FACTORS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE OF MOTORBIKE FOOD RIDERS IN BANGKOK METROPOLITAN
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Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the quality of life of food delivery motorcycle riders in Bangkok and examine the factors associated with their quality of life. Additionally, it seeks to identify predictors of their quality of life.
Methods
The sample included 562 food delivery motorcycle riders. Data were collected using the Thai version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, SPST-20 stress assessment, and a researcher-developed questionnaire on personal factors, work environment, and safety. Analyses included frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's Correlation, with a significance level of .05
Results
Findings showed that food delivery motorcycle riders had a good quality of life, contrary to the initial hypothesis of low to moderate quality of life. There was a low positive correlation between quality of life, the average number of delivery rounds per day, and the average rest time between deliveries each day. Work-related stress was significantly negatively correlated with quality of life at the .05 significance level. Factors such as duration of employment, average income from food delivery, average number of working days per week, and average working hours per day were negatively correlated with quality of life. Work-related stress and environmental obstacles were significant predictors of quality of life, with higher stress levels and poorer working environments leading to significantly lower quality of life at the .05 significance level.
Conclusion
The quality of life of motorcycle riders delivering food in Bangkok was generally good. Factors related to work environmental barriers and stress from work were relevant and could predict quality of life.
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