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Fathi Z, Gorgi Y. (2024). Development the Body Appreciation Training Package and its Effectiveness on Worrying about Body Image and Overweight in Overweight Female High School Students in Isfahan. IEEPJ. 6(1), 267-288. doi:10.22034/6.1.267
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1- MA in Positive (Islamic) Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Khomeinishahr Branch, Isfahan, Iran
2- Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Khomeinishahr Branch, Isfahan, Iran ,gorji@iaukhsh.ac.ir
2- Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Khomeinishahr Branch, Isfahan, Iran ,
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Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to design a body appreciation training program (focusing on positive body image) and assess its impact on body image concerns and overweight among overweight adolescent girls in Isfahan.
Methods: The study utilized a quasi-experimental approach with pre-test and post-test measurements along with a control group. The target population consisted of overweight high school girls in Isfahan during the year 2021, chosen through cluster sampling from the city's six educational districts. A sample of 40 overweight students was purposefully selected and divided into a control group (20 individuals) and an experimental group (20 individuals). Evaluation tools comprised instruments by Littleton et al. (2005) Body Image Concern Inventory and BMI. A researcher-developed body appreciation package was delivered to the experimental group over 8 sessions lasting 90 minutes each; conversely, the control group did not undergo any interventions. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS-22 software, employing descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (univariate analysis of covariance).
Results: The outcomes demonstrated a notable statistical difference (P <0.001) in body image concerns between the experimental and control groups. Essentially, the Body Appreciation Training contributed to a decrease in body image concerns among overweight high school girls while it did not have a significant effect on the weight loss of overweight female students.
Conclusions: The discoveries of this research have the potential to inform the development of interventions aimed at mitigating the adverse consequences of obesity and body dissatisfaction among adolescents.
Methods: The study utilized a quasi-experimental approach with pre-test and post-test measurements along with a control group. The target population consisted of overweight high school girls in Isfahan during the year 2021, chosen through cluster sampling from the city's six educational districts. A sample of 40 overweight students was purposefully selected and divided into a control group (20 individuals) and an experimental group (20 individuals). Evaluation tools comprised instruments by Littleton et al. (2005) Body Image Concern Inventory and BMI. A researcher-developed body appreciation package was delivered to the experimental group over 8 sessions lasting 90 minutes each; conversely, the control group did not undergo any interventions. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS-22 software, employing descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (univariate analysis of covariance).
Results: The outcomes demonstrated a notable statistical difference (P <0.001) in body image concerns between the experimental and control groups. Essentially, the Body Appreciation Training contributed to a decrease in body image concerns among overweight high school girls while it did not have a significant effect on the weight loss of overweight female students.
Conclusions: The discoveries of this research have the potential to inform the development of interventions aimed at mitigating the adverse consequences of obesity and body dissatisfaction among adolescents.
Keywords: Overweight, Body appreciation training, Positive body image, Body image concern, Female students
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Educational Psychology
Received: 2023/02/2 | Accepted: 2023/08/21 | Published: 2024/03/1
Received: 2023/02/2 | Accepted: 2023/08/21 | Published: 2024/03/1
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