The Moderating Effect of Income on the Relationship between the Psychological Capital and the Psychological Well-Being among Thai Tourist Guides
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This research article aims to investigate the income as moderating variable which effect on the relationship between the psychological capital and the psychological well-being among Thai tourist guides. The purposive sampling technique was employed to select the research sample. The questionnaires were collected from 216 Thai tourist guides. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and multiple linear regression analysis. The research result revealed that the effect of the psychological capital on the psychological well-being was moderated by income. The interaction between the psychological capital and income affected the psychological well-being of Thai tourist guides in high-income group and low-income group (p < 0.01). In contrast, psychological capital had no influences on psychological well-being among Thai tourist guides in moderate-income group.
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