Attitude toward work, work environment, work-family conflict, and spiritual wellbeing of personnel in the Government Public Relations Department, Office of the Prime Minister

Authors

  • Phitchaya Ninmanee Master Program in Community Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Tippavan Surinya Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Supanee Sontirat Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand

Keywords:

attitude toward work, spiritual wellbeing, work environment, work-family conflict

Abstract

     The objectives of this research were: to study the attitude toward work, the work environment, work-family conflict, and spiritual wellbeing of personnel in the Government Public Relations Department, Office of the Prime Minister; to compare spiritual wellbeing using personal factors; to determine correlations among attitude toward work, the work environment, work-family conflict, and spiritual wellbeing of the personnel; and to study the predictive variables that could determine spiritual wellbeing. The sample used in the research consisted of 351 personnel in the Government Public Relations Department, Office of the Prime Minister. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The statistical methods for analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, Multiple Comparison (LSD), Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Regression Analysis. T he results of the study were: 1) attitude of personnel in the Government Public Relations Department toward work was at a high level and toward the work environment was at a moderate level, workfamily conflict was at a low level and spiritual wellbeing was at a high level; 2) the respondents differed in age, position, time and frequency of their religious activities with different levels of spiritual wellbeing, which were statistically significant at the .05 level; 3) attitude toward work, the work environment, and work-family conflict were correlated with spiritual wellbeing and were statistically significant at the .05 level; 4) attitude toward work and the work environment were predicted by spiritual wellbeing with an efficiency of 24.30 percent.

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Published

01-12-2016

How to Cite

Ninmanee, P., Surinya, T., & Sontirat, S. (2016). Attitude toward work, work environment, work-family conflict, and spiritual wellbeing of personnel in the Government Public Relations Department, Office of the Prime Minister. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 37(3), 231–242. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kjss/article/view/243032