WORK AND FAMILY CONFLICT, PERCEPTIONS OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS AND JOY AT WORK OF THE WING 23 OFFICIALS OF THE ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE, UDONTHANI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the level of conflict between work and family. Perception of job characteristics and happiness at work of civil servants. 2. To study the comparison of happiness at work classified by different personal factors. 3. To study the relationship between conflict between work and family. and 4. To study perception of job characteristics. With happiness at work. The sample group consisted of 232 Wing 23 civil servants by random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire. And data were analyzed using statistical packages, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, Least Significant Difference, (LSD) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

The results showed that 1. The government officials had low level of work and family conflict, moderate level of perceptions of job characteristics and high level of joy at work, 2. The government officials with different ranks had a statistically significant difference in joy at work at the .01 level, the government officials different monthly income had a statistically significant difference in joy at work at the .001 level, and the government officials with different age, marital status, residence and direct subordinate units had no difference in joy at work, 3. Work and family conflict were negatively correlated with joy at work at the statistically significant value of .001 level, and 4. Perceptions of job characteristics was positively correlated with joy at work at the statistically significant value at the .001 level.