The research consisted of three main objectives, namely, i) to study the development of quality of life according to sufficiency economy : A Case Study of  Wat Trai Rattanaram community, Bangkhen District, Bangkok, ii) to study the factors related to the development of quality of life according to sufficiency economy: A Case Study of  Wat Trai Rattanaram community, Bangkhen District, Bangkok, and iii) to study the problems, obstacles and suggestions about the development of quality of life  according to sufficiency economy: A Case Study of  Wat Trai Rattanaram community, Bangkhen District, Bangkok. This research employed mixed method research using quantitative research methods which is a survey research. Data were collected through 308 sample who were randomly drawn from 1,560 people living in Wat Trirattanaram community, Bangkhen District, Bangkok, by Taro Yamane’s sample size. The gathered data were analyzed by employing statistical techniques such as frequencies, percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, F-test (One-way ANOVA) and to compare the differences of paired means, the Scheffe’s post hoc comparison was employed. The data collected from 9 key informants through In-depth interview were analyzed by contents analysis technique.

The findings of the research were concluded as follows:

1. The development of quality of life according to sufficiency economy of Wat Trirattanaram community, Bangkhen District, Bangkok. When considering all 5 aspects, it was found that the virtue aspect obtained the highest mean of 4.16, the reasonableness of 4.07, the knowledge of 4.04, good self-immunity of 4.01, respectively, and the lowest mean value was the aspect of tolerable 3.98.

2. The hypothesis testing found that age, education level, occupation and monthly income of respondents had relationship significantly with the development of quality of life at 0.05 level of confidence which meet the said hypotheses, whereas sex, status, position in the community, learning/training on Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, being a member of the community, the study of sufficiency economy study and determination to live according to sufficiency economy were not related significantly to the development of quality of life according to sufficiency economy at 0.05  level of confidence, which do not meet the hypotheses.

3. The recommendations for the development of quality of life according to sufficiency economy of Wat Trirattanaram community, Bangkhen District, Bangkok, revealed that saving and accounting in the household Resulting in savings, frugality and sufficiency and promoting the development of each community leaders to disseminate knowledge to the community. The promoting the creation of values ​​for the community to accept the goodness of people from morality, ethics. The promoting community to be self-reliant and reducing, abstaining and all kinds of drugs and promoting the community to provide people with holistic health care with intellect. There should established a learning center for living according to sufficiency economy.

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