The Influence of Age on Teachers’ Perception of Stressors on their Job Performance: Perspectives from Ika Local Government Area of Delta State

Abstract

The study was carried out to investigate how teachers' perceptions of stressors on their job performance differ by age in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. To address the problem of the study, two hypotheses were formulated and were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. This study adopted a survey design with a descriptive method. The target population of the study consisted of all the 535 teachers from all the public primary schools in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. The sample size of the study consisted of 122 teachers that were selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. The instrument that was used to collect data for this study was a questionnaire designed by the researcher and titled; Teachers’ Perception of Stressors on their Job Performance Questionnaire (TPSJPQ). The face and content validities of the instrument were ascertained by three experts. The instrument was pilot-tested on some selected teachers outside the sample of the study and validated through an internal method of validation. The test reported a test-retest reliability coefficient of 0.79 after two weeks. The instrument was used to collect data for the study and the data collected were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance Statistics (ANOVA) at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that teachers' perception of classroom population and work overload does not significantly differ by age in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, there should be the creation of counseling centres to provide professional services and assistance to teachers suffering stress-related problems in all public primary schools.