Digital Presenteeism and Employee Resilience in Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria
Year: 2026
Type: other
Abstract: : This study examined the relationship between digital presenteeism and employeeresilience in oil and gas companies in Nigeria, with employee resilience proxied by adaptabilityand self-efficacy. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design. Primary data weregenerated through a structured questionnaire administered to employees of selected oil and gascompanies in Nigeria. The population of the study was 10,714; sample of 386 determined usingTaro Yamane 1970 formula however, only data for 327 were completed and usable for dataanalysis. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alphacoefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using theSpearman's Rank Order Correlation Coefficient at a 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed astatistically significant and very strong negative relationship between digital presenteeism andboth adaptability (ρ = −0.864, p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (ρ = −0.857, p < 0.001) amongrespondents. The study concludes that digital presenteeism is strongly associated with loweremployee resilience, and recommends that oil and gas companies establish clear boundariesaround digital availability outside working hours to protect employees' capacity to adapt andtheir confidence in managing work demands.
Author: Dr. OLOMI, Progress Ovunda
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225109211