development the body appreciation training package and its effectiveness on worrying about body image and overweight in overweight female high school students in isfahan

Objective: the purpose of this investigation was to design a body appreciation training program (focusing on positive body image) and assess its impact on body image concerns and overweight among overweight adolescent girls in isfahan.methods: the study utilized a quasi-experimental approach with pre-test and post-test measurements along with a control group. the target population consisted of overweight high school girls in isfahan during the year 2021, chosen through cluster sampling from the city's six educational districts. a sample of 40 overweight students was purposefully selected and divided into a control group (20 individuals) and an experimental group (20 individuals). evaluation tools comprised instruments by littleton et al. (2005) body image concern inventory and bmi. a researcher-developed body appreciation package was delivered to the experimental group over 8 sessions lasting 90 minutes each; conversely, the control group did not undergo any interventions. data analysis was carried out using spss-22 software, employing descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (univariate analysis of covariance).results: the outcomes demonstrated a notable statistical difference (p <0.001) in body image concerns between the experimental and control groups. essentially, the body appreciation training contributed to a decrease in body image concerns among overweight high school girls while it did not have a significant effect on the weight loss of overweight female students.conclusions: the discoveries of this research have the potential to inform the development of interventions aimed at mitigating the adverse consequences of obesity and body dissatisfaction among adolescents.