HAPPINESS AT WORK OF THE VILLAGE HEALTH VOLUNTEERS IN PLUAKDAENG DISTRICT, RAYONG PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this cross-sectional survey research were to study the happiness at work and the factors influencing the happiness at work of the village health volunteers in pluakdaeng distric, Rayong province. The samples were 230 the village health volunteers, selected by multi-stage random sampling. The data were collected by interview questionnaires and analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The results showed that 56.1 percent of the village health volunteers had a moderate level of happiness at work, followed by a high level (36.9%) and a low level (7%). The factors which were significantly associated with happiness at work of the village health volunteers were age, self - esteem, family relationship, social support and perception of social circumstances (p–value < 0.001). The statistically significant predictor variables were social support and family relationship. The classification result was 35.7% correctly classified.
The finding suggest that involved organizations should establish the reinforcement of promoting happiness at work of the village health volunteers by promoting the village health volunteers’s self-esteem. There should also be sufficient social support, family relationship as well as management of social circumstances in agreement with the desire and life style, to maintain the with happiness at work of the village health volunteers.