Table 3.
Comparison of favorable attitude, body dysmorphic disorder, body dissatisfaction, and self-esteem in the two groups before and after the intervention
| Intervention group (n=70) |
Control group (n=70) |
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| Before intervention | After intervention | Before intervention | After intervention | |||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p value | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | P value | |
| Favorable attitude | 61.53 | 17.44 | 43.76 | 16.55 | 6.68 | 0.001* | 62.04 | 22.03 | 59.03 | 21.14 | 1.53 | 0.13 |
| Body dysmorphic disorder | 45.13 | 13.65 | 28.39 | 10.69 | -6.04 | 0.001* | 43.67 | 17.92 | 41.10 | 13.38 | -1.55 | 0.12 |
| Body dissatisfaction | 105.46 | 13.70 | 87.92 | 24.03 | 8.52 | 0.001* | 99.29 | 12 | 98.55 | 12.26 | 2.22 | 0.03* |
| Self-esteem | 32.91 | 4.77 | 36.07 | 3.59 | -4.67 | 0.001* | 33.65 | 5.66 | 34.95 | 4.27 | -3.49 | 0.001* |
Mean values were significantly different from those before the intervention (paired-samples t test):
*
P<0.05.