Effectiveness of Barlow`s Unified Transdiagnostic Treatment, Emotion- Focused Therapy and Mindfulness on Moderating the Eating Behavior of Adults with Obesity

نویسندگان

1 Ph.D. student, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

doi
10.30473/ijohp.2020.53011.1080
چکیده

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Barlow's transdiagnostic, emotion-focused and mindfulness therapy on moderating the eating behavior of adults with obesity. Method: The present research project was a semi-experimental with pretest, post test, and follow up with a control group. The statistical population included all people with obesity in Tehran. Sixty people were randomly selected through available sampling method and were assigned to four groups: (1) Barlow's transdiagnostic therapy, (2) emotion- focused therapy, (3) mindfulness-based therapy, and (4) control group. Data were analyzed using the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in three stages: pre test, post test, and follow up, and were analyzed by mixed-variance analysis. Results: The research findings showed the within effects significant (P<0.05) regarding emotional, environmental, and restricted eating. Regarding between effects, a significant and constant effectiveness was found in the subscale of emotional and restricted eating in emotion- focused therapy group and in the subscale of environmental eating in mindfulness-based therapy group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Emotion- focused therapy can help people to moderate emotional and restricted eating through emotional experience and making sense of emotions, and mindfulness therapy can help people to moderate environmental eating by helping them focus on the present moment and break repetitive patterns.