the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (act) on body image in women between the ages of thirty and forty after beauty surgeries

Background: in the 20th century, especially over the last decades, there have been new interpretations of beauty; and beauty is defined to include a set of components such as fitness, using cosmetics, clothing, attractiveness, and physical perfection. objectives: the present study was aimed to examine the effect of acceptance-based and commitment-based therapy on body image in women between the ages of thirty and forty after beauty surgeries. methods: this research was semi-experimental, using a pre-test post-test design, with a control group. the statistical population consisted of all individuals who visited sepita skin and health care clinic, from whom 15 women were considered for a control group and 15 women were considered for an experiment group. data collection tools included a body image questionnaire. data were analyzed using a single-variable covariance analysis method. results: the results of body image covariance analysis (ancova) show that there is a significant difference between body image mean values in control and experiment groups, in terms of post-test scores. the women of the experiment group had a better con- dition than the women of the control group in terms of body image. conclusions: based on findings, it can be stated that commitment-based and acceptance-based therapy affects body image in women between the ages of thirty and forty after beauty surgeries.