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KMID : 1234920040040010161
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2004 Volume.4 No. 1 p.161 ~ p.183
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The effect of ’Oriental medical cognitive therapy(Yangsung program) for obesity’ on self esteem, self control and weight of women
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Choi Hyung-Suk
Choi Seung
Song Won-Young
Lee Yung-Jin
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Abstract
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Context:Oriental medicine deals with mind cardinally and effectiveness of CBT on weight control is well-known. but there is no well-structured psychotherapy for weight control like CBT in Oriental medicine so far. Therefore It is necessary to develop new cognitive program based on the theory of Oriental medical.
Objective: This study examined whether Yangsung program based on new cognitive weight regulation model is effective on weight loss, self esteem and self control.
Design and setting: 44 women were assigned randomly to 2 groups; experimental group(n=24) and control group(n=10). experimental group had 11 sessions consisted of cognitive therapy, meditation, general diet and exercise education. Control group had personal interview with general diet and exercise education and ear acupuncture once a week for two months. All subjects were weighed and evaluated with Rosenberg self esteem scale, and three factor eating questionnaires at the beginning of the program and at the end of the program.
Result: Experimental group reported significant changes of weight, self esteem, restraint eating, disinhibition and hunger(p<0.01). Compared with control group, more significant(p<0.05) Weight reduction and self-esteem enhancement were reported in experimental group than control group. There is no significant difference between two groups in changes of restraint eating, disinhibition and hunger.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, cognitive behavioral therapy, weight regulation, self esteem
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