Workplace Social Support Factors Affecting Work-Life Balance of Employees of Petrochemical Plants in ABC Public Company Limited Group
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The purposes of this study were: 1) to study the level of workplace social support factors of the employees in petrochemical plants in ABC public company limited group 2) to examine the influence of workplace social support factors affecting work-life balance of employees in petrochemical plants in ABC public company limited group. The questionnaires were given to 386 employees in petrochemical plants in ABC public company limited group who are working in the units under the operation lines in Rayong province. The implemented statistical methods were descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including multiple linear regressions.The findings indicated that co-workers support and job autonomy affect work-life balance of employees in all 3 components, time balance, involvement balance and satisfaction balance. Supervisor support affect work-life balance in 2 components, time balance and satisfaction balance while workload and role conflict affect work-life balance of employees in negative way only for time balance but no affects to involvement balance and satisfaction balance.
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