Abstract
This study investigated psychological symptoms (depressive symptoms, anxiety and
paranoid ideation) as predictors of organizational conflict. A total of 157 male and female
bankers from five different banks in Onitsha participated in the study. A structured
questionnaire form containing four validated scales of measurement namely; depressive
symptoms scale, anxiety scale, paranoid ideation scale and organizational conflict scale
were used as instrument for the study. Regression statistics was adopted as a statistical tool
for data analysis. The results indicated that depression significantly and independently
predict organizational conflict among bankers (B= .81; t=20.71, p<.05); anxiety did not
significantly predict organizational conflict among bankers (B=.06; t=1.41, p>.05); and
paranoid ideation did not significantly predict organizational conflict among bankers (B= -
.00; t=-.07, P>.05). Based on the above findings, this study concluded that depressive
symptoms is positively related to organizational conflict among bankers, while anxiety and
paranoid ideation may not be among the significant predictors of organizational conflict.