Motivations Affecting the Operational Effectiveness of Civil Defense Volunteers, Wang Sai Poon District, Phichit Province

Abstract

This research article aims to 1) study the general conditions of motivation that affect work performance. 2) Compare the levels of opinion that affect work effectiveness by categorizing personal factors. 3) Study the motivation for work that affects work performance, and 4) Study the four bases of power that affect the work performance of civil defense volunteers in Wang Sai Phun District, Phichit Province. This is quantitative research. The conceptual framework includes the independent variables, including personal factors, work motivation according to Herzberg's two-factor theory, and the four bases of power. In contrast, the dependent variable is the work effectiveness of civil defense volunteers according to the Ministry of Interior's Regulations on Civil Defense Volunteers, B.E. 2553. The study population consists of 391 civil defense volunteers from Wang Sai Phun District, Phichit Province. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with a reliability of .92 was used for data collection, which was conducted using stratified random sampling. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics including t-test, F-test, and multiple regression analysis at a significance level. 05.05 The research findings indicate that; 1) The general condition of motivation affecting the performance effectiveness of civil defense volunteers is at a high level overall. When considering each aspect in descending order of average values, they are as follows: performance according to the four bases of power 4 (  = 3.96), work motivation (  = 3.92), and the effectiveness of civil defense volunteers (  = 3.90). 2) A comparison of the opinions of civil defense volunteers based on their gender, age, level of education, marital status, and job showed that their opinions were significantly different at the 0.05 statistical level. However, those with different average monthly incomes did not have significantly different levels of opinion. 3) Motivation significantly affects the performance effectiveness of civil defense volunteers at the 0.05 level, showing a strong positive correlation of 80.10% and predicting 64.10%. And 4) The four bases of power significantly affect the performance of the civil defense volunteers in Wang Sai Phun District, Phichit Province, at a level of 0.01, showing a strong positive correlation of 76.80% and a predictive capability of 59.10%.