Investigating the effect of acceptance and commitment-based therapy in female students.

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Body Image Satisfaction, Self-Criticism, and Competitive Anxiety in Female Students of Physical Education Vocational Schools

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20251227068456N1

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-23

Start date

2026-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Female students of physical education vocational schools..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Participants in the experimental group will receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention. This interven

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

15 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Satisfaction with research participation No occurrence of stressful events such as the death of relatives or close friends in the past three months Age between 15 and 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Receiving other concurrent psychological treatments Absence from more than two sessions.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body Image Satisfaction. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire.;Self-Criticism. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Self-Criticism Scale.;Competitive Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Competitive Anxiety Inventory.	—

Measure

Time frame

Body Image Satisfaction. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Body Image Satisfaction Questionnaire.;Self-Criticism. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Self-Criticism Scale.;Competitive Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention and at the end of the intervention sessions. Method of measurement: Competitive Anxiety Inventory.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFerdos Abbasi

Islamic Azad University

a.ferdos1378@yahoo.com+98 61 3334 8420

Outcome results

None listed

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