Situational and Psychological Factors Affecting Ability to Work with Others of Elementary Students

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the situational and psychological factors affecting ability to work with others of elementary students both of the whole group and subsequent groups divided by sex and level (grade 5 and 6). The participants were 300 elementary students (grade 5 and 6) in Phitsanulok. The questionnaire with 8 variables was used to collect data. Of 8 variables, 4 variables measured situational factors included control-oriented child-rearing, reasoning-oriented child-rearing, love oriented child-rearing, and social support from teacher. Other 3 variables measured psychological factors included extraverts personality, introverts personality, and internal locus of control. Cronbach alpha reliability coefficients were between 0.63 to 0.89. Hierarchical multiple regressions were used to analyses data. The findings revealed that situational factor that has positive effect to ability to work with others in whole group and all subgroups is reasoning-oriented child-rearing. Social support from teacher has positive effect to ability to work with others in whole group and most subgroups except grade 6 students. In male group, reasoning-oriented child-rearing, social support from teacher, and love-oriented child-rearing have positive effect to ability to work with others. Psychological factor that have positive effect to ability to work with others in whole group and all subgroups is internal locus of control. Meanwhile, introvert personality has negative effect to ability to work with others in both whole group and female group.