A Pilot Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Promotion of Physical Activity

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 516-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan L. Butryn ◽  
Evan Forman ◽  
Kimberly Hoffman ◽  
Jena Shaw ◽  
Adrienne Juarascio

Background:Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) appears to have some promise as a method of promoting physical activity.Method:This pilot study evaluated the short-term effectiveness of a brief, physical-activity-focused ACT intervention. Young adult, female participants were randomly assigned to an Education (n = 19) or ACT (n = 35) intervention. Both interventions consisted of 2, 2-hour group sessions. ACT sessions taught skills for mindfulness, values clarification, and willingness to experience distress in the service of behavior change.Results:Of the intervention completers, ACT participants increased their level of physical activity significantly more than Education participants.Conclusions:The results indicate that ACT approaches have the potential to promote short-term increases in physical activity.

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. S369-S370 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Rafihi-Ferreira ◽  
F. Lotufo Neto ◽  
C. Morin ◽  
A. Toscanini ◽  
D. Suzuki Borges ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 014544552097511
Author(s):  
Sarah Potts ◽  
Jennifer Krafft ◽  
Michael E. Levin

Weight self-stigma, in which individuals internalize stigmatizing messages about weight, is a prevalent problem that contributes to poor quality of life and health. This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) guided self-help using The Diet Trap for 55 overweight/obese adults high in weight self-stigma. Participants were randomized to the ACT self-help book plus phone coaching (GSH-P; n = 17), self-help book plus email prompts only (GSH-E; n = 20), or a waitlist condition ( n = 18), with online self-report assessments at baseline and posttreatment (8 weeks later). Participants reported high satisfaction ratings and engagement with the ACT self-help book, with no differences between GSH-P and GSH-E. Both GSH-P and GSH-E improved weight self-stigma relative to waitlist with large effect sizes. There were mixed findings for health outcomes. The GSH-P condition improved more on healthy eating behaviors and general physical activity, but neither ACT condition improved more than waitlist on self-reported body mass index, emotional eating, and a second measure of physical activity. Results suggest an ACT self-help book with email prompts can reduce weight self-stigma and potentially improve some health behavior outcomes. Phone coaching may provide additional benefits for generalizing ACT to diet and physical activity.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaahin Ghouchani ◽  
Nader Molavi ◽  
Omid Massah ◽  
Mandana Sadeghi ◽  
Seyed Hadi Mousavi ◽  
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