Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) on State-Trait Anxiety of High-Stress Senior College Students

Abstract

Using a quasi-experimental design, this study examined the effectiveness of abbreviated and standard Stress Inoculation Training on the state-trait anxiety of 57 high-stress senior college students in one of the colleges in Mindanao. Multivariate analysis of covariance showed a significant difference between groups on dependent variables post-intervention state anxiety scores and delayed post-intervention state anxiety scores, Wilk’s λ=.84, F(4,104)=2.45, p=.05. Univariate analysis of covariance revealed a significant difference in the post-intervention state anxiety scores, F(2,53)=4.78, p=.01 with adjusted means significantly lower for the abbreviated SIT group compared with the no training and standard SIT groups. Multivariate analysis of covariance results further showed no significant difference between groups on the post-intervention trait anxiety scores and delayed post-intervention trait anxiety scores, Wilk’s λ=.88, F(4,104)=1.79, p=.14. Overall, results revealed that abbreviated SIT effectively reduced state anxiety than standard Stress Inoculation Training. However, neither abbreviated SIT nor standard SIT effectively reduced trait anxiety. These findings support the efficacy of abbreviated SIT in reducing state anxiety.