ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN DELTA SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, DELTA STATE.

Teachers’ psychosocial and mental health are critical determinants of their effectiveness and overall well-being in the workplace. This study assessed the extent to which public secondary school teachers experience mental health problems and psychosocial health problems in Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design. The population comprised 1,862 public secondary school teachers, from which a sample of 500 teachers was selected using the Taro Yamane formula. A multi-stage sampling procedure involving purposive, systematic, and simple random sampling techniques was employed. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire validated by experts, with a reliability coefficient of 0.82 obtained through the Pearson Product Moment Correlation method. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while z-test and ANOVA were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that teachers experience mental health problems to a high extent (grand mean = 2.99), with common issues including depression, headache, aggressiveness, and loss of concentration. Similarly, psychosocial health problems were experienced to a high extent (grand mean = 3.05), with anger, confusion, and emotional instability identified as prevalent concerns. The study concluded that public secondary school teachers in Delta South Senatorial District experience high levels of mental and psychosocial health problems. It was recommended that targeted interventions, supportive work environments, and structured coping strategies be implemented to enhance teachers’ psychological and social well-being.