Factors Contributing to Stress Among Construction Practitioners in Kaduna.

Abstract

Stress at the workplace has become one of the main problems in the modern world and is one of the world’s most common health concerns. Workplace stress affecting the success of construction firms because it affects the productivity and efficiency of employees. In view of this, this study examined factors contributing to stress among construction practitioners with a view to suggesting strategies for effective management of stress. This study was quantitatively conducted via questionnaire survey. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as mean item score. The study identified the three major most prevalent factors contributing to stress among construction practitioners as poor working conditions (MIS=3.72), work overload (MIS=3.72), and financial problem (MIS=3.64). Findings from the study also revealed that task performance (MIS=3.80) and technical performance (MIS=3.76) are the most commonly used performance measures for construction practitioners. While reduced job satisfaction (MIS=3.90) is the most significant impact stress has on construction practitioners’ performance. The study also found out that work stress has a significant positive and slightly strong relationship with performance of construction practitioners with a value 0.393. Therefore, stress has both positive and negative impact on the performance of professionals in construction. The major recommendation from the study was that management to ensure a sound working environment and also implement flexible working hours (hybrid).