Impact of Demographic Characteristics of Primary School Teachers on their Psychosocial Work Hazards

Abstract

The majority of workers—teachers in particular—face one or more psychological risks at work. Psychosocial workplace dangers are common in Nigeria, but no studies have looked at how instructor demographics can impact these risks. As a result, we examined demographic factors (age and education) that could affect the psychological risks that preschool instructors face at work. The study, which employed an ex-post facto research design and a quantitative research approach, involved a sample of 203 primary school teachers in southeast Nigeria. A modified version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The survey items had a reliability index of 0.79. To examine the data, we employed the statistical technique known as analysis of variance. Teachers' ages were shown to have a significant impact on the psychological occupational risks they faced, although there was no clear correlation between their educational backgrounds. This demonstrates that the psychological hazards teachers face at work are significantly influenced by their age. Employees of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) should take candidates' ages into account while making employment decisions to prevent selecting instructors who are more susceptible to psychological risks.