Abstract
Overweight and obesity make physical and psychological complications for people. In this regard, Low self-esteem will be the most important psychological condition. This study investigates the effect of diet therapy of women (reduction in body mass) on reducing their overall self-esteem. The population of the study was the women who were referred to diet therapy clinic in Isfahan (2014). The number of 30 subjects among them was selected. In order to measure women’s self-esteem, Cooper Smith Self-Esteem Test is used for demographic data, a self-measured questionnaire was used. Analysis of the data in the study was descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that there is a significant difference between the self-esteem of women in four steps that indicate an effective diet therapy (reduction of body mass) on reducing self-esteem of women between the four stages It means that it leads to low self-esteem in women’s diet therapy (0.05> P).
Highlights
Research: Given the importance of the issue and its impact on personal and social characteristics, the extensive studies have been conducted in this area
As the results show that in the study population according to the results, significant differences between the self-esteem of women, there are four stages of symptoms due to diet therapy on low self-esteem among women in four steps that the diet therapy leads to reduce self-esteem in women's (0.05> P)
This study suggests that in the diet therapy and followed stages women have faced to low selfesteem
Summary
Research: Given the importance of the issue and its impact on personal and social characteristics, the extensive studies have been conducted in this area. Grosse et al (2013) in their study of satisfaction of the body and its relationship has been studied with some mental health components (depression, self-esteem) in pregnant women. The results showed that overweight has a significant relationship with depression, spiritual weight and face evaluation. Subjective weight and fitness orientation (both self-physical subscales) can be a significant predictor of overweight. Body weight, evaluation of fitness and appearance can be a significant predictor of overweight. Bokingam (2005) in a study entitled “self-esteem as a modulator variable on social comparison on body image of women” showed that women have lower self-esteem than others, those who think a weak body and its comparison with others has always been in the process of evaluating their abilities and their bottom. Kaferi (2002) in their study found that body dissatisfaction in boys in particular is accompanied with high levels of depression and low self and life satisfaction
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