Effect of Job Crafting Intervention Programme on Occupational Stress and JobPerformance of Electrical Technologists and Technical Instructors in Universities in South-West, Nigeria

Abstract

The study determined the effect of a job crafting intervention programme on occupational stress and job performance of Electrical Technologists and Technical Instructors in universities in South-West, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study, while the hypotheses formulated were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. A quasi-experimental design involving pre-test and post-test assessments was employed. The population for the study was 50 Electrical/Electronic Technologists and Technical Instructors. Participants were divided into intervention and control groups, with the former receiving structured job crafting training over a period of six weeks. Data were collected using a validated instrument measuring occupational stress and job performance of Electrical/Electronic Technologists and Technical Instructors. The internal consistency of the questionnaire items was determined using the Cronbach alpha reliability method, and a reliability coefficient value of 0.89 was obtained. The results indicate that the job crafting intervention significantly reduced occupational stress and enhanced job performance among the Electrical Technologists and Technical Instructors. Recommendations include that government agencies and Nigerian university administrators should organize seminars or workshops for electrical/electronic technologists and technical instructors using the job crafting intervention programme. Higher institutions should encourage the use of the job crafting intervention programme to organize seminars or workshops for technical staff regularly in their various institutions.