The Implementation of Brief-ACT in a Group Setting to Reduce Body Dissatisfaction among Young Adult Women

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10.2991/iciap-18.2019.41How to use a DOI?

Keywords

body dissatisfaction, early adulthood, Brief-ACT, groups

Abstract

Body dissatisfaction is a problem that disrupts various areas of an individual's life and causes psychological effects that may lead to malfunction in some areas of life. Body dissatisfaction itself is a trajectory that begins in adolescence and peaks in early adulthood. Emerging adulthood is typically the period of life in which individuals begin to choose romantic partners and start marital life, and in romantic relationships, body shape is often associated with sexual attractiveness. Young adult women who are less satisfied with their body shape consider themselves less attractive, a perception that may make it difficult to find a life partner. In a previous study, Brief-ACT was effective in reducing anxiety related to body and weight. We undertook a non-experimental pre- and post-test study using the Physical Appearance and Traits Scale to measure the body anxiety level before and after the intervention. The participants of this study were young adult women studying at Universitas Indonesia. The implementation of Brief-ACT intervention was conducted in group settings. The study found that Brief-ACT in a group setting could decrease body dissatisfaction in young adult women. Among five participants, a significant decline was seen in two, and a moderate decline was seen in one, with the other two showing a negligible decline. From this we concluded that Brief-ACT in a group setting could lower body dissatisfaction in young adult women. This intervention was effective to be used among participants with above-average BMI as well as with minimal early moderate anxiety levels.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Vitriyanti Sukarno Karyo
AU  - Dini Rahma Bintari
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - The Implementation of Brief-ACT in a Group Setting to Reduce Body Dissatisfaction among Young Adult Women
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 494
EP  - 505
SN  - 2352-5398
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