OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AND JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG FEMALE LECTURERS IN NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES (A STUDY OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN ONDO STATE)

This study investigated occupational stress and female lecturers’ job performance in Public Universities in Ondo State. The main purpose of this study was to examine the stress factors among female lecturers and to determine the influence of occupational stress on the job performance of female lecturers. Three research questions guided the study while 1 hypotheses was tested. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study comprises of all female lecturers in Ondo State. Sample of the study comprises of one hundred (100) respondent using purposive sampling techniques. A self-design questionnaire was used for data collection. The face and content validity were established for the instrument. A coefficient of 0.85 was obtained for the reliability. Data collected from respondents were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistic frequency count and simple percentage (%) and inferential statistics The findings of the study was concluded that occupational stress has a significant effect on the job performance of female lecturers and the following recommendations were made: Female lecturers should delegate household tasks like cleaning, washing, cooking and child care to family members or househelps, as well as make use of labour saving devices to help influence better performance at work.