The Effect of Stress Inoculation Training on Anxiety and Performance of Stage Crew Members at a Film Production Company in Lahijan
Keywords:
Stress Immunization Training, Anxiety, Performance, Scene elements, Film production companyAbstract
The present study aimed to determine the effect of stress inoculation training on anxiety and performance among stage crew members of a film production company in Lahijan. The research method was quasi-experimental with an experimental and a control group. The statistical population included the stage crew members of the film production company "Alefba" located in Lahijan in 2022, totaling 148 individuals. Due to the limited number of participants, a sample of 30 stage crew members from the same company was selected. These individuals were voluntarily assigned to two groups—experimental and control—each consisting of 15 participants. The sampling procedure involved administering the Beck Anxiety Inventory (1988) and the Hersey and Goldsmith Performance Questionnaire (1980) as a pretest to all 148 crew members in Lahijan. From these, 30 individuals who scored high on the anxiety inventory and low on the performance questionnaire were randomly selected and voluntarily divided into two groups—experimental and control (15 participants in each group). Subsequently, the experimental group received eight 90-minute sessions of stress inoculation training based on the model by Meichenbaum (1979), whereas the control group received no training. In the next step, the anxiety and performance questionnaires were again administered to both groups. To analyze the data, descriptive statistical indices such as mean and standard deviation were used, along with multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) via SPSS version 23. The findings indicated that stress inoculation training significantly affected anxiety levels among the stage crew members of the film production company. Additionally, stress inoculation training had a significant impact on their performance.
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