Covid-19 pandemic: Psychosocial effect among physical and health education staff in Kogi State Nigeria

Fear and anxiety have always been a negative affect in performance job settings, especially when there are external pressures. The Corona virus-19, took the world by surprise just everybody was enthusiastic about long-expected year 2020. Movements were restricted, offices, businesses, public places shut down with imposed curfews allowing only “essential workers” do their jobs. These, invariably affected way work associations would later become even after lockdown. study aimed to know whether psychosocial effect of COVID-19 (fear anxiety) physical health education staff Kogi State Nigeria. Descriptive survey method adopted for research. 200 respondents (male & female) that included (350) from all higher institutions state part study. average age 48.5years. Scale (FCV-19S) (α =.74) Virus Anxiety =.82) used collect data. statistics frequency counts, means percentages analyze It is concluded not experience fear due COVID-19. A limitation encountered most feared stigmatized COVID as case at time. significant sense employees greatly influenced views employer. Further research should be on attitude educators Nigeria during pandemic.