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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
“EFFECT OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN NUTRITION COUNSELING ON BODY WEIGHT AND PERCEIVED BODY IMAGE IN YOUNG SAUDI FEMALES”
" أثر العلاج المعرفي السلوكي في الاستشارات الغذائية على الوزن والصورة المدركة للجسم لدى الإناث السعوديات"
 
Subject : Faculty of Home Economics 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Background: Body Image Dissatisfaction (BID) and obesity are multi-factorial health problems that are increasing in prevalence in Saudi Arabia especially for females. Both BID and obesity are directly impacted by a person’s cognition, behavioural and emotional patterns. The call to implement Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategies during nutrition counseling has recently been raised. Implementation of CBT strategies has been shown as useful in helping individuals overcome harmful cognitions, emotional, and negative behaviours related to both diet and body image. The purpose of this interventional study was to investigate the effectiveness of employing CBT strategies in nutrition counseling intervention (CBT-NC) for reducing body weight and BID in Saudi adult females. Methods: An experimental/interventional design was followed, which allowed investigation of the effectiveness of CBT-NC, on both body weight and BID reduction among a population of adult Saudi females (n=41) aged 18-48. Pairwise comparisons were used to test study hypothesis using SPSS (version 16). Forty-one females with BID (BSQ≥80), who were overweight (BMI=25-29.9) or obese (BMI≥30) received 10 weekly counselling sessions. Result: there were significant (P=0.00) differences in participant body weight and BID level between baseline (T0) and by the end of intervention (T10) as indicated by the Wilcoxon signed-rank tests at a significance level of (p<0.05). There was no significant correlation between BID and tested eating- and physical activity- related behaviours as indicated by the Spearman's rank-order tests at a significance level of (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our findings support the implementation of CBT strategies during nutrition counseling as an effective intervention method to promote healthier body weight and better perceived body image among adult, overweight and obese Saudi females. Keywords: Body Image Dissatisfaction, Body Image, Obesity, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Nutrition counseling, Weight loss. 
Supervisor : Dr. Hanan A. Jambi 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1439 AH
2018 AD 
Added Date : Sunday, May 20, 2018 

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رانيه حسن شاكرShaker, Rania HassanResearcherMaster 

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