Structural equation modeling of the influence of primary school teachers' demographics on their psychosocial work hazards

Most workers, especially teachers experience one form of psychosocial work hazards or the other. In the Nigerian context, there is a high prevalence of psychosocial work hazards and no study has been conducted to ascertain the influence of teachers’ demographics on their psychosocial work hazards. T...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2022-09, Vol.50 (8), p.3590-3606
Main Authors: Ugwuanyi, Christian S., Okeke, Charity C., Okeke, Chinedu I. O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-square test
Demographics
demographics characteristics
primary school teachers
psychosocial work hazards
Quantitative analysis
Questionnaires
Recruitment
Research design
Structural equation modeling
Student teacher relationship
Teachers
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Summary:Most workers, especially teachers experience one form of psychosocial work hazards or the other. In the Nigerian context, there is a high prevalence of psychosocial work hazards and no study has been conducted to ascertain the influence of teachers’ demographics on their psychosocial work hazards. This study explored the influence of primary school teachers’ demographics on their psychosocial work hazards using the structural equation modeling approach. Drawing from the tenets of Job‐Demand‐Control‐Support theory, a correlational survey research design was used, using a sample of 254 primary school teachers, and the study was based on a quantitative research approach. The study's data were gathered utilizing a 28‐item questionnaire adapted from the 30‐item Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire developed by Kristensen and coworkers in 2005. The internal consistency reliability index of the questionnaire items was 0.74. The data were analyzed using a combination of frequency, percentage, chi‐square test of independent samples, hierarchical multiple regression analysis, and structural equation modeling. It was revealed that demographic characteristics of teachers correlated with their psychosocial work hazards. However, it was found that only the age and location of the teachers had significant (p 
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22857