AWARENESS OF ADAPTING TO GLOBAL BOILING AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Abstract

The objectives of the research were 1) to study the level of awareness of adapting to global boiling among undergraduate students, 2) to Compare the awareness of adapting to global boiling among undergraduate students based on demographic factors, 3) to study the relationship between commonly used media and the level of awareness of adapting to global boiling among undergraduate students, and 4) to study the relationship between knowledge and understanding in global boiling and the awareness of adapting to global boiling among undergraduate students. The sample was 305 undergraduate students of Kasetsart University, who enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2023. Data were collected by questionnaires. The statistics employed in this research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-Way ANOVA, LSD, Chi-square, Cramér's V, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. The statistical significance was set at .05. The research findings showed that the level of awareness of adapting to global boiling among undergraduate students was high (mean = 3.82, S.D. = .57). Moreover, they also indicated a high level of awareness in the areas of cost reduction (mean = 3.97, S.D. = .58) and adaptation to climate change (mean = 3.90, S.D. = .70), while demonstrating a moderate level of awareness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (mean = 3.49, S.D. = .84). According to the results of the hypothesis test, the sample groups with different ages, faculty, and average monthly incomes differed in their awareness of adapting to global boiling. The regularly used media was associated with the awareness of adapting to global boiling with a low correlation (Cramér's V = .161). Last, knowledge and understanding of global boiling had a moderate positive relationship with the awareness of adapting to global boiling (r = .436).