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BACKGROUND: Workplace stress is often cited as a cause of occupational illness and related organizational consequences. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the determinants of work-related stress among Nigerian immigration officers considering the influence of sociodemographics, job commitment, and personality traits. METHODS: A cross-sectional design was adopted. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire which contained the 44-item Big Five Inventory, Job Stress Scale, and Organizational Commitment Scale from a sample of Nigerian immigration officers in Lagos, Nigeria. The responses were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: Findings from this study showed that marital status and ethnicity significantly predicted stress at work. The single and Yoruba tribe participants experienced greater job stress compared to others. Further, age, ethnicity, marital status, affective commitment, conscientiousness, and openness traits jointly predicted job stress, with only age made an independent effect on job stress. CONCLUSION: Stress at work is one of the most common problems faced by Nigerian immigration officers. Therefore, the human resources departments in such agencies of government should pay more attention to psychosocial variables found in this study when implementing stress management programs to improve performance. This will aid in achieving the set goals of the establishment of the immigration force.

Background: Anxiety usually accompanies the thought of death, and certain variables have been repeatedly linked to it. However, the link has not been thoroughly investigated in Nigeria. Self-esteem, religiosity and locus of control (LOC), which have been linked to death anxiety in Western countries, were investigated among students in a higher institution in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, convenience sampling was used in selecting participants from the tertiary institution. A questionnaire consisting of Templer Death Anxiety Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Revised Intrinsic/Extrinsic Religious Orientation Scale and Multi-dimensional LOC Scales was used to obtain the data on death anxiety, self-esteem, religious orientation and LOC, respectively. Results: A total of 317 students (mean age 23.8 ± 3.25 years; 131 male) participated in the study. The findings showed that only 'powerful others' LOC (P < 0.01) made a unique and statistically significant contribution to death anxiety among the students. Conclusions: While effort on intervention by health professionals can be directed at the external LOC to lessen death anxiety, other variables require further probe.