اثربخشی آموزش گروهی مبتنی بر روش باکروید بر بهبود نگرش خوردن و افزایش عزت نفس زنان مبتلا به چاقی رده سنی 30-20 ساله شهر اصفهان

Background and Objectives: Obesity has been increasing around the world and this phenomenon is creating many physical and psychological problems. Hence, this study considered the effectiveness of Buckroyd&rsquo;s group-based therapeutic approach on increasing self-esteem and improving eating attitude of obese 20- to 30-year-old females in Esfahan. Materials and Methods: This study was semi-experimental, statistical society of which involved all obese females referred to Sepahan Salamat Clinic in Esfahan, during year 2014. Overall, 30 over-weight females, who had a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 25 and 35, a minimum education of diploma, and age of 20 to 30 years old were selected purposefully and divided randomly to two equal groups. Buckroyd&rsquo;s therapy was performed in sixteen sessions and each session lasted two hours twice per week. Research measurements included body mass index, demographic form, self-esteem and eating attitude questionnaires. Variance analysis and frequency measurement were performed with the SPSS-20 software and were used for confirming the hypothesis. Results: Results showed that Buckroyd&rsquo;s group therapy increased self-esteem (P <0.001), but didn&rsquo;t improve eating attitude (P >0.05). Conclusions: The findings showed that Buckroyd&rsquo;s therapy approach can be used for increasing self-esteem but cannot be used for improving eating attitude of obese females.