Factors Influencing Depression among Accounting Employees in Pattani Province
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The depression, a symptom of accumulated stress among working-age individuals, has increasingly severe and significantly affects work performance. This research aimed to analyze the factors influencing depression among accounting employees in Pattani province. The samples consisted of 199 accounting employees in limited companies in Pattani province working in limited companies in Pattani, with a response rate of 72.89%. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using multiple regression analysis and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient.
The results revealed that the most influential factor affecting overall depression was job performance, which had a positive impact on depression (β = 0.468), statistically significant at the .01 level, followed by the use of social media, which also had a positive impact on depression (β = 0.336), with statistical significance at the .01 level. In contrast, social factors showed no statistically significant effect on depression among accounting employees (β = -0.046)
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