The Relationship between Organizational Climate with Work Happiness of Dental personnel in community Hospitals in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat Provinces

Abstract

This study aimed to study the relationship between organizational climate with dental personnel’s happiness at work in community hospitals in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces. The sample consisted of 365 dental personnels working in community hospitals in three southern provinces The data were collected by online questionnaire and were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation and Chi-square test.

Most participants were female (75.30%), aged between 20-29 years, 55.07%. 60.55% of them were single. 78.63% had a bachelor's degree. 72.88% had salary rates ranging from 10,000-20,000 THB. 41.92% were dental public health officers. 30.68% of them had working experience of 1-5 years. The results showed that the organizational climate in the perception of dental personnel officers was good. The level of happiness in the workplaces of dental personnel working in community hospitals in Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces was high. This study showed that organizational climate was statistically significantly correlated with happiness at work. (p-value <0.001)

The scope of the study should be expanded to other health professions and other variables that may affect happiness at work should be studied for further the organization improvement.