Participating in religious activities and adolescents’ self-esteem: empirical evidence from buddhist adolescents in Thailand
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Participating in religious activities and adolescents’ self-esteem: empirical evidence from buddhist adolescents in Thailand
Professor Dr. Piriya Pholphirul (School of Development Economics, National Institute of Development Administration), Phaphon Plumwongrot
This paper aims at quantifying the relationship between participating in Buddhist religious activities and Buddhist adolescents’ self-esteem. It uses Thailand as a case study as Buddhism is the predominant religion of this country. Using ordered-probit regression models with a national survey of 1,648 Thai Buddhist adolescents, our results show that participating in Buddhist religious activities that involved maintaining mindfulness, including prayer and meditation, is found to have a statistically positive relationship with higher self-esteem among Buddhist adolescents in Thailand.
Participating in relaxed and not-too-strictly regulated activities is found to have a statistically positive relationship with higher self-esteem of adolescents as well. Therefore, governments and related agencies should initiate policies that encourage adolescents to participate more in these types of activities. Integrating activities related to mindfulness development in a school setting, such as homeroom or after-school programmes, can be one of the best options.
วารสาร International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26:1, 185-200, DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1890161
อ่านเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02673843.2021.1890161
