Stress Management And Conflict Resolution Among Secondary Schools In Kampala District

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of stress management and conflict

resolutions in I selected secondary schools in Kampala district. The study was guided by

four specific objectives which included; i)to determine the profile of respondents in

terms of gender, marital status, educational levels and age classes in secondary schools

in Uganda, H) to determine the levels of stress management among secondary schools

Kampala district, Hi)to determine the level of conflict resolution among secondary

schools Kampala district, and iv) to examine whether there is a significant relationship

between stress management and conflict resolution among students in secondary

schools Kampala district. The study employed a descriptive correlation design that used

both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and a sample of 80

respondents was used. From the study findings, it was revealed that the level of stress

management was often on the following:-You are able to plan your own work (2,73)

with a standard deviation of (1.106), followed by You can participate in decision making

for your own job with a mean 2.58 of (1.003), You have some control over the pace!

content of your work (2.56) and You have no control at all mean (2.30).The level of

conflict resolution was often on the following: I don’t like to rock the boat, so I

cooperate with others and accept instructions easily (mean=2.33), I am a decision

maker, but I make a point of listening to others to find the best solution

possible(mean=2.42), I often keep to myself, because most things are not worth

arguing about(mean=2.25), Differences of opinion are not always worth worrying

about, so I usually avoid them(mean=2.13) and I often make slight modifications in my

goals to meet other people’s needs(mean=2.26). The study recommended that There

should be effective Policies and Strategies of Solving all Conflicts to avoid unnecessary

stress. School administrators should develop diverse but appropriate strategies to

resolve and manage stress as they arise before escalating to unmanageable level.

Efforts should be made by the School administrators to occasionally stimulate stress by

encouraging divergent views and rewarding staff and unit/department for outstanding performance