OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AS A PREDICTOR OF GENERAL WELL-BEING OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN BENUE STATE

Authors

  • Uchenna Gerald Eze Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Sarah Chinaza Omeke University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
  • Paul Chibuike Okoli Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Nkiru Abumchukwu Enukora University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
  • Stephen Chijioke Eze Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Livinus Nnanyereugo Onah Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Chike Joachim Maduka Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Gabriel Sunday Mba Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Jonathan Chukwuemeka Eya Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Ikedichukwu Luke Onah University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • Augustine Obumneme Ozougwu Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Chika Gloria Ugwu Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Calistus Obiora Nevo Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Victor Okey Dinwoke Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Innocent Onyemechi Obeta Enugu State Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Perpetua Kelechi Enyinna Enugu State Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Chidimma Akudo Omeke Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
  • Chinelo Helen Ogwuche Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

Keywords:

Occupational Stress, General Well-Being, Pregnant Women, Self-Control

Abstract

The role stress plays in the general well-being of people has been a thing of major concern to health providers. This study examines the occupational stress on the general well-being of pregnant women in Benue state. It employs an ex-post-facto design. 370 pregnant women attending anti-natal clinic were sampled using multi-stage sampling technique from three geopolitical zones of Benue State: Markudi 157(42%), Otukpo 123(33.2%), and Kastina – Ala 90(24.3%). Their age ranged between 18 and 43 years, with a mean age of 1.63 and a standard deviation of 0.48. Two instruments were used for data collection namely, the Job Related Tension Scale and the General Well-being Questionnaire. One hypothesis was generated and tested using regression analysis. Findings revealed that occupational stress predicted the general well-being of pregnant women [F (1,369) = 11.744, P<.01]. On the dimensions of general well-being, occupational stress predicted general health [F (4,369) = 10.559, P<.01] anxiety [F (4,369) = 9.406, P<.01] self-control [F (4,369) = 4.174, P<.05] depression [F (4,369) = 16.926, P <.05) and positive well-being [F (4,369) = 9.041, P<.01] but did not predict vitality [F (4,369) = 6.024, P>.05] among pregnant women in Benue State. It was concluded that stress at the workplace is a potential variable that can  contribute immensely to the general well-being of pregnant women in Benue State. Based on these findings, it was recommended that pregnant women in Benue state should be actively involved in activities that are somehow stressful in order to enhance their general well-being. 

Author Biographies

Uchenna Gerald Eze, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Psychiatry

Sarah Chinaza Omeke, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Department of Social Works and Community Development

Paul Chibuike Okoli, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Psychiatry

Nkiru Abumchukwu Enukora, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Department of Psychology

Stephen Chijioke Eze, Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Livinus Nnanyereugo Onah, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chike Joachim Maduka, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Gabriel Sunday Mba, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Jonathan Chukwuemeka Eya, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Anaesthesia

Ikedichukwu Luke Onah, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department of Psychology

Augustine Obumneme Ozougwu, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Psychiatry

Chika Gloria Ugwu, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Psychology

Calistus Obiora Nevo, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Victor Okey Dinwoke, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Innocent Onyemechi Obeta, Enugu State Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Perpetua Kelechi Enyinna, Enugu State Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chidimma Akudo Omeke, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chinelo Helen Ogwuche, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria

Department of Psychology

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Published

2025-04-29

How to Cite

Eze, U. G., Omeke, S. C., Okoli, P. C., Enukora, N. A., Eze, S. C., Onah, L. N., Maduka, C. J., Mba, G. S., Eya, J. C., Onah, I. L., Ozougwu, A. O., Ugwu, C. G., Nevo, C. O., Dinwoke, V. O., Obeta, I. O., Enyinna, P. K., Omeke, C. A., & Ogwuche, C. H. (2025). OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AS A PREDICTOR OF GENERAL WELL-BEING OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN BENUE STATE. African Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences, 15(3). Retrieved from https://journals.aphriapub.com/index.php/AJSBS/article/view/3155

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025)

Section

Articles