Document Type : Research Paper
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Negative body image is one of the most common problems in women, which is associated with various psychological disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, anorexia and bulimia nervosa and depression. It seems that this problem is a psycho-social problem and therefore group psychotherapies can be useful methods to treat this problem. Despite the features that can make psychodrama a suitable method for the treatment of negative body image, so far this method has been rarely used in various studies. Therefore, the main aim of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of group psychodrama on the modulation of negative body image in a group of girls. 15 girls with negative body image aged 18 to 22 years participated in the present randomized controlled trial. Eight girls in the intervention group and seven ones in the control group were randomly assigned. The intervention group participated in 12 sessions of group psychodrama and the control group waited for the treatment. The score of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) was the criterion of evaluation of the group psychodrama effectiveness. The results showed that group psychodrama was significantly effective in modifying the negative body image of the participants. The findings indicate the effectiveness of group psychodrama to moderate the negative body image, and showed the feasibility of using this method in the similar problems.
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