Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Work Stress in Academia in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMkumbo, Kitila A. K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-10T07:38:50Z
dc.date.available2016-03-10T07:38:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-12
dc.descriptionFull text available at http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/ijhe/article/view/3271/1978en_US
dc.description.abstractWork stress has been identified as a common phenomenon in the teaching profession. However, little research has been done to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with work stress among employees in university context in Tanzania and sub-Saharan African countries in general. Using survey design within the quantitative approach, this study investigated the prevalence of and factors causing work stress among academic staff in public and private universities. The results show that a significant proportion of academic staff reported experiencing high stress, with respondents in public universities reporting being more stressed than their counterparts in private universities. Three factors have been identified as particularly associated with work stress among academic staff. These are lack of staff involvement in institutional reform processes, lack of necessary support systems related to their work and high workload levels. Highly qualified and experienced staff reported lower levels of stress than staff with low qualifications and less experienced. These results indicate that work stress is a common phenomenon among institutions of higher education with its associated consequences such low job satisfaction, which is likely to affect staff’s productivity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMkumbo, K.A.K. (2013). Prevalence of and factors associated with work stress in academia in Tanzania. International Journal of Higher Education, pre-published, September 12, 2013. doi: 10.5430/ijhe.v3n1p1en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5430/ijhe.v3n1p1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/778
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Higher Educationen_US
dc.subjectAcademiaen_US
dc.subjectPhysiological stressen_US
dc.subjectPsychological stressen_US
dc.subjectPrivate universityen_US
dc.subjectPublic universityen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of and Factors Associated with Work Stress in Academia in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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