@article{Junsukon_Samruayruen_2017, title={FACTORS PREDICTING HEALTH - PROMOTING BEHAVIOR AMONG BUDDHIST MONKS IN PHITSANULOK PROVINCE}, volume={18}, url={https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/psru/article/view/79668}, abstractNote={<p style="text-align: justify;">This predictive correlation research aimed to study health-promoting behavior and to examine factors predicting health-promoting behavior among Buddhist monks. The samples of 300 Buddhist monks in Phitsanulok province were selected by multi-stage sampling. The data was collected by questionnaires and analyzed by using descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The result showed that Buddhist monks have got good health-promoting  behavior and there were showed five factors predicting to health-promoting  behavior among Buddhist monks in Phitsanulok province which are consisted of 1) perceived self- efficacy (<em>p</em>-value < 0.001) ( Beta = 0.339) 2) perceived barriers to action (<em>p</em>-value < 0.001) (Beta = 0.305) 3) perceived benefits (<em>p</em>-value = 0.002) (Beta = 0.155) 4) dhamma in the second grade education     (<em>p</em>-value = 0.020) (Beta = 0.107) and 5) elementary education (<em>p</em>-value = 0.037) (Beta = 0.097). The combination of the factors predicting health-promoting behavior among Buddhist monks in Phitsanulok province was 38.80% statistically significant 0.05 level. The research suggested that promoting monks’ health considered various factors from this study such as perceived self- efficacy, perceived barriers to action, perceived usefulness of action in health promotion program. <strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>}, number={2}, journal={Life Sciences and Environment Journal}, author={Junsukon, Eakpop and Samruayruen, Kingkaew}, year={2017}, month={Oct.}, pages={409–418} }