The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the psychological defense mechanism and weight loss program: A randomized controlled trial among university students during COVID-19 movement control order
This study examined the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in changing the psychological defense mechanism and promoting weight loss among overweight or obese (OW/OB) university students. A sample of 152 OW/OB university students who reported high immature and neurotic defense...
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Elsevier B.V.
2023
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43703/1/impact.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43703/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212144723000893?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=8354b8eba80b389c https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.07.003 |
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| Summary: | This study examined the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in changing the psychological defense mechanism and promoting weight loss among overweight or obese (OW/OB) university students. A sample of
152 OW/OB university students who reported high immature and neurotic defense styles was randomly assigned into ACT, ACT-EX (ACT and structured exercise program), or a control group (CG) for a six-week intervention program. Group × time interactions showed that the BMI and all defense styles improved in the ACT and ACT-EX groups. The BMI was significantly lower in ACT-EX than in ACT, while the within-group effect size was larger in ACT than in ACT-EX for
immature and neurotic defense styles. The mature defense style showed a significant improvement albeit with a small effect size in both ACT and ACT-EX. Both ACT interventions were found to be effective in promoting weight loss and
improving the psychological defense mechanism, including experiential avoidance. |
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