Habibzadeh Miandoab P, Kazemi R, Kiamarsi A.
(2026). The effectiveness of mindfulness group therapy on controlling emotions and body image in female students with bulimia nervosa. Rooyesh. 15(2), 221-230.
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1- PhD Student, Department of Psychology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran. R.kazemi@iauardabil.ac.ir , R.kazemi@iauardabil.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.
Abstract: (2 Views)
The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness group therapy on controlling emotions and body image in female students with bulimia nervosa. The research method was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a three-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this study included female students with bulimia nervosa at universities in Miandoab in the academic year 2023-2024. From this population, 40 people were selected using the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (20 people in each group). The experimental group underwent 8 70-minute sessions of Kabat-Zinn mindfulness group therapy, and the control group did not receive any intervention. The measurement tools in this study were the Williams et al. Emotional Control Questionnaire (ACQ, 1997) and the Marsh Body Image Questionnaire (PSDQ, 1996). Statistical data analysis was performed using the repeated measures analysis of variance method. The findings showed that there was a significant difference at the 0.001 level between the pre-test and post-test of emotional control and body image in the experimental and control groups, and there was no significant difference at the 0.001 level between the mean of the post-test and follow-up in the experimental group. The results were maintained during the follow-up period. Based on the results of the study, it can be said that mindfulness group therapy was an appropriate intervention method for improving emotional control and body image in female students with bulimia nervosa.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Social psychology Received: 2025/05/30 | Accepted: 2025/06/8 | ePublished: 2026/04/29