Organizational Commitment of The Nurses in Public Health Centers, Health Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Authors

  • Chaloemkeit Tansa M.Sc. (Public Health Administration), Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.
  • Youwanuch Sattayasomboon Department of Public Health Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.
  • Jutatip Sillabutra Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.
  • Utoomporn Wongsin Department of Public Health Administration, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University.

Keywords:

Organizational commitment, Work motivation, Organizational climate, Public health centers

Abstract

            This analytical cross-sectional study aimed to examine organizational commitment, and investigating factors associated with organizational commitment among nurses working in public health centers under the Health Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. A total of 272 nurses who had worked at the centers for at least one year were selected using multistage sampling. Data were collected using an online self-administered questionnaire between August 15th and 30th, 2025, with a response rate of 81.44%. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis at a significance level of 0.05.

   The findings showed that organizational commitment was at a high level (mean = 3.81, S.D. = 0.39). It was significantly correlated with both overall work motivation (r = 0.70) and organizational climate (r = 0.63). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the motivation factor (B = 0.33, p < 0.001) and the hygiene factor (B = 0.26, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of organizational commitment, jointly explaining 49.5% of the variance (adjusted R² = 0.495).       Executives of the Health Department can use these findings to formulate policies and strategies to enhance the nurses’ organizational commitment by enhancing work motivation and promoting work–life balance among the professional nurses.

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2026-04-12

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Tansa, C. ., Sattayasomboon, Y., Sillabutra, J., & Wongsin, U. (2026). Organizational Commitment of The Nurses in Public Health Centers, Health Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration . Journal of Health Policy, Law and Administration, 12(2), 203–213. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journal_law/article/view/288084

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2026): May-August

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