Socio-Demographic Factors And Occupational Stress As Correlates Of Mental Health Outcomes Among University Employees In Ogun State, Nigeria
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This study assessed socio-demographic factors and occupational stress as correlates of mental health outcomes among university employees in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and used a multi-stage sampling technique to select the 422 participants. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, which was pilot tested through test-re-test. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Analysis of data was done using Chi-square and PPMC fixed at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant association between socio-demographic variables (age, gender, marital status, and educational level) and mental health outcomes (anxiety and depression) among employees of the universities; significant association between socio-demographic variables (age, gender, marital status, and educational level) and the level of occupational stress among employees of the universities; and, significant correlation between occupational stress and mental health outcomes among employees of the universities. This study established the existence of depression and anxiety among the universities employees, as there are significant and positive relationships between job stress, depression and anxiety. The results obtained clearly show that workers' hardiness needs to be strengthened and that effective measures are required to prevent occupational stress.
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