The Relationship of Social Integration and Personal Development among University Students in Thailand
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Social integration is a key component of the goals of higher education. Personal growth is often a result of pursuing higher education. The purpose of this study was to investigate the students' perceptions of social integration and personal growth. A cross-sectional survey design using a sample of 129 students revealed that the students have a low perception of their social integration while having a moderately high perception of their personal growth. There was no difference in perception of the variables of this study when comparisons were made by class level, gender, or major. A weak correlation was found between social integration and personal growth (n = 124, r = .20, p < 0.05).
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Hartup, W.W., & Stevens, N. (1999). Friendships and adaptation across the life span.Current Direction in Psychological Science. 8, 76–79.
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Idler, E. (2008). The psychological and physical benefits of spiritual/religious practices. Spirituality in Higher Education Newsletter, 4. 1.
Lin Y. N (2010). Taiwanese university students' perception of university life.Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 23(2), 189-202.
MacDonald, G., & Leary, M. R. (2005). Why does social exclusion hurt? The relationship between social and physical pain. Psychological Bulletin, 131, 202–223
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