Rahmani F, Ghorban Shiroudi S, Khalatbari J.
(2025). Comparison of the Effectiveness of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy and Schema Therapy on Emotion Regulation and Rumination of Obese Women. IEEPJ. 7(4),
URL: http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-954-en.html
1- Ph.D Student of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon, Iran , Drsohrehshiroudi@gmail.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University of Tonekabon, Iran
Abstract: (49 Views)
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy and schema therapy on emotion regulation and rumination in obese women in Tonekabon in 2020.
Methods: The research method is quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population of the study consisted of all obese women in Tonekabon, from which 45 people were selected by purposive sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people in each group) and one control group (15 people). The experimental group received dialectical behavior therapy for 12 sessions of 60 minutes, the experimental group received 12 sessions of 60 minutes, and the control group remained on the waiting list. The instruments used in the present study included the emotion regulation Questionnaire (Garnowski and Craig, 2006) and rumination (Nolen and Hooksma, 1991) was measured. The analysis of the data obtained from the questionnaire was performed in two descriptive and inferential sections (Analysis of variance with repeated measures).
Results: The results showed that the difference between schema therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy group at the level of 0.05 is significant for the components of positive refocusing and positive reassessment. Positive re-evaluation and positive re-evaluation compared to the schema therapy group. The results also showed that the difference between schema therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy group at the level of 0.05 is significant for rumination.
Conclusions: The present study also showed that dialectical behavior therapy and schema therapy in the follow-up phase can improve research variables in women with obesity.
Type of Study:
Original |
Subject:
Evolutionary Psychology Received: 2024/12/8 | Accepted: 2025/05/6 | Published: 2025/12/1