The evaluation of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on self-control and flexibility of body image in obese patients
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on self-control and flexibility of body image in obese patients. The method of this study was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design. The statistical population of the study included all obese patients who volunteered for the sleeve and gastric bypass surgery referred to Tehran Obesity Treatment Center in 2020 from January to February. The sample of the present study included 30 patients (15 in the experimental group, 15 in the control group) that were selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The research tools included the self-control questionnaire (Tanji et al, 2004) and the body image flexibility questionnaire (Sands et al, 2013). Acceptance and commitment therapy was performed for the experimental group for 10 90-minutes sessions two days a week. The results of the multivariate analysis of covariance showed that acceptance and commitment therapy significantly increased self-control and flexibility of mental image in obese patients. It is recommended to use acceptance and commitment therapy along with other interventions to promote self-control and flexibility of mental image in obese patients.
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