Occupational stress factors as correlates of job performance among some Nigerian industrial workers

Abstract

The study investigates the relationship between occupational stress factors and job performance among some Nigerian industrial workers (n = 300, males = 133, females = 67, mean age = 47.3, SD = 5.6). The Occupational Stress Questionnaire and Workers' Performance Rating Scale were employed to collect data from workers at 10 industrial organisations in Ibadan. Multiple regression was used to examine the relationship between job performance and the occupational stress factors. Occupational stress did not predict job performance among the workers. The findings have implications for the understanding of occupational stress and job performance in non-Western settings.

Keywords: interpersonal problems, time pressure, workload, working conditions, work productivity

Journal of Psychology in Africa 2005, 15(1): 73–79