The effectiveness of self-hypnosis training and ego strengthening on reducing job stress and increasing job self-efficacy of Mashhad girls' primary school teachers

Introduction: Job stress and low job self-efficacy are among the most important job hazards in the modern era. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of self-hypnosis training and ego strengthening on reducing job stress and increasing job self-efficacy of Mashhad girls' primary school teachers.Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study that was conducted in ۱۳۹۸ on ۲۴ teachers working in girls' primary schools in two groups of self-hypnosis (n = ۱۲) and control (n = ۱۲). The intervention group underwent ۳ individual sessions of self-hypnosis training and ego strengthening, each session for ۹۰ minutes once a week.Data were collected by Riggs-Knight Job Self-Efficacy Scale and Cohen Job Stress during three stages before intervention, after intervention and one month later and analyzed using Mancova test.Results: The results showed that the mean scores of job self-efficacy and job stress during the test stages in the self-hypnosis and ego strengthening training groups showed a significant increase and decrease compared to the control group (P <۰.۰۵), respectively. Also, in the follow-up stage after one month, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in job stress compared to the control group compared to the post-test and pre-test (P <۰.۰۵), but in job self-efficacy, no significant difference was observed between the post-test and follow-up. P> ۰.۰۵). Conclusion: According to the research findings, self-hypnosis training and ego strengthening are effective in reducing job stress and increasing job self-efficacy.