Abstract

This study investigated and compared the influence of stressor on the job performance of the health workers in the public and private sectors. The stressors investigated include interpersonal conflict, job security, poor remuneration, non-participation in decision-making, and inadequate skill acquisition. Five hypotheses were generated to serve as a guide to this study. A validated structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 subjects drawn from public and private health sectors. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) and Fisher Z Statistics. The result of the study showed that interpersonal conflict, job insecurity and poor remuneration, did significantly influence the job performance of health workers in the public and private sectors, while non-participation in decision-making, and Inadequate skill acquisition, were found not to have significant influence on the job performance of public and private sectors health workers. However, the degree of influence of job insecurity on the job performance of public health workers appeared much more pronounced than the private ones, while interpersonal conflicts affected the private health workers than the public ones. The following recommendations among others were proffered: Public awareness campaign on the deadly affect of stress on individuals health be carried out throughout the length and breadth of the state; Conflict management should become a part of training programme for people rising to managerial position; while employees should be taught stress coping techniques.

Key words: Comparative analysis, stressors, job, performance, public and private, health, workers, Nigeria.