Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Masters, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Master, Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
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Masters, Department of General Psychology, Payam-Noor University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
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Masters, Department of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Najaf-Abad branch, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on rumination, depression, and personality function of women with bulimia nervosa. The semi-experimental research method was pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of this research was women suffering from bulimia nervosa in Tehran in 2023. According to the inclusion criteria of the research, 30 women were randomly placed in the experimental and control groups. The groups were assessed with rumination (RQ), Beck depression (BDI) and personality function (PFQ) questionnaires. After 10 sessions of 90-minute schema therapy for the experimental group, the participants answered the research questionnaire again. Finally, the obtained data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance by SPSS-24. The results of the present study showed that schema therapy significantly reduced rumination (F=23.51), depression (F=50.04), and increased intimacy (F=47.16), empathy (F=41.83), and self-direction (F=30/04) and identity (F=32/77) in women suffering from bulimia nervosa (P<0.01). Based on the results, schema therapy has reduced psychological disorders and improved the personality function of women suffering from bulimia nervosa. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive changes in people's lifestyles, measures should be taken to identify and treat vulnerable groups.
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