Impact of Job Stress on Family Integration

Abstract

This study was carried out to examine the impact of job stress on family integration. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The information was collected through the use of questionnaire. One hundred and twenty participants whose ages ranged from 20 to 65 were used for the study. The participants were drawn from the educational, health, and banking sectors using purposive sampling procedure. The data collected were subjected to appropriate statistics of paired sample test, ANOVA, and Chi-square. All the four hypotheses postulated for the study were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that job stress differed from one job to another. It also showed that job stress has a significant impact on the integration of one’s family and that families differ in their expectations concerning stress present at work. It showed that there is a significant difference in the perception of job stress by male and female employees. The study recommended that provision for employee training in the area of stress management periodically so that employees can personally be conscious of what they need to do to stay healthy and to stay productive.