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This paper aims to present the concept of the theory of change and social indicators in the social impact assessment which employed behavioral science approaches. From the study of theories and related research, it was found that the theory of change was a process concept, methodology, and problem-solving tool used to describe the outcomes of a project. The theory of change consists of social impact pathway (which comprising inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and social impacts), stakeholders and outcome (or impact) indicators. 2) It showed that the social indicators in the theory of change could be developed from behavioral science concepts in social cognitive theory from 3 components: B-Behavior, P-Cognitive and person factors and E-Environment influences as determinant of each other. This paper presents an analysis of social outcome indicators from 11 social impact assessment studies. It showed that the integration of behavioral science concepts with social outcome indicators covered all three aspects of social cognitive theory concept. The development of social indicators integrated with behavioral sciences had made the assessment of changes in social impact had been clearer and concrete. This concept can be applied in social projects and other context social impact assessment work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Buddhist compassionate and transformational leadership are two models of leadership that have some similarities but are also distinct and may predict organizational outcomes through trust in the leader differently. The current study aimed to investigate and compare how Buddhist compassionate and transformational leadership would be related to organizational commitment through trust in the leader. Participants were 229 financial employees in Thailand. The four paper measurements, including Buddhist compassionate leadership, transformational leadership, trust in the leader, and commitment, were administered as a research instrument. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s Correlational and Path Analysis. Results indicated that Buddhist compassionate and transformational leadership were correlated positively with trust in the leader (r = .75, .22, respectively) and organizational commitment (r = .25, .17, respectively) at .01 level of significance. The mediational analysis showed that trust in the leader exerted a partial positive mediating effect for both leadership models, with a stronger indirect effect (β = .253) for the Buddhist compassionate leadership model than for the transformational leadership model (β = .056). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Advanced cumulative body of academic knowledge has been encouraged for promotion and prevention in individuals, groups, and societies. Social crises such as, poverty, ill-health and low intelligence in individuals have to be coped with by using research evidence-based policies and practices. In order to direct more effective social interventions, this paper describes important psycho-behavioral innovations recently available in Thailand. Base on the Thai psychological theory of moral and work behaviors, 4 psychological traits entitled “Psycho-moral strength” (Future orientation and self-control, Need for achievement, Belief in internal locus of control of reinforcement, and Moral reasoning ability) were empirically identified as the major traits for good citizenship behaviors. Sixty innovative stories and tales have been constructed. Twenty stories for preteen children, five stories for each of the 4 traits mentioned above were tried out. Eight hundred grade 5th and grade 8th students in 4 schools outside of Bangkok participated in the randomized experimental study with post-test only design, for the evaluation of each set of the stories. Two well trained adults conducted the class discussions both before and after the video-presentation of each story. The effectiveness of each set of stories on the psychological traits, behaviors and attitudes were reported. The three sets of stories were more suitable for younger students while the moral stories were more effective for older students. The next step is to produce more research studies before putting each story and a small group of students with experienced story trainers into video-TV screen for convenient usage. These new innovations when are widely disseminated can lead to expedite and more effective youth enhancement and national development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the influence of belief in a just world and belief in karma on moral judgment by examining situations with the following conditions: 1) the protagonist’s fate (bad or absent); and 2) moral situation (one out of six) based on moral foundations theory. Online questionaires were collected from 360 undergraduates, aged between 18 to 25. The results found no effects of belief in karma. Meanwhile, the effects of belief in a just world on behavioral aspects of moral judgments emerged as significant only in three types of moral situations: positive effects on the fairness/cheating (h aving a forbidden affair with someone other than spouse), negative effects on the loyalty/betrayal (giving confidential information a b o u t thei r own company to a competitor) and the liberty/oppression (convincing the lover to change his religious belief). The participants also accepted moral violations to a greater extent in the liberty/oppression situation than in others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]