Rima International Journal of Education (RIJE)

Stress, Marital Challenges and Coping Strategies of Female Married Secondary School Teachers in Sokoto Metropolis, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Yaro, Hauwa Bodinga
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University

Abstract

This study investigated stress, marital challenges and coping strategies of female married secondary school teachers in Sokoto Metropolis. Three research questions, objectives and hypotheses were raised respectively to guide the study. A descriptive correlational research design was used in this study. The study used a population of six hundred and forty two (642) married teachers across the public secondary schools in Sokoto Metropolis, out of which two hundred and forty eight (248) were sampled based on research advisor table for determining sample size (2006). Three set of instruments were used to collect data for the study namely; researcher designed Sources of Stress Scale (SSS) with reliability index of 0.68, Marital Challenges Scale (MCS) with reliability index of 0.72 and Coping Strategies Scale (CSS) reliability index of 0.78. All the instruments were validated by experts and were said to have content and construct validity. Hypotheses one, two and three were analyzed using Pearson Moment Correlation statistics. The findings of the study revealed that there is relationship between home based and work-based sources of stress, personality factors and behavioural factor related challenges and a significant relationship between affectionate factor and social support coping strategies of female married secondary school teachers in Sokoto metropolis. The study concluded that, affectionate factor and social support coping strategies is related and could actually serve as support to female married secondary school teachers in Sokoto metropolis. It was recommended among others that, there should be concerted effort of the counsellors to the female married teachers to make sure that needs, personality factor and behavioural factor on marital related challenges are taking care of to reduce stress.

Keywords

Stress, Marital Challenges, Coping Strategies and Female

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