Social Networks of Civil Engagement and Political Trust: A Case Study of Sukhothai Provincetworks of Civil Engagement and Political Trust: A Case Study of Sukhothai Province
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The objective of this study was to study the relationship between the concept of a network of civil engagement and the concept of political trust in Sukhothai Province. The study was based on a quantitative study by collecting the data from a sample of 400 people. The data was analyzed using the SPSS for Windows program. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, and multiple regression analysis. It was found that, in general, there was a positive relationship between the network of civil engagement and political trust in this Province. The variables can account for 70.5 percent of the variation in political trust (R2 = 0.705). However, the study also found that there were only teachers – parents associations, occupation groups, elderly groups, group formed by the state, volunteer and political groups that showed the positive relationship with political trust. The prediction of the multiple regression equation could be created as political trust = 1.348 + 1.122(G3) + 1.748(G4) + 1.162(G5) + 0.925(G7) + 2.047(G10) + 0.467(G12). The analysis of multiple correlation coefficients and the analysis of the forecasting power of the 6 groups on political trust could forecast and create political trust forecasting equations. Only organizations characterized as formal and/or semi-formal networks had a positive relation towards political trust. Arguably, to promote political trust level, government agencies should encourage public participation so as to develop democratic working skills and strengthen the political trust.
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