STRESS CONTROL AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study determined the relationship between stress control and job performance of Business Education lecturers in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. Two objectives were used to formulate two research questions and hypotheses. The literature review was carried out based on the sub-independent variables. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population for this study comprised 160 business education lecturers in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The researcher developed a structured questionnaire entitled “Stress Control and Job Performance of Business Education Lecturers Questionnaire (SCJPBELQ)”, which was used for data collection. The instrument was given to three research experts, two from the Department of Business Education, Faculty of Vocational Education, Library and Information Science and one from the Department of Psychological Foundations of Education, University of Uyo, for face-validation. The findings revealed positive and significant relationships between stress control measures and job performance, indicating that lecturers who exercise regularly and balance workloads, perform better in teaching, research, and service. The study concluded that stress control is essential for productivity, job satisfaction, and institutional effectiveness. It was recommended among others that government and each university should adopt supportive policies such as equitable workload distribution, wellness programmes and awareness on healthy living to sustain lecturers’ wellbeing and enhance educational outcomes.