Abstract:
The research aimed to 1) study the components of the development of an activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students, 2) develop an activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students and 3) evaluate the effectiveness of the development of an activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students. The study was divided into 3 phases as follows: Phase 1: Study the components of the development of an activity by analyzing and synthesizing information from documents and related research. Then 5 experts examined the compliance of the issues to be studied. The sample was 1,200 upper secondary school students in the first semester of the academic year 2014 using structural equation model analysis. The sample was obtained by multi-stage random sampling. The data were collected by using booklet matrix sampling technique and a 5-level rating scale questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.71. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics including mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, and reliability value. The 2-level confirmatory factor analysis was done by using LISREL program version 9.10 with the activation code 020F - B58B-0540-C126. Phase 2: Develop the activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students by using the results of analysis from phase 1 and analyzed, Synthesized the concepts, theory principles and Literature. Then, the draftmodel was evaluated by 5 experts for searching the suitable model. Phase 3: Conduct a trial on the activity model for enhancing health behaviors from phase 2 with 336 students of anchanapisekwittayalai school, Suphanburi province using multi-stage random sampling and compare. The tools used were: 1) an evaluation form of activity model for enhancing health behaviors regarding disease prevention, 2) an evaluation form of activity model for enhancing health behaviors regarding physical health, 3) an evaluation form of activity model for enhancing health behaviors regarding mental health, 4) an evaluation form of activity model for enhancing health behaviors regarding first aid, 5) an evaluation form of activity model for enhancing health behaviors regarding health care, and 6) an evaluation form of activity model for enhancing health behaviors regarding rehabilitation. The data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and the t test. The results showed that: 1. The components of the development of an activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students consisted of 6elements: 1) Personality 2) Technology 3) Belief 4) Compliance 5) Attitude and 6) Knowledge. The result was consistent with the empirical data. The construct validity of the composition was examined by using the index of consistency and the values were as follows: c2= 1593.57, df = 149, p-value = 0.00, RMSEA = 0.09, GFI = 0.90, AGFI = 0.81, CFI = 0.97, RMR = 0.12, and CN = 145.51. 2. The development of an activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students consisted of 6 elements: 1) Personality, including physical, psychological, intellectual, and social 2) Technology, including the use of technology on health in general and those that have environmental consequences, the decision to use the technology on health care 3) Beliefs, including the belief in supernatural powers, traditional beliefs, and faith in Western medicine 4) Compliance, including the safety, tolerance, discipline, and responsibility 5) Attitudes, including predicting health behaviors, preventive guidelines for health behaviors, solution guidelines for health behaviors that discuss on the causes and effects of such behaviors 6) Knowledge, including prevention of disease, health promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation. 3. The results after applying an activity model for enhancing health behaviors of upper secondary school students showed that knowledge, practicing and attitude about enhancing health behaviors that the post-trial results were higher than before-trial with statistically significant at 0.05. It was also found that the satisfaction level of the students toward the activity model for enhancing health behaviors was at a high level.