Effectiveness of Object Relations Therapy on Self-Concept and Physical Appearance Perfectionism in People with Body dysmorphic disorder

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Najaf-Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najaf-Abad, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Najaf Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of object relations therapy on self-concept and physical appearance perfectionism in people with body dysmorphic disorder. The current study was a semi-experimental application with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up period. The statistical population of this research included people with body dysmorphic disorder who referred to the psychotherapy centers of Isfahan city in the first six months of 2024. In this research, 30 people with body dysmorphic disorder were selected by purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group). The people in the experimental group received the of object relations therapy during seven weeks in fourteen 90-minute sessions. Body Deformity Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ), Self Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) and Physical Appearance Perfectionism Questionnaire (PAPQ) were used in the present study. The data were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS23 software. The results showed that object relations therapy has significant effect on the self-concept (p<0.0001) and physical appearance perfectionism (p<0.0001) in people with body dysmorphic disorder.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 12 May 2025

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  • Receive Date: 27 November 2024
  • Revise Date: 21 December 2024
  • Accept Date: 16 February 2025
  • First Publish Date: 12 May 2025
  • Publish Date: 12 May 2025

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