Islamophobia has both a direct and indirect influence in Thailand.
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