Development and Validation of a Life Satisfaction Instrument in Human Resource Practitioners of Thailand
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Research Objectives and Questions
2. Literature Reviews and Research Framework
2.1. Boundary Management Preferences
2.2. Related Literature
2.3. Measurement of LS
2.4. Research Methodology
3. Analysis
3.1. Exploratory Factor Analysis
3.2. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
4. Discussion: Life Satisfaction Instruments and Open Innovation
5. Conclusions
Theoretical and Practical Implications
6. Research Limitations and Future Research Topics
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Definition | Main Issue | Question |
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Working life and self-development are perception of good relationship with supervisors, colleagues, and related environment as well as self-development to upgrade one’s own potential to gain occupational security and income sufficient for living. | Relationship with colleagues | LS 1 I have a good relationship with my colleagues. |
Good perception of work | LS 2 I possess passion and work engagement. | |
Self-development | LS 3 I learn and upgrade my capabilities. | |
Occupational security | LS 4 I have a stable career. | |
Sufficient income | LS 5 My financial status is sufficient for me to earn a living. | |
Personal life refers to perception or satisfaction on physical aspects, objects, things, and others which are necessary for daily living with happiness and safety. It also refers to doing desired activities or taking desired trips and good health. | Good health | LS 6 I am healthy without illness. |
Ownership of things or objects | LS 7 I possess property (house, cars or others) as needed by my status. | |
Doing desired activities | LS 8 I spend my free time going to the movies, listening to music and hanging out happily with friends. | |
Taking desired trips | LS 9 I travel wherever I wish. | |
Relationship with family and others is satisfaction to spend time or do activities together as well as good relationship among family members such as spouse, children, siblings, and relatives, etc. It also includes perception of family’s good health and good relationship with surrounding people. | Good health | LS 10 I join family activities. |
Ownership of things or objects | LS 11 I have a good relationship with my lovers. | |
Doing desired activities | LS 12 I have a good relationship with my parents. | |
Taking desired trips | LS 13 I have a good relationship with my siblings and relatives. | |
Good health | LS 14 My family members are healthy. | |
Ownership of things or objects | LS 15 I have a good relationship with friends. | |
Social life refers to good perception or satisfaction on activities in community and society, as well as participation with activities or being members of admired or desired association with physical and psychological purposes. | Participation with activities in community | LS 16 I am happy to join various activities in the community. |
Participation with activities in society | LS 17 I am happy to join voluntary projects to help society. | |
Being members of association | LS 18 I am happy to join and participate in organizations as required. |
Question | Factor Weight | |||
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I | II | III | IV | |
LS 1 I have a good relationship with my colleagues. | 0.368 | −0.157 | −0.090 | 0.628 |
LS 2 I possess passion and work engagement. | −0.120 | 0.022 | 0.217 | 0.648 |
LS 3 I learn and upgrade my capabilities. | −0.145 | −0.084 | 0.220 | 0.624 |
LS 4 I have a stable career. | 0.108 | −0.029 | −0.069 | 0.805 |
LS 5 My financial status is sufficient for me to earn a living. | −0.126 | 0.315 | −0.128 | 0.642 |
LS 6 I am healthy without illness. | 0.310 | 0.626 | −0.023 | −0.013 |
LS 7 I possess property (house, cars or others) as needed by my status. | −0.010 | 0.706 | −0.009 | 0.129 |
LS 8 I spend my free time going to the movies, listening to music and hanging out happily with friends. | 0.057 | 0.827 | 0.025 | −0.080 |
LS 9 I travel wherever I wish. | −0.031 | 0.825 | 0.165 | −0.036 |
LS 10 I join family activities. | 0.663 | 0.226 | −0.072 | 0.013 |
LS 11 I have a good relationship with my lovers. | 0.678 | 0.076 | −0.151 | 0.033 |
LS 12 I have a good relationship with my parents. | 0.810 | 0.005 | −0.023 | 0.003 |
LS 13 I have a good relationship with my siblings and relatives. | 0.822 | 0.032 | −0.024 | −0.008 |
LS 14 My family members are healthy. | 0.652 | 0.025 | 0.182 | −0.036 |
LS 15 I have a good relationship with friends. | 0.700 | −0.186 | 0.334 | −0.055 |
LS 16 I am happy to join various activities in the community. | 0.019 | 0.037 | 0.778 | 0.108 |
LS 17 I am happy to join voluntary projects to help society. | 0.059 | 0.027 | 0.844 | 0.034 |
LS 18 I am happy to join and participate in organisations as required. | −0.041 | 0.084 | 0.879 | −0.032 |
Latent Factors/Questions | First-Order CFA Construct Validity | Second-Order CFA Construct Validity | |||||||
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Factor Loading | R2 | CR | AVE | Factor Loading | R2 | CR | AVE | ||
LS | 0.860 | 0.607 | |||||||
I. Relationship with family and other people | 0.818 | 0.438 | 0.691 | 0.478 | |||||
LS 10 | 0.664 | 0.441 | |||||||
LS 11 | 0.418 | 0.175 | |||||||
LS 12 | 0.626 | 0.392 | |||||||
LS 13 | 0.678 | 0.460 | |||||||
LS 14 | 0.677 | 0.459 | |||||||
LS 15 | 0.839 | 0.282 | |||||||
II. Personal life | 0.763 | 0.459 | 0.859 | 0.737 | |||||
LS 6 | 0.470 | 0.221 | |||||||
LS 7 | 0.548 | 0.301 | |||||||
LS 8 | 0.827 | 0.684 | |||||||
LS 9 | 0.796 | 0.634 | |||||||
III. Life and society | 0.881 | 0.713 | 0.823 | 0.677 | |||||
LS 16 | 0.793 | 0.628 | |||||||
LS 17 | 0.893 | 0.715 | |||||||
LS 18 | 0.845 | 0.797 | |||||||
IV. Working life and self-development | 0.769 | 0.411 | 0.733 | 0.537 | |||||
LS 1 | 0.818 | 0.092 | |||||||
LS 2 | 0.746 | 0.556 | |||||||
LS 3 | 0.573 | 0.328 | |||||||
LS 4 | 0.543 | 0.295 | |||||||
LS 5 | 0.457 | 0.209 |
Variable | Mean | SD | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. |
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1. Relationship with family and other people | 3.879 | 0.713 | (0.662) | |||
2. Personal life | 3.667 | 0.817 | 0.700 ** | (0.677) | ||
3. Life and society | 3.946 | 0.802 | 0.503 ** | 0.474 ** | (0.844) | |
4. Working life and self-development | 3.988 | 0.586 | 0.412 ** | 0.543 ** | 0.429 ** | (0.641) |
Reliability value after the validation test was 0.892. |
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Na-Nan, K.; Wongwiwatthananukit, S. Development and Validation of a Life Satisfaction Instrument in Human Resource Practitioners of Thailand. J. Open Innov. Technol. Mark. Complex. 2020, 6, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6030075
Na-Nan K, Wongwiwatthananukit S. Development and Validation of a Life Satisfaction Instrument in Human Resource Practitioners of Thailand. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 2020; 6(3):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6030075
Chicago/Turabian StyleNa-Nan, Khahan, and Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit. 2020. "Development and Validation of a Life Satisfaction Instrument in Human Resource Practitioners of Thailand" Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 6, no. 3: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6030075