EFEKTIVITAS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN GROUP DENGAN STRATEGI REGULASI DIRI UNTUK MENGATUR ASUPAN MAKANAN PADA REMAJA PUTRI DENGAN OBESITAS

Obesity occurs when individuals are consuming excessive calories more than they need which in turn is causing them to have excessive fat deposits. Among the problems that could be caused by obesity are health issues and psychosocial issues. The number of adolescents suffering from obesity in Indonesia keeps increasing. East Java has become one of the provinces in Indonesia that shows general prevalence of obesity above the national prevalence, in which the percentage of females suffering from obesity is higher than the percentage of males. Therefore, treatments for people suffering from obesity were definitely required. One of the factors which caused female adolescents to suffer from obesity was unbalanced diet. The implementation of the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in group using self regulation strategy was expected to be able to help female adolescents to manage their daily food intake. The study involved 14 female adolescents suffering from obesity as participants. The participants� range of age was 15 - 18 years old and had minimum body mass index of 25. Participants were assigned into control group and experiment group. Measurement of food intake was conducted using Daily Journal of Food Consumption Sheet. The study was an experimental research using the untreated control group design with dependent pretest and posttest samples. The data gained in the study was then analyzed quantitatively using Mann-Whitney test. The result of the study showed that implementation of CBT in group using self regulation strategy might help female adolescents suffering from obesity to manage their food intake which was marked by reduction of carbohydrate intake and increase of vegetables and fruits intake