Abstract
This study evaluated the effect of occupational stress on job performance among library
personnel in private university libraries in South-West Nigeria. Adopting a descriptive survey
method, 159 participants were surveyed across various job units. The findings revealed a
pervasive high level of occupational stress, with a mean score of 42.01. Five major stress-
generating factors were identified: responsibility pressure, role conflict, job vs. non-job conflict,
workload, and quality concerns. Notably, responsibility pressure was most prominent in the
reference section, while role conflict was highest in the circulation section, and quality concerns
were most pronounced in the cataloguing section. The study also confirmed a significant
negative relationship (r = -0.311; p
Publication Date: 2024-08-25