The performance of Beck's life style multi-component model on modifying eating behavior of overweight women

The role psychological models is important in creating and modifying behaviors such as weight-related behaviors. The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the Beck's multi-component model of weight-related lifestyle (2009) on eating behaviors of overweight female in Karaj city. This quasi-experimental study, using a pre-test post-test with expanded control group, was conducted on 40 female overweight students of Azad University of Karaj, Iran in 2016. The study population (n=40) was selected by through available sampling method and randomly divided into experimental (m=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group subjected to eight 90-minute sessions of the Beck's multi-component model of weight-related lifestyle (2009). The two study groups filled out the Doch Eating Behavior Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by mixed ANOVA. The results showed a significant difference between control and experimental group (between-subjects effects) in the overall, external, and restrained eating behavior. A significant difference in the measurement period (within-subjects effects) in the overall, emotional, and external eating behavior, and a significant difference between control and experimental group and in the measurement period) Interaction effect) in eating behavior and its components (emotional, external, restrained) was observed (p<0.05). Findings of the present study indicated the Beck's multi-component model of weight-related lifestyle (2009) can be used as an effective way to moderate eating behavior and its components (emotional, external, and restrained) in overweight women.