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Filter by:The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of body awareness levels of teachers working in primary schools on work motivation and quality of life. In addition, the age, gender, height, weight, period of experience in the profession, smoking, branch, education level and current disease status of the teachers included in the study were also examined according to the questionnaire and evaluation scales. At the same time, the postures of the teachers were also evaluated. The universe of the research consists of teachers working in public schools in Istanbul between April 2022 and September 2022. The sample, on the other hand, was determined as a total of 120 healthy volunteer teachers, 60 women and 60 men, who teach in 4 primary education institutions in avcılar and esenyurt districts of Istanbul. Before starting the study, approval was obtained from the ethics committee of non-interventional clinical studies of Istanbul Arel University. Permission letters were obtained from the 4 primary education institutions where the study would be conducted and added to the ethics committee application form. The importance and purpose of the study were explained to all teachers who agreed to participate in the study. All necessary information was given on the subject that the results of the study would be used for scientific purposes, their identities would be kept confidential, and participants could withdraw from the study at any time, and their written consent was included in the informed consent form.
The study will examine, through quantitative and qualitative research, how the delivery of the program "In Favor of Myself" to school children influences the program facilitators themselves, and the effect on their self-esteem, body-image, and media literacy.
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, smoking, low self-esteem and misusing drugs and alcohol. Leading and emerging approaches for improving body image are effective among older adolescent females, and when delivered by expert providers (e.g., psychologists). However, there is a need for body image programmes that include males and so can be delivered in co-educational settings, and can be delivered by non-expert providers (e.g., teachers within schools) to facilitate cost-effective and ongoing use. This project will evaluate three classroom-based programmes for improving young people's body image, delivered by class teachers to girls and boys aged 13-14 years in secondary schools. Two programmes are based on leading (cognitive dissonance) and emerging (mindfulness) approaches for improving body image, but which have not been previously evaluated with both boys and girls and when delivered by teachers. The third programme has previously demonstrated effectiveness in improving body image when delivered by teachers to boys and girls in the classroom setting, and therefore will provide a useful comparison to benchmark these programmes. To assess the impact of each programme, the current study will compare the body image and well-being of students who take part in each programme to students who take part in an alternative programme, and those who do not take part in any programme (classes as usual), over a 6-month period. The investigators will also assess the extent to which gender and pre-existing levels of body image concerns impacts the benefit received from taking part in the lessons. To undertake this project, the investigators will recruit students and teachers from 24 schools in Bristol and surrounding areas in the South West of England. Students will complete questionnaire assessments of body image and well-being before and after the 5-week programme period, and again 6 months later to assess longer-term benefits. The investigators will also gain in-depth feedback from students and teachers via focus groups and interviews, in order to inform future improvement of the programmes for wider implementation. Therefore, this trial will assess whether the two newly adapted programmes result in improved body image compared to those who receive their classes as usual, and compared to an existing teacher-led programme.