The Effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral Program and a Meditation Training Program on Adolescent Girls' Body Image, Binge Eating, and Weight Reduction
The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
1999, v.4 no.1, pp.140-154
Hyo Joung Hwang
(Department of Psychology Chungnam National University)
Kyo Heon Kim
(Department of Psychology Chungnam National University)
Hwang,
H. J., &
Kim,
K.
H.
(1999). The Effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral Program and a Meditation Training Program on Adolescent Girls' Body Image, Binge Eating, and Weight Reduction. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 4(1), 140-154.
Abstract
In order to examine the effects of a cognitive-behavioral program and a meditation program on early adolescent binge eating, body dissatisfaction, and weight reduction, 16 middle school girls, belonging to a high risk group, were trained in a CBT or CBTMn (CBT+Meditation) training program. Both the CBT and CBTM groups were lower in bulimic symptoms, binge eating and BMI than the waiting-list control group after 6-weeks training. The CBTM group was lower in body dissatisfaction and BMI than the CBT group at the 2-month follow-up. Results were discussed in terms of the results of past studies and future research considerations.