Contemporary Research Analysis Journal

The study investigated the relationship between stress management strategies and classroom effectiveness among Social Studies teachers in upper basic schools in Delta State, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlation design. A sample size of one hundred Social Studies teachers was used for the study. The instrument for the data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Stress Management Strategies and Social Studies Teachers Classroom Effectiveness Questionnaire (SMSSSTCREQ). A Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistic was used for estimating the consistency of the instrument, this yielded a reliability index of 0.07, indicating a high reliability. Data were analysed using coefficient of determination to answer the research questions, while the linear regression statistics was used to test the stated null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings show a significant relationship between stress management of taking regular breaks and Social Studies teachers classroom effectiveness, a significant relationship between stress management of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and Social Studies teachers classroom effectiveness, no significant relationship between stress management of eating balanced diets and Social Studies teachers classroom effectiveness. It was recommended that teachers should find their optimal stress level and effectively manage it by adopting effective stress management strategies, teachers should adopt the stress management of taking regular breaks to boost their classroom teaching effectiveness, teachers should be encouraged to maintain a healthy lifestyle so as to be productive at any point in time.

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