FACTOR INFLUENCING PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING BASED ON THE SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PRINCIPLE OF THE PEOPLE IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE

Abstract

                 The purpose of this research was to analyze the factor Influencing personal financial planning based on the sufficiency economy principle of the personnel in a private hospital in Nakhon Pathom Province. The participants were 172 private hospital medical personnel by the simple sampling method with  a 5-rating scale questionnaire. The Content Validity Index (CVI) was 0.99 and the reliability of an alpha coefficient was 0.96. The statistical data analysis were Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, Correlation Analysis and, Multiple Regression Analysis.

                 The research findings found that (1) The overall level of opinions of the sample group related to the economic factor and personal financial planning according to the sufficiency economy principle of the people in a private hospital in Nakhon Pathom Province was a high level with 4.02, 3.84 and 4.09, respectively. (2) Economic factor consisted of revenue and expense can be combined with the personal financial planning based on the sufficiency economy principle of private hospital personnel in Nakhon Pathom Province at 78.60 percent with revenue as the best personal financial planning prediction variable (β = 0.788, p < 0.01). From the research findings, it is suggested that hospital administrators should have policies and encourage hospital personnel to receive training on financial management and to encourage hospital personnel to realize the importance of personal financial planning.