ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT AND WORKLOAD AS CORRELATES TO PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the influence of organizational support and workload on the psychology well – being university employees in Ogun state. The study adopted the descriptive research design of survey type and a total of 325 university employees were selected as samples through the stratified random sampling technique for or the study. A research question and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used were Demographic Data Inventory (DDI). Organisational Support Questionnaire (OSQ), Workload Sub-Scale of the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS – W), Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale ― Short Form (PWBS-SF).  The results showed that organizational support accounted for a large fraction (74.6%) of the variation in psychological well-being. Additionally, workload accounted for significant portion (30.2%) of the variance in psychological well-being. The study discovered a significant combined influence of organizational support and workload on psychological well-being of university employees. Together, organizational support and workload jointly accounted for a substantial portion (81.8%) of the variance in psychological well-being. The result of findings on also revealed significant results (Beta = .864, t = 29.577, p < .0005). This however indicated that an increase in organizational support is associated with an increase in psychological well-being. Ho is therefore rejected. The result of also revealed that organizational support contributed 74.6% of the variance in psychological well-being (Adj. R² = .746). The result also revealed that workload contributed 30.2% of the variance in psychological well-being (Adj. R² = .302).    The result of findings revealed significant results (Beta = -.551, t = 11.369, p < .0005). This however indicated that an increase in workload is associated with a decrease in psychological well-being. Ho is therefore rejected. The result of findings on table 5 revealed significant results (F_{2, 295}) = 669.651, p < .0005). The null hypothesis is therefore rejected. These findings were adequately discussed in relation to the positions of other researchers and appropriate recommendations were made.