Two randomized controlled trials of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy‐based educational course for body shape dissatisfaction

Autor: Ata Ghaderi, Brjánn Ljótsson, Kerim Selvi, Elisabeth Welch, Thomas Parling
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Online discussion
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Body shape dissatisfaction
050109 social psychology
Personal Satisfaction
Controlled studies
educational course
Acceptance and commitment therapy
050105 experimental psychology
law.invention
Young Adult
Quality of life (healthcare)
Patient Education as Topic
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Randomized controlled trial
law
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
General Psychology
05 social sciences
discussion forum
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Body Dysmorphic Disorders
guided and pure self‐help
acceptance and commitment therapy
Treatment Outcome
Personality and Social Psychology
randomized controlled trial
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
Female
Empirical Paper
General health
Psychology
Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
ISSN: 1467-9450
0036-5564
Popis: The main aim of this project was to explore the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)‐based educational course in different formats (i.e., pure and guided self‐help with different durations, and guided self‐help with and without access to a discussion forum) for body shape dissatisfaction. Two randomized controlled studies (RCT) were carried out. In the first RCT, the participants were randomized to a 12‐ or 16‐week guided self‐help, a 16‐week pure self‐help, or a waitlist control condition. In the second RCT, the efficacy of 12‐week guided self‐help with or without access to a discussion forum was investigated. ACT‐based self‐help resulted in promising improvements in body shape dissatisfaction, and modest effects on general health indicators (i.e., symptom of depression, self‐esteem, satisfaction with life, and quality of life). The findings also showed no additional effects of support, access to the online discussion forum, and longer duration of self‐help, suggesting the 12‐week self‐help with or without support is a viable option for reducing body shape dissatisfaction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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