Occupational Stress and Burnout Prevalence Among Agricultural Education Lecturers in Nigerian Universities

Onu, F. M.; Omeje, Benedicta Anene; Ugwuoke, Cajethan Uche; Ezebuiro, Felicia N.; Ekenta, Lilian U.; Mgbenka, Regina N.; Nwankwo, Clara U.; Onah, Frederick C.; Nwachukwu, C. U.; Eze, Godwin E.; Omeje, Theresa C.; Ekwueme, Uchenna S.; Odo, Evelyn N.; Ogbonna, Emeka; Arokwu, Francisca N.

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“…Due to stiffening service conditions, skyrocketing cost of living, basic and social amenities, among others, occupational stress has increasingly become a menace qualifiable as a public health concern. This is manifest in the sudden death occurrences and strange illnesses (such as high blood pressure, stroke, and other cardiac-related problems) that have become pervasive among academic staff in universities worldwide (Kusi, Codjoe, & Bampo, 2018;Onu et al, 2019;Ravalier & Walsh, 2018;Sabitu & Kehinde, 2020). Due to the high cost of living, some academic staff engage in extra income yielding activities to make ends meet (Abraham & Houseman, 2019;Jung, Horta, & Postiglione, 2021;Shoaib & Mujtaba, 2018).…”

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Interactive Analysis of Demographic Variables and Occupational Stress on University Lecturers’ Job Performance

Aduma

Owan

Akah

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This research studied the interaction influence of demographic characteristics (marital status, job rank, gender and age) and occupational stress level, on the work performance of faculty members in Calabar Metropolis. The descriptive survey design was utilized for this investigation. A sample of 150 respondents was identified using the systematic random sampling procedure from a population of 400 Faculty of Education lecturers from two public universities in Calabar Metropolis. A four-point scale validity and reliability certified questionnaire was used for data collection. Data generated was analyzed using the two-way analysis of variance. Hypotheses were all tested at the 0.05 alpha level. Findings revealed a significant interactive effect of demographic variables (age, gender, job rank and marital status) and stress levels on lecturers' jobs. Results also indicated that the stress level of lecturers affects the degree or quality of job performance, with those having average stress levels reporting better job performance in the universities studied. Recommendations were made that all lecturers, irrespective of age, gender, marital status or rank, should develop or adopt good stress management skills and disengage/reduce extra jobs and other unnecessary stress-inducing activities.

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Interactive Analysis of Demographic Variables and Occupational Stress on University Lecturers’ Job Performance

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“…Most of university lecturers experience a lot of stress as a result of too much usage of technology to solve students' academic problems (Du Plessis, 2019). In recent times, work stress is a major problem for lecturers due to increased job expectations resulting in more workload (Onu et al, 2019). Isa and Palpanadan (2020) found that university factors, social factors, and individual factors constitute sources of work stress to the lecturers.…”

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Management of work stress in science education lecturers' population using rational emotive occupational health coaching: Implication for educational evaluators

Ugwuanyi

Ekwueme

2021

Journal Community Psychology

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Introduction Nigerian university lecturers face a lot of works in the day‐to‐day discharge of their responsibilities as academics. This constitutes a lot of stress for them as documented in the literature. However, literature is scarce on how these lecturers manage their work stress. Thus, the researchers explored the efficacy of rational emotive occupational health coaching (REOHC) on the management of work stress among lecturers. Method A randomised controlled trial group experimental research design was adopted using a sample size of 84 lecturers in Science Education Departments of the sampled universities. An occupational stress index was used in the gathering of necessary data for the study. The REOHC treatment lasted for 12 weeks after which the participants were posttested and a follow‐up measure followed after 3 months of the termination of the treatment. Repeated measures analysis of variance statistical approach was used to analyse the obtained data. Results It was revealed that REOHC was significantly (p < 0.05) effective in the management of work stress in a population of science education lecturers in Nigeria. Conclusion REOHC enables science education lecturers to effectively manage their work stress to maximise their work outputs. This finding implicates the expertise of Educational Evaluators.

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“…Burnout is common among university lecturers in Nigeria. [1][2][3] Burnout among history lecturers can have a negative effect on both the lecturers' and students' outcomes. Burnout can negatively affect a person's physical and mental well-being, impair their ability to produce quality work, and limit their ability to grow professionally.…”

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Intervention for job burnout reduction among a sample of Nigerian lecturers

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Background: One of the major issues facing Nigerian university lecturers is job burnout. In the current study, Nigerian university history lecturers were examined in respect of job burnout prior to and after an online psychological intervention that followed the rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) principles and practice. Methods: In this study, a group randomized controlled trial approach was used, and only 80 university history lecturers with high burnout levels were included. We had 40 history lecturers participating in an online intervention group and 40 history lecturers participating in the control group. A questionnaire – Oldenburg Burnout Inventory – was used to collect data about job burnout. Results: After the history lecturers underwent the online psychological intervention (online REBT), significant reductions in mean job burnout were recorded ( F (1, 78) = 5756.11; P < .001). Findings show a statistically significant effects of time on burnout scores of history lecturers [ F (2156) = 1323.69, P < .001, ω 2 = 0.92]. There was also a significant group and time interaction effect on the participants’ burnout scores [ F (2156) = 1323.69, P < .001, ω 2 = 0.91]. Conclusion: University history lecturers can benefit from online psychological intervention that targets job burnout reduction. The current study paves way for future studies to validate the efficacy of online REBT intervention among other employees who struggle with burnout problem.

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Occupational Stress and Burnout Prevalence Among Agricultural Education Lecturers in Nigerian Universities

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Interactive Analysis of Demographic Variables and Occupational Stress on University Lecturers’ Job Performance

Interactive Analysis of Demographic Variables and Occupational Stress on University Lecturers’ Job Performance

Management of work stress in science education lecturers' population using rational emotive occupational health coaching: Implication for educational evaluators

Intervention for job burnout reduction among a sample of Nigerian lecturers

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