FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STRESS AMONG EMPLOYEES IN A FACTORY, SARABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The study design was to cross-sectional survey study. The purposes of this study were to examine the stress and factors associated with stress among employees in a factory, Saraburi province. The subjects were 152 employees, selected by a multistage random sampling technique. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaires consisted of socio demographic factors, organizational environment factors, stress management and employee stress (SPST-20 Thai version). Data analysis was performed by using descriptive statistics, including the frequency percentage, mean, standard deviation and inferential statistic included Chi-square test. The results indicated that the respondents had high stress level 47.31%, severe stress level 39.78% and middle stress level 12.91%. Chi-square test results show that ages, educational level, working period, stress management and organizational environment factors were significantly associated with stress among metrological center employees. As gender, average monthly income and job position were not significantly associated with stress among metrological center employees. Therefore, organizations should organize activities to promote stress management such as providing mental health counseling for employees, family day activities and creating a conducive work environment to reduce employee stress.