Authors : Maka Zainab Nalwanga; Ssali Muhammadi Bisaso; Dr. Nabukeera Madinah; Dr. Matovu Musa

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 7 - July

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jul947

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Abstract : The study examined the relationship between management of mental health and teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda. This study was directed specifically by three study objectives; i) To examine the relationship between counseling services and teachers’ performance, ii) To examine the relationship between administrative support and teachers’ performance, and iii) To examine the relationship between stress management programs and teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda. The study employed a correlational research design together with a quantitative approach. A sample size of 45 participants was considered comprising of teachers selected from the three selected private primary schools in the division. Both descriptive and correlation analysis were utilized to give answers to the phenomenon under investigation. The study found out that there is a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between counseling services and teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda. The study also found out that there is a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between administrative support and teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda. Further, the study found out that there is a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between stress management programs and teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda. Therefore, the study concludes that management of mental health in terms of counseling services, administrative support, and stress management programs has a positive and significant association with teachers’ performance in that an enhancement in the different forms of management of mental health resultantly leads to an enhancement in teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda. The study recommends that the schools’ authorities should promote regular physical activity for teachers, as exercise helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression which would significantly influence an improvement in teachers’ performance in private primary schools in Kawempe division, Kampala Capital City, Uganda.

Keywords : Management of Mental Health, Counseling Services, Administrative Support, Stress Management Programs, and Teachers’ Performance.

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