Household Types, Work Options, And Stress Among Employees At Historically Black Colleges And Universities

This quantitative study examined the relationship between Household Types, Work Options, and Stress among employees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the sociodemographic variables, which introduce variation into the study. The population consisted of employees working at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) at the time of the study. The purposive sampling technique (Rubin & Babbie, 2017) was used to select 100 employees at the HBCUs, and voluntary participation and anonymity were maintained. This data collection procedure employed a cross-sectional approach, and data was collected once from each respondent. A Two-way Analysis of Variance (Pallant, 2020; Tabachnick & Fidell, 1989) was employed to investigate research questions regarding household types, work options, and perceived stress. The correlational analysis describes the relationship between demographic variables and perceived stress. No significant numerical or statistical (noted by standard deviations) differences were observed, as shown in the descriptive Table 5, regarding perceived stress. Furthermore, the fact that career growth seems relevant to these respondents is noteworthy. Therefore, the statistical insignificance of work options supported may be due to the prevalent narrative across industries that promotion and career advancement will be offered to employees with "In-Office or minimally hybrid work options.' This household type, with seemingly "livable income and post-baccalaureate education,' reported a low level of perceived stress as they age, as depicted in the correlational analysis.