EFFECT OF POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL NORMS, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PERSON IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND
According to Encyclopaedia Britannica quality of life “is the degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events”. Hence the core objective of this study was to explore the effects of the political environment, social norms, and social engagement on the quality of life of an elderly person in northeaster Thailand. 600 elderly persons were the respondents of this study, hence a survey aimed to collect primary data, was conducted. Partial Least Square (PLS) was used to analyse the primary data aiming to achieve the final results of this study. The increased value of the political environment, social norms, and social engagement have a positive relationship with the quality of life of an elderly person. Furthermore, the personality of an elderly person also has a positive relationship with the quality of life of an elderly person. This study helps an elderly person especially residing in northeaster Thailand aiming to increase the quality of his/her life. Moreover, this study provides sufficient knowledge for the research community for further research aimed to explore the quality of life of an elderly person.
Political environment, social norms, social engagement, the personality of an elderly person, and the quality of life of an elderly person.