The effectiveness of a group counselling program based on the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)in improving the body image among a tenth grade adolescent female students in the governorate of Muscat in Sultanate of Oman
This semi-experimental study demonstrates improved body image in adolescent females through ACT-based group counselling, suggesting its potential benefit.
Key Points
This study investigates how effective a group counselling program based on ACT is in improving body image among adolescent females.
Semi-experimental design with two equal groups: experimental and control.
Ten-session group counselling program based on ACT, two sessions per week.
Pre, post, and one-month follow-up tests using the Body Image Scale.
Sixteen tenth-grade female students participated, randomly assigned to groups.
Significant improvement in post-test scores for the experimental group on the Body Image Scale.
Statistically significant differences favoring the experimental group over the control group in post-test scores.
Positive effects of the counselling program were sustained during the one-month follow-up.