Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Senior Members at the University of Mines and Technology: Stressors and Their Mitigation

Abstract

The paper focuses on stressors and their mitigation on senior members at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana. It analyses factors such as anxiety, insufficient skills for the job, low self-esteem, prolonged fatigue, inadequate income and socio-economic status, irritability, prolonged illness or injury, heavy workload, tight deadlines, different and incompatible roles simultaneously, and the effect of prolonged stress. A purposive and descriptive research design approach was used to assess the variables. A structured questionnaire facilitated data collection from purposively selected 100 senior members teaching and non-teaching. The data obtained were analyzed with the aid of Stata version 16.0. Results of the study indicated that there were stressors associated with the job of senior members teaching and non-teaching. It was recommended that establishing a keep fit club, strengthening the University's Guidance and Counseling Unit to adequately play its role in psychotherapy for staff and students, and a system that tracks and follows up on treatment for injury and diseases will go a long way to mitigate these stressors.