POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND WORK ENGAGEMENT AFFECTING THE JOB BURNOUT OF BANGKOK HEALTH VOLUNTEERS

Abstract

This study aimed to (1) examine the levels of positive psychological capital, work engagement, and burnout; (2) investigate the relationships between positive psychological capital and work engagement with burnout; and (3) examine the effects of positive psychological capital and work engagement on burnout. Data were collected from a sample of 155 Bangkok Health Volunteers using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that: (1) the level of positive psychological capital was high (mean = 4.21, S.D. = 0.43), the level of work engagement was high (mean = 4.94, S.D. = 1.73), and the level of burnout was low (mean = 1.13, S.D. = 0.78). (2) Positive psychological capital was moderately and negatively correlated with burnout (r = -.387), while work engagement was strongly and negatively correlated with burnout (r = -.573). (3) Positive psychological capital had a statistically significant negative effect on burnout at the .05 level of significance (B = -.326, β = -.180), and work engagement also had a statistically significant negative effect on burnout at the .05 level of significance (B = -.225, β = -.498). Furthermore, positive psychological capital and work engagement jointly predicted 34.7% of the variance in burnout.

Keywords: Positive Psychological Capital, Work Engagement, Burnout