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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Expert panel’s modification and concurrent validity of the Teacher Stress Inventory among selected secondary school teachers in Nigeria

Variables

Number

Percent

Mean (SD)

Statistics

p

Age group

 20–29

118

25.1

2.50 (0.72)

2.03F

0.11

 30–39

138

29.3

2.71 (0.80)

 40–49

178

37.8

2.59 (0.74)

 50–59

37

7.8

2.68 (0.76)

Gender

 Male

227

48.2

2.67 (0.72)

1.76t

0.08

 Female

244

51.8

2.55 (0.79)

Marital status

 Ever married

299

63.5

2.65 (0.82)

2.04t

0.03

 Never married

172

36.5

2.51 (0.64)

Type of school

 Public sector

309

65.6

2.51 (0.68)

−3.30t

0.001

 Private sector

162

34.4

2.77 (0.87)

Class grade taught

 Senior or junior only

386

82.0

2.46 (0.62)

−2.32t

0.02

 Senior and junior combined

85

18.0

2.64 (0.78)

Subjects taught

 Arts

183

38.9

2.47 (0.53)

27.7F

<0.001

 Science

213

45.2

2.77 (0.78)

 Commercial

75

15.9

2.18 (0.59)

  1. t independent t test, F ANOVA