Analysis of the Relationship between Job Stress and Performance of Academic Staff in University of Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between job stress and the performance of academic staff at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The target population comprised 64 lecturers from the Faculty of Management Sciences and 79 lecturers from the Faculty of Social Sciences, totaling 143 lecturers. A sample size of 111 was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. Simple random sampling was employed to select the 111 lecturers from the University of 
Ilorin for this study. The instrument used was a questionnaire titled "Stress and Employee Performance Questionnaire" (SEPQ). Data analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Research questions were answered using frequency counts and 
simple percentages, while research hypotheses were tested using simple regression analysis. The analysis revealed that academic staff at the University of Ilorin experience high levels of stress related to workload, time constraints, and a lack of work-life balance, which negatively impacts staff morale and performance. The study also established that stressors are a significant cause of job stress among staff at the University of Ilorin. The study concluded that implementing stress management strategies could effectively reduce job stress among staff at the University of Ilorin.