Study of Occupational Stress of Teachers in Selected Regular and Special Secondary Schools in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated occupational stress of teachers in selected regular and special secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis. Herzberg’s Motivational theory or two-factor theory (1959) was adopted for the study. Three null hypotheses were formulated to test the variables under study, which were; poor motivation, role conflict and class size. A survey design was adopted for the study where 200 respondents from 8 schools (25 from each school) were randomly assessed using a structured questionnaire with 20 items. Upon data analysis, which was tested using independent t-test at 0.05 significant level as well as result findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between poor motivation, role conflict, class size and teacher occupational stress.