Effects of Individual and Team Sports on Perfectionism and Body Image Concern in Overweight Female Students with Mild Depression

Effects of Individual and Team Sports on Perfectionism and Body Image Concern in Overweight Female Students with Mild Depression: A Three-Group Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190908044722N14

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-16

Start date

2024-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Mild depression.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Team Sport: Aquatic Handpolo: Each session lasted 60 minutes and included a warm-up (10–12 minutes), main training phase (40 minutes), and cool-down (8–10 minutes).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: with mild depression (BDI-II score 14–19) A body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 kg/m² No history of smoking, Normal or corrected-to-normal vision, No psychiatric or neurological disorders other than mild depression

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: If they missed more than three intervention sessions Voluntarily withdrew Prior experience in swimming or Handpolo Experienced acute illness or injury during the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body Image Concern. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI) is a 19-item self-report questionnaire developed by Littleton et al. (2005) to assess dissatisfaction with body image across two dimensions: appearance dissatisfaction and interference with social functioning.;Positive and Negative Perfectionism. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale (PNPS) developed by Terry-Short et al. (1995) is a 40-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess perfectionism across two domains: positive perfectionism and negative perfectionism.	—

Measure

Time frame

Body Image Concern. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI) is a 19-item self-report questionnaire developed by Littleton et al. (2005) to assess dissatisfaction with body image across two dimensions: appearance dissatisfaction and interference with social functioning.;Positive and Negative Perfectionism. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale (PNPS) developed by Terry-Short et al. (1995) is a 40-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess perfectionism across two domains: positive perfectionism and negative perfectionism.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRazieh Khanmohammadi

Urmia University

r.khanmohamadi@urmia.ac.ir+98 918 624 2003

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026