The Relationships between Quality of Work Life and Intention to Stay among Paramedics: The Mediating Roles of Job Embeddedness and Organizational Commitment

Authors

  • Viruji Powijit Graduate, Community Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University
  • Narut Pornprasit Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University

Keywords:

Quality of work life, Intention to stay, Job embeddedness, Organizational commitmen

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between quality of work life and intention to stay, with job embeddedness and organizational commitment as mediating variables. The study was conducted among 142 paramedics in Thailand using convenience sampling through an online questionnaire. The research instruments consisted of the Quality of Work Life questionnaire          (α = .965), Job Embeddedness scale (α = .950), Organizational Commitment scale (α = .870), and Intention to Stay scale (α = .789). Data analysis using PROCESS macro in SPSS revealed that quality of work life had a significant positive effect on intention to stay both directly (b = .202, p = .047) and indirectly [b = .196, 95% CI (.068 to .317)]. Quality of work life demonstrated significant positive effects on job embeddedness (b = .467, p < .001) and organizational commitment (b = .463,            p < .001). Job embeddedness showed a significant positive effect on intention to stay (b = .375, p = .003), while organizational commitment did not significantly influence intention to stay             (b = .043, p = .707). Mediation analysis revealed that quality of work life had a significant indirect effect on intention to stay through job embeddedness (b = .176, 95% CI .035 to .321), but
no significant indirect effect through organizational commitment (b = .020, 95% CI -.098 to .134). These findings suggest that healthcare organizations should prioritize the development of quality of work life and promotion of job embeddedness to enhance paramedics' intention to stay, which could help address personnel shortages and improve emergency medical service efficiency

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2025-12-01

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Powijit, V., & Pornprasit, N. . (2025). The Relationships between Quality of Work Life and Intention to Stay among Paramedics: The Mediating Roles of Job Embeddedness and Organizational Commitment. Thai Journal of Psychology, 23(2), 98–113. retrieved from https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPsychol/article/view/7781

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