IMPACT OF WORKPLACE STRESS ON MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF WORKERS

The study explore the effects the impact of work place stress on mental and physical health’s of worker in Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ogun State, Nigeria as a case study. Stress is state of anxiety or mental strain brought on by a challenging situation. The challenging situations can arise due to any reasons of a person’s life. Those reasons may be caused by the challenges, known as stressor, which ultimately creates unpleasant feeling either physically or emotionally. The study made use of questionnaire to gather data and cumulate the result in frequency tables. 104 Questionnaire was design and distributed to the staff of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu - Igbo. The data gathered was analyzed using SPSS. The study find out that that physical and mental health outcomes are closely linked to the degree of stress experienced in the workplace. The study concludes that workplace stress poses a serious threat to the mental and physical health of employees in Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic. The effects of stress are not only psychological manifesting as anxiety, irritability, and loss of motivation but also physical, leading to fatigue, headaches, and other health challenges. It is therefore recommended that the institution should organize regular workshops and seminars to educate staff on coping strategies and effective stress management technique and Management should create a more supportive and flexible work environment by reducing excessive workloads and encouraging teamwork and cooperation among staff. Key Words: Stress, Employee, Performance, Distress Stress Management, Workplace Stress, Mental Health, Physical Health