Relationships Among Risk Perception of COVID-19, Job Insecurity, Social Support and Subjective Well-Being of Flight Attendants of An Airline Company in Thailand

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Lalita Eampradit
Narut Pornprasit

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to study the level of perception of COVID-19 risk,  job insecurity, social support and subjective well-being of flight attendants in Thailand 2) to study and compare subjective well-being classified according to personal factors of flight attendants in Thailand. 3) To study the relationship between perception of COVID-19 risk, job insecurity, social support and subjective well-being of flight attendants in Thailand. The sample group was flight attendants of an airline company in Thailand, which consisted of chief flight attendants and flight attendants in every position and working on air routes both inside and outside the country: 196 people. This research is a correlational research. The sample group was selected by systematic sampling. Data collection was by questionnaire. Statistics used in data analysis include frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, f-test or one way analysis. of Variance and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient.


The results of the research found that 1) the level of perception of COVID-19 risk, job insecurity, social support and subjective well-being of flight attendants in Thailand was at a moderate level. 2) Flight attendants who have different levels of personal factors such; age and income suitability when compared with subjective well-being are different at the statistical significance level .001 level. 3) Overall perception of COVID-19 risk has a negative relationship with the overall subjective well-being of flight attendants at a statistical significance .05 level. Overall job insecurity has a negative relationship with overall subjective well-being of flight attendants at a statistical significance .01 level. and overall social support was related to flight attendants' overall subjective well-being at statistically significant .001 level.


Keywords : Perception of COVID-19 risk, job insecurity, social support, subjective well-being.

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