This study was aimed to assess the correlation between levels of self-efficacy confidence and outcome anticipations of those child intendents, and their ability to implement emotional-quotient improvement activities in children in the child development centers, Khaungnai District, Ubon Ratchatani Province. This study was a survey research, conducted in sample groups of 154 child intendents from 65 child development centers in Khaungnai District. The majority of child intendents was female (98.7%), ages between 31-40 years (43.5%), marital status (81.2%) have secondary educational background (41.6%) with an average income of 5,001- 10,000 baths (98.7%), Most child development centers, Khaungnai District, Ubon Ratchatani Province are in the responsibility of Subdistric Administrative Organization (79.2%).
The results showed that 95.5% and 93.5% of those child intendents have high levels of self-efficacy and outcome anticipations respectively. Another 4.5% and 6.5% have medium levels of those characteristics. Implementations of activities to improve emotional quotient, in child development center, Khaungnai District, Ubon Ratchatani Province, both major activities and daily activities were generally practiced at high (98.7%) and medium (1.3%) levels. Most personal characteristics, including sex, marital status, income, experiences, were not correlated with the overall emotional-quotient improvement activities. However, age appeared to be correlated with major activities (p-value = 0.030) but not with daily activities (p-value = 0.708). On the contrary, educational background was correlated with daily activities (p-value = 0.032) but not major activities (p-value = 0.178). Self efficacy confidence has no correlation with neither daily and major activities (r= 0.090 0.093 and p-value = 0.268, 0.250 respectively). Interestingly, level of outcome anticipation appeared to be correlated with daily activities (r= 0.085 and p-value = 0.295) but not major activities (r= 0.181 and p-value = 0.025).
All together, the results indicated that there are some child intendents who have less confidence in self efficacy and outcome anticipations which could affect the quality of their practices. Thus, some training courses are necessary to enhance self confidence and efficacy in order to improve their ability to promote emotional quotient activities in child development center. For those who already expressed high levels of self confidence and outcome expectations, there should also have suitable supportive means for them to improve and attain a better level. The high capability of child intendents will certainly lead to an appropriate development of children to become adults with emotional intelligence and capability to adjust themselves to various situations in the future.
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