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Comparing the Effectiveness of Training Two Treatment Methods Based on Functional Analysis and Cognitive Hypnotherapy on Cognitive Flexibility and Weight Loss in Obese Men
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Ghasem Vaziri   , Alireza Maredpour , Ghader Zadeh Bagheri |
| Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Yas. C., Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran , Maredpour@iau.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (32 Views) |
Introduction: The physical and mental health of obese individuals is closely related to their cognitive flexibility and weight. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of functional analysis-based therapy training and cognitive hypnotherapy on cognitive flexibility and weight loss in obese men.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The study population was obese men in Shiraz (Iran) in 2025, from whom 36 people with the conditions for entering the study were selected by convenience sampling method and were placed in experimental groups 1 and 2 and control (15 people in each group) by simple random method. Obese men were evaluated with a demographic form, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI) and Body Mass Index (BMI). Experimental group 1 underwent 8 sessions of 90-minute functional analysis-based therapy intervention and experimental group 2 underwent 12 sessions of 90-minute cognitive hypnotherapy intervention. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance at significance P<0.05.
Results: The results showed that both methods: functional analysis-based therapy and cognitive hypnotherapy led to increased cognitive flexibility (P<0.012, F=5.10), but only cognitive hypnotherapy led to weight loss (P<0.001, F=13.16) in the obese men studied.
Conclusion: The present study showed that both functional analysis-based therapy and cognitive hypnotherapy training led to improved cognitive flexibility and cognitive hypnotherapy led to weight loss in obese men. Therefore, considering the requirements of the conditions, it is recommended to use the methods proposed by trained specialists in obese men.
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| Keywords: Functional analysis therapy, Cognitive hypnotherapy, Cognitive flexibility, Weight loss, Obesity |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2025/08/31 | Accepted: 2025/10/21 | Published: 2025/11/1
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