Factors Associated with Happy Working and Happy Engagement among Officers in Nakhon Phanom Public Health Office

Abstract

Objectives : This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors associated with Happy Working and Happy Engagement among 143 Public Health of Officers in Nakhon Phanom Public Health Office during January- February 2020 by using the HAPPINOMETER questionnaire of Thailand Center for Happy Worker, Mahidol University.

Materials and methods : Data were analyzed using the SPSS program version 17.0. Descriptive statistics analysis were including percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Besides, inferential statistics were using to identify factors associated with Happy Working and Happy Engagement; Independent t-test, One-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression and using the Pearson’s correlation coefficiency for identifying the level of the association of Happy Working and happy Engagement

Results : There were 140/143 (98%) of public health officers of Nakhon Phanom Public Health Office participated in this study; mostly were female for 91 persons (65.0%), aged > 50 years old 48 persons (34.3%), the education level was frequently found bachelor degree for 95 persons (67.9%) and has been working for 3-5 years for 26 persons (18.6%). The Happy Work Life was associated with Happy Engagement in high level (r= 0.665, p< 0.001) whereas the other Happinometers such as Happy Society (r= 0.423), Happy Heart (r= 0.335), Happy Work Life Balance (r= 0.334), Happy Brain (r= 0.312), Happy Body (r=0.289) and Happy relax, r= 0.268 were associated with Happy Engagement in moderate level (p< 0.00). Factors associated with Happy Working was working position (p= 0.006) and factors associated with Happy Engagement were gender (p = 0.009) Duration of work (p = 0.039) and Education level of bachelor degree or higher (p< 0.001), respectively

Conclusion : Nakhon Phanom Public Health officers were working happily with Happy Work Life that cause of high affects to the happy engagement. A consistency job would affect to the happiness of working. Gender, Duration of work, and education level of bachelor degree or higher indicates to the happy engagement that would be efficiency factor to the personnel development plan for the goal of “Organization of Happiness”