The development of group cognitive behavioral therapy aimed at focusing on psychological behavior for obese people

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870437
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science; Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: OGAWA Sayaka 長崎大学, 保健・医療推進センター, 助教 (80629171)
• Research Collaborator: HAYASHIDA Masaki 長崎大学, 保健・医療推進センター, 准教授 (70264223) ; TAYAMA Jun 長崎大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (10468324) ; KOBAYASHI Masakazu 長崎大学, 保健・医療推進センター, 准教授 (00380874) ; SAIGO Tatsuo 北海道医療大学, 心理科学部, 助教 (50622255)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 肥満 / 集団認知行動療法 / タイプA行動パターン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a group cognitive behavioral therapy that considering a personality characteristic of Type A behavior pattern, and we verified this program effect. Participants lost weight after this intervention compared to before this intervention. Participants declined the emotional eating and increased the restrained eating after this intervention compared to before this intervention. Therefore, it was possible that this intervention may lead to obesity improvement.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学