The Relationship of Quality of Working Life and Burnout of Workers in an Industrial Estate in Bang Krachao Subdistrict, Samut Sakhon Province

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the quality of working life and burn out. Compared burn out based on individual factors, association between quality of life and burn out among working age in an industrial. Bang Krachao sub-district, Samut Sakhon province. 359 sampling group  were collected by questionnaire to measure the level of quality of working life and burn out. Data was analyzed by descriptive using percentages, averages and test hypothesis using t-test, F-Test and the Pearson’s product moment correlation at the statistical significance level .05. The result showed that most sample were female (64.8%), Average age 38.4 years, monthly income was between 14,001-20,000 baht per month (57.1%), married (39.3%), education a bachelor’s degree (42.7%), the level of quality of working life and burn out were moderate (M = 3.63, 2.04). The findings were found that age, monthly income, and married status have different levels of burn out was statistically significant level 0.01 and quality of working life has a negative correlation with burnout (r= -.164) with statistically significant level 0.01. Therefore, government agencies should provide assistant with fairness of wage and get promoted so that working age enough well-being and supervise the safety standards of the working environment. Employees should have yearly health examinations to encourage them to work, which will lessen burnout.