The Relationship Between Occupational Stressors And Job Dissatisfaction Among Private School Teachers In Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State
Dr. Love Nwamadi
Department Of Educational Psychology, Guidance andCounselling, Ignatius Ajuru University ofEducation, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, River State University
Dr. Richard Okechukwu Okere
Department Of Educational Psychology, Guidance andCounselling, Ignatius Ajuru University ofEducation, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, River State University
John Bright
Department Of Educational Psychology, Guidance andCounselling, Ignatius Ajuru University ofEducation, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, River State University
Keywords: stress, stressors, occupational stressors, job dissatisfaction, teachers
Abstract
The study investigated the relationship between occupational stressors and job dissatisfaction among private school teachers in Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State. The study adopted correlational research design. Four research questions and four corresponding null hypotheses were posed to guide the study. The population of the study consisted of 1262 private school teachers in teachers in Etche Local Local Government Area, Rivers State. 400 teachers were selected as sample of the study. The researchers utilized purposive sampling technique in carrying out this study. Occupational Stressors and Teachers’ Job Dissatisfaction Questionnaire (OSTJDQ) was used as instruments for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation from the Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Ignatius Ajurur University of Education. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. A reliability coefficient of 0.82 (82%) was obtained for the instrument. In other words, the reliability index of 0.82 shows that the instruments was 82 percent reliable. The Likert Scale of Strongly Agree (SA) = 4, Agree (A) = 3, Disagree (D) = 2, and Strongly Disagree (SD) = 1, respectively was used in scoring the items in the questionnaire. The criterion was based on mean of 2.50. An item with the mean of 2.50 and above was regarded as Agree (A) while the item less than the mean 2.50 was regarded as Disagree (D). Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study concludes that there is relationship between occupational stressors and job dissatisfaction among private school teachers in the area. The study however recommends among others that private school employers should prioritize teachers’ salaries in terms of increment to boost their morale and promote job satisfaction