Predicting Factors of Quality of Life among Educators in the Eastern Economic Corridor
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This descriptive research was aimed at examining the predicting factors of quality of life among educators in the Eastern Economic Corridor. Three hundred seventy-one educators from the public school in the Eastern Economic Corridor, were invited to participate in this study. Data were collected by using questionnaires. The questionnaires consisted of the demographic data, the WHOQOL-BREF-THAI, the Exercise Behavior questionnaire, and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple linear regressions. The research findings revealed that 62.40 percent of the research participants had a high level of quality of life. Perceived stress (ß = -.48, p < .001), work load (ß = -.16, p < .01), exercise behavior (ß =.11, p <.05), and number of diseases (ß = -0.10, p < .05) were the significant predictors of quality of life, accounted for 31.4 % of the variance. Professional nurses and other health care providers can use these research findings to promote quality of life among educators. The strategies targeted for promoting quality of life, stress management, and exercise behavior should be developed for promoting quality of life among the educator.
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