EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC AMONG TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF IN VOCATIONAL ENTERPRISES INSTITUTES IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study identified the emotional impact of COVID-2019 pandemic among teaching and non-teaching staff in Vocational Enterprises Institutes in Abuja, Nigeria. The research design used for this study was a cross-sectional study. The study was conducted in Abuja, Nigeria. The population of the study was 182 respondents consisting of 91 males and 63 females teaching staff as well as 16 males and 12 females’ non-teaching staff from the six Vocational Enterprises Institutes, one each from the six area councils in Abuja, Nigeria. Total population sampling technique was used to select the whole population of the study. The instruments used for data collection was Pandemic Emotional Impact Scale. Cronbach Alpha statistical method was used to determine the reliability index of the instrument and found to be .90. The study employed the use of weighted mean formula to answer the research questions and z-test to test the null hypotheses using GraphPad online z-test calculator. Findings from the study revealed among others that worried about finances, anxious or ill at ease, difficulty concentrating, being less productive, worried about personal health or safety, being more bored, difficulty sleeping, feeling lonelier or isolated and feeling more down or depressed, worried about getting necessities like medications were emotional impact of COVID-2019 pandemic among teaching and non-teaching staff in Vocational Enterprises Institutes in Abuja, Nigeria. The study recommended among others that, the education secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria should develop an emotional intelligence framework for the management of emotional challenges associated with COVID-19 for teaching and non-teaching staff in Vocational Enterprises Institutes in Abuja, Nigeria.