ผลของโปรแกรมการจัดการความทุกข์ทรมานทางจิตใจต่อการเผชิญปัญหาของวัยรุ่นที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากสถานการณ์ความไม่สงบในภาคใต้

Abstract

The quasi-experimental research aimed to examine the effect of psychological distress management on coping of adolescents affected by the unrest situation in southern Thailand. The sample was students aged 15-18 years, studying in senior high school in Narathiwat province. Purposive sampling was used to select 50 participants. Twenty five participants were allocated to the experimental group, and 25 to the control group. Research instruments consisted of; a demographic data form, a questionnaire, the Psychological Impact Scale for Crisis Event-10 (PISCES-10), a coping scale, and a psychological distress management program including the change from distress to happiness notebook. The program included 4 sessions, each of 90-120 minutes, once a week. Content validity of instruments was verified by three experts. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used for reliability testing of PISCES-10, yielding a value of .78. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi- square comparison between before and after of the experimental group was analyzed using Paired-t test. The mean difference between control group and experimental group was analyzed using Independent-t test. The result revealed that after the intervention, the experimental group had a mean coping score significantly higher than before participating in the program (p < .05). In addition, after the experimental period, the intervention group, who received psychological distress management intervention, had a mean coping score significantly higher than the control group (p < .05). In conclusion, the psychological distress management program could promote coping of adolescents when they are faced with psychological distress such as in the Unrest situation. Therefore, educational professionals and health care providers could apply this program to enhance adolescent's learning and adaptation to the situation around them and thereby reduce their psychological distress in the future.