TEACHERS DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLE AS CORRELATES OF STRESS MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined Teachers’ Demographic Variables as Correlates of Stress Management in Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State. Two   research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study consisted 6915 teachers in 267 Public Secondary schools in Anambra State. The sample size is 509 teachers randomly drawn from the population. The study adopted stratified and simple random sampling techniques.  Instruments for data collection were teachers’ demographic variables and one questionnaire structured by the researcher titled Teachers’ Stress Management Questionnaire (SMQ).The instruments were subjected to face and construct validity by three experts.The reliability  of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha statistics and the average reliability coefficient showed  0 .88 for Stress Management Questionnaire (SMQ). The questionnaires were administered by direct contact and collected on the spot. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research questions and also test the hypotheses 0.05 level of siginificance. After analyzing the data, the following findings were made ; the study showed a weak   positive  and siginificant relationship  between male teachers and stress management and a moderate positive and  siginificant relationship between female teachers and  stress management in public secondary schools in Anambra State .Based on the findings,it was recommend that  Ministry of Education should not  consider  teachers gender when employing teachers  to any public secondary school  but  should organize seminars on stress management to help both male and female teachers  manage their   stress