Does Librarians’ Psychosocial Work Environment Matter to Research Productivity?

Abstract

The study examined the influence of psychosocial work environment on the research productivity of librarians in universities in southwestern Nigeria. A descriptive survey research approach was utilized in the study. The population consisted of 363 librarians from all of southwestern Nigeria's university libraries. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings indicated that librarians’ research productivity was high in quantity of publication but low in terms of publications in Scopus and Web of Science. Librarians’ psychosocial work environments were discovered to be psychologically and socially fit. The study concluded that librarians’ research productivity was significantly positively influenced by their psychosocial work environment, higher academic qualification, and rank while years of experience were negatively related to research productivity. It therefore recommends that library management adhere to a planned work schedule to reduce librarian strain.