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Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria

Authors: AKINBOYE Dora

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Texila International Journal Of Public Health

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Background: Work pressure and family work inter-role conflict are concepts that have generated concern as predisposing factors to developing depression among workers. Depression imparts on the quality of life of individuals affected, and has contributed significantly to the global burden of diseases.
Objective: This study sort to assess the level of work pressure, family life, health/wellbeing, and depression among managers working in large pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study of a sample size of 220 respondents, calculated using the modified Cochran formula for determining sample sizes in smaller populations. A 67-item validated Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II)' and The Perceived Stress Scale. (PSS) was used for data collection. Descriptive, correlations, and regression analysis at a 5% confidence level gave answers to the research questions and hypothesis using SPSS version 24.
Results: Results showed a Prevalence of 54.1% for work pressure, 54.8% for family life, 50.7% for health and wellbeing, and 40.9% for depression. Nexus with depression included, family life (r=0.179), stress (r=0.390), cognitive stress (r=0.385), depressive symptoms (r=0.353), burnout (r=0.339), and sleeping troubles (r=0.297). Health / Well-being had significant relationship with work pressure (r=0.342), family life (r=0.368), and depression (r=0.476). Being female (?-0.015; P=0.027) and having worked for long number years in the industry (?=0.043; P=0.015) correlated with depression development among the study population.
Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression and its strong relationship with the implicating variables suggest an intervention to control the rising trend that reduced the respondents' quality of life.

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AKINBOYE,D. . (2020). Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria, 8 (), 5-5.

AKINBOYE,D. . "Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria" 8, no (), (2020): 5-5.

AKINBOYE,D. and . (2020). Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria, 8 (), pp5-5.

AKINBOYED, . Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria. 2020, 8 ():5-5.

AKINBOYE,Dora , . "Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria", 8 . (2020) : 5-5.

A.Dora , "Study onWork Pressure, Family Care, and Depression among Managerial Staffs in Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in Lagos Nigeria" vol.8, no., pp. 5-5, 2020.

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