The perception of job meaningfulness and job burnout effects job performance of financial and procurement officer in schools under Sukhothai Primary Education Area Office 2

Abstract

This research aims 1. To study the levels of perception of job meaningfulness, job burnout, and job performance of finance and procurement officers in school. 2. To study the influence of perception of job meaningfulness on the job performance of finance and procurement officers in schools and 3. To study the influence of job burnout on the job performance of finance and procurement officers in schools. The sample for this study consisted of 218 staff of finance and procurement officers in schools under Sukhothai Primary Education Area Office 2. The sample was selected using probability sampling through stratified sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the level of perception of job meaningfulness was overall at a high level, the level of job burnout was overall at a low level, and the level of job performance was overall at the highest level. In terms of perception of job meaningfulness, these components significantly influenced their performance effectiveness at the 0.01 statistical level: detached concern, awareness, altruistic egoism, developing goals, achieving balance, making choices, free will, and fostering hope. The perception of job meaningfulness predicted job performance by 49.30 percent. And for job burnout, these components significantly influenced their performance effectiveness at the 0.01 statistical level: reduced personal accomplishment, emotional exhaustion, and depersonalization. Job burnout predicted job performance by 56.50 percent.