The effect of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation training on coping skills in female adolescents

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of cognitivebehavioral stress inoculation training on increasing coping skills in female adolescent students. This quasi-experimental applied study had pretest-posttest and control group. A total of 30 students were selected by two-stage cluster sampling method and randomly divided into trial and control groups. The trial group received 10 sessions of educational intervention, and the control was placed on a waiting list. Data were collected through Endler Parker coping styles and Cohen s perceived stress questionnaires in pretest-posttest stages, and were analyzed in SPSS-18 software using descriptive statistics and univariate covariance analysis. Study results demonstrated effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress inoculation training on students ’coping styles. However, this educational approach showed a significant effect on increasing problem-based coping styles, but was ineffective on emotion-based coping styles in students. It can be asserted that stress inoculation programs can be used to strengthen integrated and flexible coping skills in high school students.