antecedents affecting on quality of life of residents in ban uea athon housing project in bangkok metropolitan area.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the present condition quality of life of residents in Ban Uea Athon Housing Project (BUAHP) and antecedents , namely, leadership of the community head, economic status of residents in the Project, the government’s housing policy concerning the BUAHP, participation of community members, knowledge and understanding of community members, and conditions of the community environment; and to study the relationships of antecedents with quality of life of residents in the BUAHP. A questionnaire and interviewing were employed to collect research data from 396 residents in the BUAHP. Research data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis with the use of structural equation modeling (SEM). Research findings showed that quality of life of residents in the BUAHP and antecedents, namely, leadership of the community head, the government’s housing policy concerning the BUAHP, the economic status of residents in the Project, the community environment, and participation of community members were at the good level; while knowledge and understanding of community members was at the high level. Furthermore, findings from multiple regression analysis with the use of SEM indicated that the antecedents that significantly affected on quality of life of residents as follows: the community environment, the government’s housing policy concerning the BUAHP, participation of community members, economic status of residents in the Project, and knowledge and understanding of community members. Also, those factors could predict the quality of life of residents at 75 percent.