Body Image in the Mirror of Psychodrama: A Group Therapy Report

Introduction and Objective: Negative body image is one of the most common problems among women and is associated with various psychological disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and depression. This issue appears to be a psycho-social problem; therefore, group psychotherapies may serve as effective treatment methods. Despite its potential suitability, psychodrama has rarely been used in studies addressing negative body image. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group psychodrama on the modulation of negative body image in a group of girls.Research Methodology: Fifteen girls with negative body image, aged ۱۸ to ۲۲ years, participated in this randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = ۸) and a control group (n = ۷). The intervention group attended ۱۲ sessions of group psychodrama, while the control group was placed on a waiting list. The effectiveness of the intervention was evaluated using the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ).Findings: The findings showed that group psychodrama was significantly effective in modifying the negative body image of the participants.Conclusion: Group psychodrama is effective in moderating negative body image and demonstrates feasibility as a therapeutic method for addressing similar problems.

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body image ، group psychodrama ، psychodrama