Perceived Influence of Occupational Stress on Job Performance of High-Profile Lecturers in Rivers State Universities
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| author | Amie-Ogan, O.T. Epele, Glory O. |
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| contents | <p><span lang="EN-GB">This study examined </span><span lang="EN-GB">perceived influence of occupational stress on job performance of high-profile lecturers in Rivers State</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Universities</span><span lang="EN-GB">. Three objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The total population of the study was 159 consisting of 14 Deans of Faculties, 79 Heads of Departments and 8 Directors of Centres from Rivers State University and 6 Deans of Faculties, 37 Heads of Departments and 15 Directors of Centres from <span>Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. </span>The population was manageable enough, so the researchers used the entire population, adopting census sampling method. The data collecting instrument for the study was a self-developed questionnaire titled: “Perceived Influence of </span><span lang="EN-GB">Occupational Stress on Job Performance of High-Profile Lecturers</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Questionnaire” which was on a 4-point rating scale of Very High Extent, High Extent, Low Extent and Very Low Extent. The instrument was face and content validated by three experts from the Department of Educational Management and Measurement and Evaluation respectively all in Rivers State University and tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha statistics which yielded r</span><span lang="EN-GB">eliability indexes of 0.84, 0.86 and 0.82</span><span lang="EN-GB">. <span>Mean and standard deviation were</span> used in answering the research questions while <span>the null hypotheses were tested using z-test at 0.05 level of significance</span>. The study found that </span><span lang="EN-GB">to a high extent workload stress, student-related stress and work-life balance stress influence </span><span lang="EN-GB">job performance of high-profile lecturers in Rivers State</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Universities</span><span lang="EN-GB">. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that recruitment of additional academic staff should be prioritized to reduce excessive workloads and prevent burnout among lecturers</span></p> |
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| spellingShingle | Perceived Influence of Occupational Stress on Job Performance of High-Profile Lecturers in Rivers State Universities Amie-Ogan, O.T. Epele, Glory O. Occupational Stress Workload stress <p><span lang="EN-GB">This study examined </span><span lang="EN-GB">perceived influence of occupational stress on job performance of high-profile lecturers in Rivers State</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Universities</span><span lang="EN-GB">. Three objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The total population of the study was 159 consisting of 14 Deans of Faculties, 79 Heads of Departments and 8 Directors of Centres from Rivers State University and 6 Deans of Faculties, 37 Heads of Departments and 15 Directors of Centres from <span>Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. </span>The population was manageable enough, so the researchers used the entire population, adopting census sampling method. The data collecting instrument for the study was a self-developed questionnaire titled: “Perceived Influence of </span><span lang="EN-GB">Occupational Stress on Job Performance of High-Profile Lecturers</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Questionnaire” which was on a 4-point rating scale of Very High Extent, High Extent, Low Extent and Very Low Extent. The instrument was face and content validated by three experts from the Department of Educational Management and Measurement and Evaluation respectively all in Rivers State University and tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha statistics which yielded r</span><span lang="EN-GB">eliability indexes of 0.84, 0.86 and 0.82</span><span lang="EN-GB">. <span>Mean and standard deviation were</span> used in answering the research questions while <span>the null hypotheses were tested using z-test at 0.05 level of significance</span>. The study found that </span><span lang="EN-GB">to a high extent workload stress, student-related stress and work-life balance stress influence </span><span lang="EN-GB">job performance of high-profile lecturers in Rivers State</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Universities</span><span lang="EN-GB">. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that recruitment of additional academic staff should be prioritized to reduce excessive workloads and prevent burnout among lecturers</span></p> |
| title | Perceived Influence of Occupational Stress on Job Performance of High-Profile Lecturers in Rivers State Universities |
| topic | Occupational Stress Workload stress |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17630173 |