many people feeling sad, experiencing life difficulties, and this is termed depression. The case is not different for civil servants because they are on a fixed income

irrespective of any increase in the cost of goods. Studies identified negative work outcomes

such as work participation, loss of productivity, and so on as factors influencing depression.

Hence, this study investigated psychological distress and self-efficacy as predictors of

depression among civil servants. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to

systematically select 191 Oyo state civil servants comprising 110 females and 81 males with

ages ranging between 28 and 58 years that responded to standardized scales of psychological

distress (á = .75), self-efficacy (á = .85), and depression (á = .92). Results indicated that

psychological distress (r (190) = .37, p <.01) is significantly positively related with

depression, while self-efficacy is significantly inversely correlated with depression (r (190) =

-.37, p <.01), civil servants with high psychological distress (á = .75), self-efficacy (á= .85),

and depression (á= .92). Results indicated that psychological distress (r (190) = .37, p <.01) is

significantly positively related with depression, while self-efficacy is significantly inversely

correlated with depression (r (190) = -.37, p <.01), civil servants with high psychological

distress (X= 108.2) experienced depression significantly more than those with low

psychological distress (X = 93.5). Also, civil servants with low self-efficacy (X = 91.3)

experienced depression significantly more than those with high self-efficacy (X = 111.6).

Conclusively, psychological distress and self-efficacy served as contributing factors to

depression among civil servants. Therefore, the state Government should intentionally tackle

factors fuelling depression among it staff for productive work outcomes.