Introduction: Mental image of the body and marital satisfaction is one of the most important psychological issues for women. According to research reports, negative or positive attitudes of women towards the mental image of their body affect their marital relationships. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive hypnosis therapy on women’s body image and marital sat...

Abstract The present study aims to investigate the moderating role of self-compassion in the relationship between body image and self-esteem among students. To this end, 250 students were randomly selected through stratified multi-stage sampling based on gender in the University of Kashan (Iran) in 2015-2016 academic year. The respondents filled out Body Image Concern Inventory (2008), Rosen...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of behavioral activation therapy on meta-cognitive beliefs and worries about the physical image of depressed girl students. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with the control group. A total of 30 undergraduate students of the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad were selected and randomly assigned t...

Background and Aim: The cosmetic surgery is one of the prevalent phenomenons in recent decades. Body image is a key factor for interest in cosmetic surgery, but body image is a multidimensional concept and all its dimensions should be studied. This study aimed to study cognitive, emotional and behavioral dimensions of body image in women interested in cosmetic surgery. Methods: This study wa...

  Background & Aim: Body image flexibility is defined as the capacity to experience the ongoing perceptions, sensations, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs associated with one's body fully and intentionally while pursuing chosen values. This study was aimed to translate Body Image flexibility Questionnaire (BI-AAQ ) into Persian language and assess the validity and reliability of the translated ve...