Effect of Behaviour Activation Counselling Technique on Job Stress among Female Teachers in Post Basic Schools in Kano Municipal Zonal Education Directorate

Abstract

Job stress remains a pervasive occupational threat, particularly withing the teaching profession, where female teachers in Nigeria’s post basic schools face compounded pressures from excessive workloads, inadequate resources, administrative demands and family responsibilities. This research investigated the effects of Behaviour Activation Counselling Technique on job stress among female teachers in post basic schools in Kano Municipal Zonal Education Directorate. The main objective of the study is to assess the effects of both Behaviour Activation Counselling Technique on social, emotional and time management dimensions of job stress. Three research questions with corresponding null hypotheses were raised and tested. It was a pre-test post-tests design in form of quasi-experimental design. Population of the study consist of one hundred and nine (109) female teachers identified with job stress. After the identification, one school with highest number of identified female teachers with job stress symptoms was selected, making a sample of 15 female teachers. Two data collection instruments were used for the study; Validated Job Stress Checklist which was used for identification with a reliability index of 0.813, indicating a high degree of stability and making the Job Stress Checklist (JSC) a suitable tool for research in the study area. The second instrument was validated Job Stress Questionnaire (JSQ) and its reliability of 0.807 was obtained. Parametric statistics specifically paired sample t-test and t-test for independent samples were used in arriving at conclusions. Paired sample t-test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test results. The hypotheses of the study were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study contributes empirical evidence to job stress management literature and offers practical implications for counsellors, researchers, educational administrators, and policy-makers in designing evidence -based programmes to enhance teacher resilience, job satisfaction and educational quality. findings of the study indicate a significant effect of Behaviour Activation Counselling Technique on social, emotional and time management dimensions of Job Stress among Female Teachers in Post Basic Schools in Kano Municipal Zonal Education Directorate. The study recommends the use of Behaviour Activation counselling techniques in addressing job stress of female teachers.