The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on social anxiety and negative body image of people with body dysmorphic disorder

Subject Areas : general Psychology

Aliakbar Khosravi Hampa ¹ , Akbar Mohammadi ^{2 *}

1 - Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran [e-mail]
2 - (Corresponding author), Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University [e-mail], Phone: [phone]

Received: 2024-02-28 Accepted : 2024-04-16 Published : 2025-02-24

Keywords: body dysmorphic disorder, mindfulness-based stress reduction, negative body image, social anxiety,

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Abstract

Introduction: The first part of every person's personality is his body and appearance. The body is different from other parts of the personality, because; It is easily visible and this makes the body and appearance important in social interactions. The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on social anxiety and negative body image of people with body dysmorphic disorder. Research method: In terms of execution, this research was part of experimental research of the type of semi-experimental research method with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group, and also in terms of purpose, it was considered part of applied research. All the students of Islamic Azad University, Garmsar branch, who were studying in this university in the first semester of the academic year 1402-1403, constituted the statistical population of this study. Using available sampling method, 20 of these students who were suffering from body deformity disorder were selected and assigned to two experimental groups (10 people) and control group (10 people). Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment protocol was implemented on the experimental group, while the control group received no intervention. Subjects in both groups answered the social anxiety questionnaire of Connor et al. and the body image questionnaire of McKinley and Hyde at the beginning of the study and completed both questionnaires again after the end of the intervention. Multivariate covariance analysis was used to investigate the research hypothesis. Findings: The results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction training has an effect on reducing social anxiety and negative body image of people with body dysmorphic disorder. Conclusion: Accordingly; Planning to implement mindfulness-based stress reduction workshops and treatments in people with body dysmorphic disorder seems useful to reduce their social anxiety and negative body image.

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