Family factors and their influence toward the elderly left behind in Thailand
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Issued Date
2013
Copyright Date
2013
Resource Type
Language
eng
File Type
application/pdf
No. of Pages/File Size
xii, 83 leaves : ill.
Access Rights
open access
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ผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้า
Rights Holder(s)
Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Thesis (M.Sc. (Human Development))--Mahidol University, 2013
Suggested Citation
Angsana Chuchuay Family factors and their influence toward the elderly left behind in Thailand. Thesis (M.Sc. (Human Development))--Mahidol University, 2013. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/95174
Title
Family factors and their influence toward the elderly left behind in Thailand
Alternative Title(s)
ปัจจัยครอบครัวที่ส่งผลต่อการถูกทอดทิ้งให้อยู่บ้านตามลำพังของผู้สูงอายุในประเทศไทย
Author(s)
Abstract
This quantitative study is aimed to find located which family factors affect the elderly left behind in Thailand. The researcher used secondary data from the Project of Well-being Situation among Thai families conducted by the Thai Family Studies Association and the National Institute for Child and Family Development, Mahidol University, collected in 2011 that included 1,565 families. The data analysis was performed through the use of descriptive statistics which was composed of frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, cross tabulations, and Spearman - rank correlation coefficient. The result revealed the factor that positively related to elderly being left behind was the level of violence in family (r = 0.200) was statistically significant at a level of 0.01. The negative factors related to being left behind of the elderly were the level of family relationship (r = -0.076) was statistically significant at a level of 0.01; the level of communication in family (r = -0.052) was statistically significant at a level of 0.05, and the number of closed neighbors (r = -0.055) was statistically significant at a level of 0.05.
Description
Human Development (Mahidol University 2013)
Degree Name
Master of Science
Degree Level
Master's degree
Degree Department
National Institute for Child and Family Development
Degree Discipline
Human Development
Degree Grantor(s)
Mahidol University