EFFECT OF STRESS MANAGEMENT PATTERNS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE

EFFECT OF STRESS MANAGEMENT PATTERNS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ ADMINISTRATIVE PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of this study is to find out possible stress management strategies adopt by the principals of secondary schools and to determine the extent to which the stress management strategies affect their administrative performance in secondary school in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Five research questions were raised for the study. The researchers adopted a survey research for the study and population consisted of fifty-one secondary schools in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, which has fifty-one principals. The sample size consists of ten (10) principals which are by using a random sampling technique. The researchers developed an instrument for the study titled “Structured questionnaire”. The instrument has twenty-five (25) questions.