Abstract
Stress denotes "force", pressure, or effort with reference primarily to a person of mental power. The daily role of an individual in any sphere of life exposes him heightened anxiety and this increases his stress level particularly in situations characterized by dwindling resources, poor infrastructures, frequent conflict, poor workers welfare services, work overload, family interference and interpersonal relationship at work among others. This study was on comparative study of sources of stress among nurses and teachers in primary and secondary schools in Akure South Local Government Area in Ondo State. A total of 450 respondents consisting of 150 each of nurses, primary and secondary school teachers were randomly selected for the study. The research instrument used was a self-designed questionnaire titled Stress among Nurses and Teachers Questionnaire (SANATQ). The instrument was validated by given the experts in the area of educational management and test and measurement in Obafemi Awolowo University. Based on their comments and recommendations the instrument was restructured to meet both face and content validity. Reliability of the instrument was ensured through test-retest method and a reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained which is enough for reliability. It was revealed from the study that, workers welfare, schedule of duties, family interference, and worker?? 1/2 s interpersonal relationship as sources of stress among workers. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the workers in the state should be exposed to workshops, seminars and conferences on stress variables and how to manage stress occurrence variables in their various organisations.