Abstract
ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the effects of dialectical behaviour therapy skills training intervention on emotional eating, body image, and weight management in women with obesity suffering from binge eating disorder.MethodForty women with obesity were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria from three outpatient nutrition clinics in Tehran, Iran, and were assigned into the dialectical behaviour therapy (n = 20) or control groups (n = 20) randomly. The dialectical behaviour therapy group participated in 20 group therapy sessions, while there was no intervention for the control group. All participants completed the Multidimensional Body Self‐Relations Questionnaire‐Appearance Scale, Emotional Eating Scale, and body mass index at the baseline and post‐treatment.ResultsCurrent results indicated that dialectical behaviour therapy has significant effects on the reduction of body mass index and emotional eating subscales (except for depression; F [1, 35] = 0.05, p = .94). Moreover, dialectical behaviour therapy resulted in an improvement in the body image of women with obesity at the end of the treatment.ConclusionsThis study suggests that dialectical behaviour therapy‐based skills training is efficacious not only in reducing weight and emotional eating but also in improving the body image of females with binge eating disorder.
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