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ERIC Number: EJ1297301
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1925-4741
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The Development of "Friend from Heart" Application Based on Line System to Promote Well-Being of Undergraduate Students of Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University
Jitanan, Manatee; Somanandana, Varangkana; Jitanan, Sutasinee; Lalitpasan, Usanee; Kham-in, Sumalee
Higher Education Studies, v11 n2 p215-223 2021
Depression and suicide rates among youths tended to increase. From reviews, many applications and online counseling could reduce depression and anxiety to promote well-being of youths and university students effectively. This study was conducted to develop "Friend from heart" application based on LINE system to promote well-being for undergraduate students of faculty of education, Kasetsart University. The research method included the survey of basic data for developing the application and evaluation of the application by specialists. A total of 72 voluntary students were invited to join an online survey. It was found that most of the students (81.94%) wanted applications that provide physical health information such as exercise, eating healthy food, and health care. However, about 16.66% of students needed an application that can speak or listen problems with video calls. Then, researchers took the services that students were interested more than 50% to develop the applications. It worked through the application, consisting of chatbot, physical health, mental health, and appointment with counselor. The index of item-objective congruence was 0.66-1.00 with additional specialists commenting that the application had an interesting design with good structure to help students. For ethical approval, it was obtained from the Kasetsart University Research Ethics Committee.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand
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