FACTORS RELATED TO THE STRESS AT WORK OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PROVINCIAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY IN SAMUT SONGKRAM PROVINCE
Keywords:
Work-related stress, Work factors, Personal factors, Provincial electricity authorityAbstract
Stress is caused by many factors, including personal, societal, and environmental factors. Work stress is an important problem and an issue that most organizations often encounter. Such problem leads to this research with the objective of studying personal factors and work factors related to work stress in the Provincial Electricity Authority employees in Samut Songkhram province. This research was a cross-sectional study among 67 samples. Data were collected using a questionnaire comprising 1) personal factors 2) work factors and 3) work stress. The questionnaire was validated in terms of content validity, and reliability. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, minimum and maximum values, mean, and standard deviation. Inferential statistics: Chi-square, and Pearson’s Correlation were also used. The study found that most of the subjects was 77.6% male, younger than 40 years old, and 86.6% were single, graduated with a bachelor's degree. They had a salary of 15,000 baht or more. Working duration was less than 5 years and worked in the operations and maintenance departments. The overall work stress level was moderate (average score 76.48). Personal factors, including education level and position, were significantly correlated with work stress at 0.05. Work factors included job description and professional advancement were significantly correlated with work stress at 0.01 and 0.05, respectively.
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