Effects of participation in activities organized by the sarong conservation club on islamic behavior of youth in Ban Sarong, Khao Tum sub-district, Yarang district, Pattani province

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effects of participation in activities organized by the Sarong Conservation Club on Islamic behavior of youth in Ban Sarong, Khao Tum Sub-district, Yarang District, Pattani Province. The study applied a true control group pretest and posttest design with 70 youths selected using purposive sampling from youths with low and high scores obtained from answering questions in an Islamic behavioral appraisal instrument. The youths were divided into an experimental group consisting of 35 youths who participated in activities organized by the Sarong Conservation Club (youths with low scores) and a control group consisting of 35 youths who participated in religious activities organized by the mosque (youths with high scores). The experiment was performed according to plan from January 2014 to July 2014. The data were analyzed using independent samples t-test and paired samples t-test. The results of the study revealed that prior to participation the experimental group who participated in activities organized by the Sarong Conservation Club had Islamic behavior at a level that was significantly lower than the control group who participated in religious activities organized by the mosque at the level of.001. However, after participating in activities organized by the Sarong Conservation Club, the experimental group had a significantly higher level of Islamic behavior than the control group at.01. The youths in the experimental group who participated in activities organized by the Sarong Conservation Club, and those in the control group who participated in religious activities organized by the mosque had Islamic behavior at a significantly higher level than before their participation in the activities at.001.