Emotion Regulation Training on Self-Efficacy and Body Self of Obese Women Referring To Treatment Clinics

Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on self-efficacy and body self of obese women who refer to treatment clinics. Method: This research is semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of all women with obesity who referred to medical clinics in Tehran. After the pre-test, 30 women with obesity who scored low in both questionnaires were selected as the sample group and were randomly divided into two experimental groups (15 people) and control (15 people). The tools used in this research were the MBSRQ body self-questionnaire and the Sherer General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. Emotion regulation training sessions were conducted for 10 sessions of 60 minutes on the experimental group, but no intervention was applied on the control group. Covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The results of data analysis in two stages of test implementation in two experimental and control groups confirmed the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on self-efficacy and body self of obese women with 0.99 confidence. Conclusion: Emotion regulation training can be used to improve self-efficacy and body self of obese women and provide favorable results.