Comparative Study of Level of Stress among Teaching and Non-Teaching Mothers in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State
- November 2, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Guidance and Counselling, IJRSI
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VI, Issue X, October 2019 | ISSN 2321–2705
Akuezuilo, Juliana Azuka
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Abstract: Stress today has become a natural phenomenon. It occurs in various forms. Every work place and organization are experiencing the alarming increase of the negative effects and problems on their workers. This study therefore compares the level of stress of teaching and non-teaching working mothers in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. The study employed descriptive survey design and one hypothesis which was tested at 0.05 level of significant. The population of the study was 2,911 working mothers in the five tertiary institutions in Anambra State. A sample of 630 working mothers (representing 22% of the population) was drawn through proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Instrument titled Levels of Stress Inventory (LSI) was constructed, validated and used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was estimated using split half and value got was 0.76. Six hundred and thirty (630) copies of questionnaire were correctly filled, retrieved and used for analysis. t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The findings of this study revealed that there is significant difference between the level of stress of teaching and non-teaching working mothers in tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Based on the findings, recommendations were made which includes that counsellors should introduce stress management strategies for working mothers in tertiary institution to curb their stress. Also, management of tertiary institutions should endeavour to recruit more workers and provide recreational facilities for their staff to relieve tension.
Keywords: Comparative, study, levels of stress, teaching, non teaching, mothers, tertiary institutions
I. INTRODUCTION
Economic changes in different families have made mothers at all levels especially those mothers who work in tertiary institutions to face numerous challenges both at home and in their work place. Demand from work place such as marking of examination answer scripts, long hours of work, lack of holiday or annual leave, high volume of work, teaching of large classes in the mist of inadequate resources/facilities, coping with students’ demands, coping with administrative rules and so on are challenges faced by working mothers in tertiary institutions.
