JOB EFFECTIVENESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION LECTURERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
Abstract
This study examined influence of stress management strategies on job effectiveness among Business Education lecturers in Colleges of Education in Southwest, Nigeria. It specifically focused on the combined predictive impact of relaxation techniques and lifestyle modification, the two aspects of stress management strategies, on job effectiveness. A descriptive survey research design employing a correlational approach was executed. The population of the study was 159 Business Education lecturers. All lecturers were included in the sample via total enumeration, resulting in the retrieval and analysis of 152 valid questionnaires, which corresponds to a response rate of 95.6%. Instrument for data collection was Stress Management Strategies and Job Effectiveness Questionnaire (SMSJEQ), yielding a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.78. Mean and standard deviation were employed to answer the research questions, while multiple linear regression was used to test the hypothesis. The findings revealed that Business Education lecturers demonstrated a notable level of job effectiveness (Grand Mean = 3.47, SD = 0.70) and frequently employed stress management strategies (Grand Mean = 2.88, SD = 0.84), with lifestyle modification being more prevalently embraced than relaxation techniques. However, the application of relaxation techniques and lifestyle modifications did not reveal a statistically significant combined impact on job effectiveness (R = .130, R² = .017, F(2,149) = 1.280, p = .281). it was concluded that while lecturers are skilled at managing occupational stress and maintaining high levels of professional effectiveness, it seems that organisational and institutional factors may exert a more substantial influence on job effectiveness than individual stress management strategies. It was recommended that Colleges of Education strengthen their institutional support frameworks, broaden professional development avenues, optimise workload management, and introduce staff wellness initiatives to further improve the effectiveness of lecturers.