Introduction: Implementing psychological interventions to improve psychological health and enhance the quality of life of overweight women is of great importance. Given the importance of this issue, the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on perceived stress and quality of life in overweight women. Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was overweight women referring to nutrition clinics in Rasht in 2023; 30 people were selected purposively and assigned to two experimental groups (n=15) and control groups (n=15) by simple random method, and the intervention group was trained in groups. Participants responded to the Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen et al., 1983) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (World Health Organization, 1992). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance with SPSS-24 software. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the groups after implementing emotion regulation training in the variables of perceived stress (F=7.94, P=0.01, η=0.22) and quality of life (F=14.81, P=0.01, η=0.35) (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be concluded that emotion regulation training is an effective intervention in reducing perceived stress and improving the quality of life of overweight women; the results of this study can be used by psychology specialists.
Nazari S, Taheri A. The effectiveness of emotion regulation training on perceived stress and quality of life in overweight women. IJPN 2025; 13 (2) URL: http://ijpn.ir/article-1-2554-en.html