Causal Factors Affecting Social Adaptation in the 21st Century Life and Professional Skills of Mathayomsuksa 1 Students, the Expanded School under the Office of Chiang Rai Primary Educational Service Area 1

Abstract

This research aimed to study the causal factors affecting social adaptation in the 21^st century life and professional skills, of mathayomsuksa 1 students, the expanded school under the Office of Chiang Rai Primary Educational Service Area 1, to verify consistency of the developed causal relationship model with empirical data, and to study the causal influence as well as the overall influence, direct and indirect influences on social adaptation in the 21^st century life and professional skills. The sample was obtained from a random sampling of 230 people. The research tool was a questionnaire on causal factors influencing social adaptation in the 21^st century life and professional skills, divided into parenting, school environment, self-image, and social adaptation in 21^st century life and professional skills. Analyze the data by finding the mean, standard deviation, and path analysis.

1. The results were found that factors with the highest mean were parenting (PAR) with mean of 3.97 (S.D. = 0.64), followed by school environment (SEN) with mean of 3.85 (S.D. = 0.57). And the lowest mean of self-image (SEL) was 3.74 (S.D. = 0.54).

2. The developed model is consistent with the empirical data, when considering the criteria, = 0.74, df = 6, P = 0.99, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.99, RMR = 0.00, RMSEA = 0.00, CFI = 1.00.

3. The factor with the highest overall influence was the school environment factor. The highest direct influence factor was the self-image. The highest indirect influencing factor was the school environment factor.