Stress Management and Academic Staff Productivity in Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between stress management and academic staff productivity in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. The descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. The population for this study consisted of all 2,147 academic staff in five public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. The sample for this study consisted of 270 academic staff selected from 3 public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. The sample was selected through multi stage sampling procedure. Two self-designed research instruments tagged Academic Staff Stress Management Questionnaire (ASSMQ) and Academic Staff Productivity Questionnaire (ASPQ) were used to collect relevant data for the instrument. The instruments used for the study were validated and ASSMQ and ASPQ had a reliability coefficient of 0.86 and 0.79 respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the level of stress management in tertiary institutions in Ekiti state was moderately favourable. The level of academic staff productivity was equally moderate. The findings also revealed that there was significant relationship between stress management and academic staff productivity. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that tertiary institution should put better stress management mechanisms so as to make academic staff more productive. It was recommended that school management should put in place necessary facilities to effectively tackle and reduce stress towards the achievement of educational goals.