The Application of Plinciples of Santutthi and Sappurisa-dhamma to Purchasing and Using Smartphone of Students of Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University

Abstract

                The research contained 6 objectives: 1) to study the application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone of students 2) to study the relation of between personal and supporting factors and the application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone of students 3) to propose the method of application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone 4) to study the application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to using smartphone of students 5) to study the relation of between personal and supporting factors and the application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to  using smartphone of students, and 6) to propose the method of application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to using smartphone. The sample size was calculated by using Krejcie & Morgan’s formula. The tool used in the study is questionnaires created by studying related literary works and researches. The statistics used in analyzing the data are frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Statistical hypothesis testing was conducted by using Chi-Square Test. The statistical significance was set at the level of P= 0.05. The results of the study were as follows: In overall, the application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone of students was of high level. When each aspect was individually considered, from the highest mean to the lowest, it was found that the aspect of Yathāsāruppasantutthi was of the highest level, followed by the aspect of Yathābalasantutthi, and the aspect of Yathālābhasantutthi was of the lowest level. In hypothesis testing it was found that there is no relation of sex and knowledge with the application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone of students, but there is a relation of year and income with the application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone of students. In the application of Santutthi principle to purchasing smartphone students suggested that 1) one should purchase smartphone according to one’s own condition and state 2) one should be content with one’s own smartphone 3) one should purchase smartphone by focusing its real value. And it was still found that, in overall, the application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to using smartphone of students was of high level. When each aspect was individually considered, from the highest mean to the lowest, it was found that the aspect of Dhammaññutā was of the highest level, followed by the aspect of Parisaññutā, and the aspect of Attaññutā was of the lowest level. In hypothesis testing it was found that there is no relation of sex, income and knowledge with the application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to using smartphone of students, but there is a relation of year with the application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to using smartphone of students. In the application of Sappurisa-dhamma principle to using smartphone students suggested that 1) one should be courteous in using smartphone 2) one should have discipline in using smartphone 3) one should know the time and place for using smartphone .