The Relationship Between Work Experience and Social Literacy of Police Officers in the Crime Suppression Division

Authors

  • Chaiyakarn Wathangam M.A. student, School of Education Studies, Education Program in Guidance and Psychological, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
  • Wunlapa Sabaiying Lecturer, Associate Professor, Ph.D., School of Education Studies, Education Program in Guidance and Psychological, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
  • Naiyana Doramarn Senior Associate, True Move H Universal Communication Co., Ltd.

Keywords:

Work experience, Social literacy, Police officers in the Crime Suppression division

Abstract

The Police officers in the Crime Suppression Division are tasked with handling multifaceted and dynamic situations. Social literacy is a key attribute that significantly contributes to their operational effectiveness. The objectives of this study were to
1) study the levels of work experience and social literacy of police officers in the Crime Suppression Division; and 2) study the relationships between work experience and
social literacy of police officers in the Crime Suppression Division. were 153 police officers from the Crime Suppression Division, selected by using stratified random sampling.
The research instruments included a work experience scale and social literacy scale, with reliability coefficients of .88 and .87, respectively. The statistical methods employed in
the data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Research findings revealed that 1) the work experience of police officers in the Crime Suppression Division was at the highest level, while their social intelligence was at a high level and 2) work experience was significantly and positively correlated with social intelligence (r=.68, p <.01). (r = .68).

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Published

2026-05-26

How to Cite

Wathangam, C., Sabaiying, W., & Doramarn, N. (2026). The Relationship Between Work Experience and Social Literacy of Police Officers in the Crime Suppression Division. Thai Journal of Psychology, 24(1), 58–72. retrieved from https://so07.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPsychol/article/view/8237

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