Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège

0037-9565 1783-5720

 

since 05 February 2011 :
View(s): 1321 (0 ULiège)
Download(s): 734 (2 ULiège)
print        
Farideh Dokaneheei Fard, Behrooz Mehrabian, Zeinab Boroon, Momeneh Ghaderi, Sara Yousefi & Salva Shamseddini Lory

The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on reduction of obesity and body image

(Volume 85 - Année 2016 — Actes de colloques — Special edition)
DOI: 10.25518/0037-9565.6268
Article
Open Access

Attached document(s)

original pdf file

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on reduction of obesity and body image. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and post-test and a control group. The population in this study included all patients who referred to the center of weight loss and nutrition clinics in area number 1 of Tehran city. 30 people were chosen among those people who were considered obese based on the MBI index. They were divided into two groups. The experimental group underwent eight sessions of treatment but the control group did not undergo any intervention. The results of data analysis using analysis of covariance indicated that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective on reducing obesity and body image. So we can use this method as an effective way to help people reduce these problems.

Keywords : ACT, obesity, treatment based on acceptance and commitment

To cite this article

Farideh Dokaneheei Fard, Behrooz Mehrabian, Zeinab Boroon, Momeneh Ghaderi, Sara Yousefi & Salva Shamseddini Lory, «The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on reduction of obesity and body image», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 85 - Année 2016, Actes de colloques, Special edition, 1571 - 1577 URL : http://popups.ulg.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=6268.

About: Farideh Dokaneheei Fard

Phd, Assistant Professor, Department Of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran, F_Dokaneheeifard@Yahoo.com

About: Behrooz Mehrabian

Phd Student, Department Of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran

About: Zeinab Boroon

Phd Student, Department Of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran

About: Momeneh Ghaderi

Phd Student, Department Of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran

About: Sara Yousefi

Ma, Department Of Counseling, Young Researchers And Elite Club, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Iran

About: Salva Shamseddini Lory

Phd Student, Department Of Counseling, Young Researchers And Elite Club, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran