Online Gratitude Intervention for Body Appreciation and Intuitive Eating for Women in Bangkok

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Body appreciation Body functionality Gratitude intervention intuitive eating

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Onraya Himakorn
Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Assumption University, Thailand
Rajitha Menon Arikkatt
Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Assumption University, Thailand.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of an online functionality-focused gratitude intervention (FFGI) for body [ppreciation and intuitive eating for emerging adult women in, Bangkok Thailand.


Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest format with a control group to investigate the effectiveness of the FFGI in promoting body appreciation and intuitive eating among Thai emerging adult women (n=70) in Bangkok using the Thai Body Appreciation Scale-2 (T-BAS-2) and the Thai Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (T-IES-2). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was utilized to analyze the data. Data were collected between August to November 2023.


Results: After completion of the intervention, the experimental group's body appreciation [F(1,67)=87.015, p<.001] and intuitive eating [F(1,67)=69.538, p<.001] showed significantly greater improvement than the control group.


Conclusion: The findings offer evidence for the effectiveness of a one-week online FFGI on body appreciation and intuitive eating among Thai emerging adult women.

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Himakorn, O., & Menon Arikkatt, R. (2025). Online Gratitude Intervention for Body Appreciation and Intuitive Eating for Women in Bangkok. Academic Psychiatry and Psychology Journal, 41(1), 16–29. retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APPJ/article/view/271419
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Vol. 41 No. 1 (2025): ๋January-April 2025
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บทความหลังผ่านการปรับแก้จากกองบรรณาธิการแล้ว เป็นลิขสิทธ์ของวารสารจิตเวชวิทยาสาร    โรงพยาบาลสวนปรุง  กรมสุขภาพจิต กระทรวงสาธารณสุข ห้ามเผยแพร่เพื่อประโยชน์ทางการค้าโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต แต่อนุญาตให้เผยแพร่บทความดังกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์ทางการศึกษาแก่ประชาชนทั่วไป  ทั้งนี้กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยกับบทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ  ที่ปรากฏในวารสารสวนปรุง

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