Professional efficacy among prison officers in Nigeria

Professional efficacy among Nigerian prison officers reflects their ability to work effectively with coworkers and inmates despite correctional challenges, and a low personal efficacy is a dimension of job burnout. Using the job demands and resources model, this study examined how job demands, such as fear of victimization, role overload, and routinization, and job resources, such as training views, supervision, and instrumental communication, affect efficacy. Survey data from 120 officers in southeastern Nigeria were analyzed with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) multivariate regression. Routinization was associated with lower efficacy, while supervision and instrumental communication were associated with higher levels. The findings highlight the role of job variety, supportive supervision, and open communication in sustaining officers’ professional efficacy.