Effectiveness of Flood Disaster Preparedness Program on Flood Disaster Preparedness Behavior of Civil Defense Volunteers in Phetchaburi Province

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เรียม นมรักษ์
Saran Pimthong

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental research was to study the effectiveness of flood disaster preparedness program for develop civil defense volunteers flood disaster preparedness behavior on the behavior of flood disaster preparedness behavior of civil defense volunteers. The participants were civil defense volunteers Phetchaburi Province. There were 42 samples were randomly assigned to experimental group 21 people and control group 21 people. The experimental group will be flood disaster preparedness program. The control group did not. Instrument used in this study included flood disaster preparedness program and flood disaster preparedness behavior measurements. The statistics used to analyze the data were mean, standard deviation, MANCOVA. The results of the research concluded that: posttest score and follow up score of flood disaster preparedness behaviors 4 components of the experiment group were higher than control group at .05 level of significance. This article also provides useful suggestions that stakeholders can use to improve flood disaster preparedness behavior. apply learning from successful experiences, using a model, verbal persuasion and emotional stimulation be adapted in the implementation of activities according to the program to make behavior modifications and have the persistence of the behavior


 

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