GBADEBO, C.T.Oyegunwa, O.RAdeniji, O.T.2023-05-252023-05-252019-12Gbadebo, C.T.; Oyegunwa, O. R.& Adeniji,O.T. (2019):Influence of Level of Workload Demand on Family Living Responsibilities among Academic Staff Members of Universities in Kwara State. Nigeria Journal of Home Economics Research (JHER), 26(2), 71–81 Published by Home Economics Research Association of Nigeria. (HERAN). Available online at https://heran.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/JHER-Vol_-26-No_-2-Dec_-2019.pdfhttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/10796MAIN ARTICLEThe study investigated the influence of level of workload on family living responsibilities among academic staff of universities in Kwara State. Three research questions were raised and one corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all academic staff of state and federal universities in Kwara State of Nigeria, numbering One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Seven (1477). A total of Two Hundred and Four (204) academic staff of the universities constituted the study sample using multi-stage sampling technique. The instrument used was questionnaire tagged ‘Work Load Job Performance Family Living responsibilities Questionnaire (WLJPFLRQ). The instruments had reliability index of 0.795 . Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation. One hypotheses was formulated for the study and tested using Independent t-test. The findings revealed that workload demand influenced family living responsibilities of academic university staff moderately, 73% academic staff had moderate family living responsibilities . The study also revealed a significance difference between male and female academic staff (P<0.05) as regards influence of workload demand on family living responsibilities . Workload affected female academic staff with respect to family living responsibilities . (¯x=30.45) more than the males (¯x= 27.52). It was concluded that workload demand influenced family living responsibilities of university academic staff. Workload affected females academic staff with respect to family living responsibilities . Based on the findings of the study, recommendations proffered among others were that universities have to insist on the need to balance student intake with available human resources. University management should establish policies and practices that offer support for both work and family demands such as establishing a day care centers or crèches to help women with young children. Women should apply the principles of time management through planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the use of time to accomplish their duties.en-USWorkload, family living responsibilities , academic staff, universities, male, female.Article