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Filter by:Body dissatisfaction is a leading concern for young people and can have serious health consequences. Emerging approaches for improving body image are effective among adolescents in the school setting. However, the majority of trials are conducted in high-income westernised countries, despite body dissatisfaction being increasingly recognised as a global concern. As such, it is important to develop and disseminate interventions to promote body confidence among adolescents in in low-to-middle income countries, too. One country where body image concerns are becoming an increasing issue is India. The investigators recently finished developing and evaluating a body image programme among adolescents in New Delhi, India; which found immediate and 3-month improvements in body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, and other related outcomes. Whilst these findings offer an effective body image programme for school students in urban areas of India, this may not be feasible for schools in more rural and lower socio-economic areas in India. The aim of the present study is therefore to conduct an acceptability study, followed by a randomised controlled trial (RCT), of a comics-based body image programme among adolescents in a semi-rural area of India (Rajasthan), in order to understand its acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy. This comic-based programme will be based on Dove Confident Me, which was found to be effective among adolescents in Delhi, India. To assess the acceptability of the comic-book-based programme, interviews and focus groups will be conducted with students and teachers. This in-depth feedback will be used to optimise the programme. Next, an RCT will compare body image and well-being of students who take part in the programme to students who do not take part (classes as usual) to examine the programme's efficacy. The investigators will recruit students and teachers from schools in a rural and lower socio-economic area of India (Rajasthan). Students will complete questionnaire assessments of body image and well-being before and after the 6-session intervention (across 4 weeks), and again at 3-month follow-up to assess longer-term benefits. It is hypothesised that students who receive the intervention will have better body image and wellbeing relative to the control group at both post-intervention and follow-up.
Body image is one of the leading concerns for young people. Such concerns can have serious health consequences, including unhealthy weight control and exercise behaviours, depression and self-harm, low self-esteem and substance abuse. Emerging approaches for improving body image are effective among adolescent girls and boys in the school setting. However, the vast majority of trials in this area are conducted in high-income westernised countries, despite body image concerns increasingly being recognised as a global concern. As such, it is important to develop and disseminate interventions to promote positive body image among adolescents in in low-to-middle income countries, too. 'Confident Me' has been found to be effective in improving body image and related outcomes among adolescent girls and boys in the UK up to 12-months later, and thus, could undergo adaptations for the Indian context. The aim of the present study is two-fold: - To conduct a small-scale acceptability study of a 'Confident Me', a body image intervention, among 11-13-year olds in New Delhi, India, to understand its acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy in a metropolitan area of India. - To refine 'Confident Me' based on the acceptability study, and to conduct a randomised controlled trial to evaluate its efficacy at improving body image and related outcomes among 11-13-year olds in New Delhi, India. The first aim will be fulfilled by recruiting two schools, of which one will be randomised to the intervention and the other to the control arm. We will compare the body image and well-being of students who take part in the programme to students in the control group. The investigators will also gather in-depth feedback from students, teachers and the interventionist via focus groups and interviews, in order to inform future improvement of the programme. The second aim will be fulfilled by randomising six schools to either the revised body image programme (3 schools) or the control arm (3 schools). Students will complete questionnaire assessments of body image and well-being before and after the 5-week programme period, and again 12 weeks later to assess longer-term benefits.
A negative body image negatively affects the total health of students and the quality of life in University students. Body image and the experience of body appearance pressure have not been investigated previously among the Norwegian student population. It is reasonable to suggest that sport science students experience an increased pressure to have an athletic body to be able to identify as a sport science student and for future job opportunities. Such pressure would negatively influence students' attitudes and practice as future communicators of lifestyle knowledge after completing their studies. Objective: The study objective is to assess body image and body appearance pressure among Norwegian University students, and to investigate differences between different academic disciplines and gender. The study uses a cross-sectional design with a questionnaire to measure outcomes in male and female students in Norway.
This study is to develop an integrated therapy (physical therapy and psychotherapy) to treat cognitive distortion for body image. Then, validate its efficacy to make an improvement in both physical and mental health.
The purpose of this research study is to test a new writing-based intervention that helps young adult women increase their body acceptance and fosters creativity.
The aim of this project is to improve the evidence-base regarding lifestyle and mental health symptoms among fitness instructors. A national cohort of fitness instructors will be invited to participate in this study by responding to an online questionnaire. The questionnaire will consist of items regarding exercise, nutrition, eating disorders, the menstrual cycle, depression, anxiety, body dissatisfaction and satisfaction, drive for muscularity and leanness, and experiences of sexual harassment. Findings from this study will provide an evidence-base for initiatives to improve/optimize mental health among fitness instructors, and also in the process of developing fitness centres to a core partner in public health and health promotion work.
The objectives of this pilot study are to determine the feasibility of a community-based moderate intensity resistance exercise training (RET) program in combination with an art sculpting class on body image in breast cancer survivors (BCS). The protocol will be measuring recruitment; attendance; cost tracking; body image distress; body image appreciation; and muscular strength. Participant feedback on the intervention will be collected through a final focus group. Additionally, cognitive interviews will occur prior to the intervention, where participants will be asked to "think-out-loud" as they answer the Body Image Scale for Cancer questionnaire. The purpose of this interview technique is to gain a deeper understanding of the participants' thought process behind choosing each answer. The proposed pilot study will be a single prospective before and after study that will help inform a future large-scale project. A minimum sample of 12 subjects will be recruited. The Health Research Ethics Board of Alberta Cancer Committee will approve this study. Participants will participate in RET biweekly for 12 weeks and the sculpting class weekly for 8 weeks. After the first week of RET, the art class will begin. Both the RET and sculpting class will be between 1-2 hours in length. Analyses: Quality of life, fitness testing and body image scales will be administered before and after the intervention. Cognitive interviews will occur once before the intervention has started and a final focus group will occur at the end of the intervention to get participant feedback on the effectiveness of the program
International studies reveal high prevalence of eating disorders (ED) and mental health issues amongst professional dancers, and the Norwegian National Ballet's house previously (2005) reported a lifetime prevalence of ED by 50% amongst female ballet dancers. Mental health issues and ED have been acknowledged for several years in most sports; still the same do not apply to dance sports. The objective of this study is to improve the knowledge on prevalence of mental health issues in professional dancers and the corresponding awareness of such among dance teachers. Additional objectives are to evaluate the effect of an intervention aimed to improve knowledge on nutrition, recovery strategies and mental health literacy among professional dancers and their teachers.
Background: Dysfunctional body image is a strong predictor of maintenance and relapse in anorexia nervosa, making treatment of such clinically and financially important. Studies have shown that cognitive behavioural based group therapies and mirror exposure interventions are effective in improving body image in adults with eating disorders; however research into individual body image treatments for adolescents with anorexia nervosa is limited. Practical Body Image (PBI) is a novel, manualised, individual treatment designed for adolescents with anorexia nervosa for which the evidence base is not yet established. This research will therefore contribute to the evidence base for the treatment of body image in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and inform the effectiveness of a new treatment. The research will be funded by Newbridge House, an inpatient unit for children and adolescents with eating disorders. Research Questions: Does Practical Body Image improve body image and psychological wellbeing in adolescent inpatients with anorexia nervosa? Does a mirror exposure intervention improve body image and psychological wellbeing in adolescent inpatients with anorexia nervosa after completion of the rest of the programme? Design: Patients aged 11-18, fulfilling DSM-V criteria for anorexia nervosa and receiving treatment at Newbridge House will be recruited for participation in the research study. Participants will be randomly allocated to either a case or control group. Allocation will be based on a non-blind randomised controlled trial. Cases will receive PBI in addition to treatment as usual and will be compared with controls who just receive treatment as usual. Both groups will complete a set of questionnaires at baseline, 7 weeks and 10 weeks.
The majority of female undergraduate students experience disordered eating and/or weight gain, increasing the risk for two serious public health problems, eating disorders and obesity. Traditional nutrition education about weight control delivered during college has not been effective and may even exacerbate these problems. Thus, the investigators propose that instead of focusing on external information as taught by nutrition education (e.g. 'calories in, calories out', quantification and cognitive processing of nutrition information), at-risk females be trained to become more attuned to their internal hunger and fullness signaling to set them on a trajectory for decreased chronic disease risk as they age.