Body Image Clinical Trial
Official title:
The EVERYbody Project-Connect: A Randomized-Controlled Study Comparing Active and Passive Inclusive Online Body Image Content for College Students
Verified date | December 2023 |
Source | Western Washington University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This randomized-controlled trial examines an online dissonance-based body image program for college students called the EVERYbody Project-Connect. The online (videoconferencing) intervention will be delivered using expert peer leaders in three 90-minute weekly sessions. Expert peer leaders for the EVERYbody Project-Connect are college students with lived and/or academic expertise within both body image and diversity and equity domains who are trained and screened for facilitation readiness. The comparison intervention is a passive, time-matched self-help condition using The Body Is Not An Apology Workbook by Sonya Renee Taylor. Both interventions explore diversity and representation within sociocultural body image pressures and provide tools for body acceptance. The study is open to all college students in a universal prevention and risk factor reduction framework. Outcomes will be assessed before and after the three weeks of intervention and at three-month follow-up.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 170 |
Est. completion date | August 30, 2023 |
Est. primary completion date | August 30, 2023 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Current college students (enrolled with university email address) Exclusion Criteria: - None |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Western Washington University | Bellingham | Washington |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Western Washington University |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Week 1 weight bias change | Interim assessment of weight bias after Week 1 of the 3-week interventions using the Anti-fat attitudes scale (AFAS). Change from baseline to Week 1 will be used to predict post-intervention and follow-up outcomes. | Assessed at Week 1 of intervention (one week after baseline) | |
Other | Week 1 internalization change | Interim assessment of internalization of appearance norms after Week 1 of the 3-week interventions using the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Change from baseline to Week 1 will be used to predict post-intervention and follow-up outcomes. | Assessed at Week 1 of intervention (one week after baseline) | |
Other | Program satisfaction | Four Likert scale items about enjoyment (e.g., "I enjoyed the EVERYbody Project") averaged for total satisfaction score (higher score equals greater satisfaction). Three open-ended questions (e.g., "Was any part of the EVERYbody Project particularly helpful/useful? If so, which part and why?") coded for themes. | Assessed at post-intervention (three weeks after baseline) | |
Other | Program application | Three Likert questions to gauge the application of new information (e.g., "How often do you think about the things you learned in the EVERYbody Project?"). Items will be averaged for a total application score (higher scores equaling more frequent application). One open-ended question on the 3-month follow-up survey only to report any other ways the EVERYbody Project has impacted the participant recently. | Assessed at post-intervention (three weeks after baseline) and follow-up (3 months) | |
Primary | Internalized appearance norms | Internalization subscales from the Sociocultural Attitudes Toward Appearance Questionnaire-4 (SATAQ-4). Average of 10 items; higher scores indicate greater internalization of cultural messages surrounding appearance and attractiveness. | Change from baseline through post-intervention (3 weeks later) and follow-up (3 months) | |
Primary | Body dissatisfaction | Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale (SDBPS). Average of 9 items; higher scores equal greater dissatisfaction with nine body parts that are commonly endorsed as concerning (e.g., stomach, thighs, hips). The scale will be reverse scored from the original. | Change from baseline through post-intervention (3 weeks later) and follow-up (3 months) | |
Primary | Eating disorder pathology | 8-item version of the Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q8). Average of 8 items for Global Score; higher scores equal greater frequency and severity of disordered attitudes and behaviors over the past month. | Change from baseline through post-intervention (3 weeks later) and follow-up (3 months) | |
Primary | Negative affect | Fear, guilt, and sadness subscales of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Revised (PANAS). Average of 20 items; higher scores equal greater negative emotion. | Change from baseline through post-intervention (3 weeks later) and follow-up (3 months) | |
Secondary | Weight bias | Anti-fat attitudes scale (AFAS). Average of 5 items; higher scores equal greater negative stereotypes about fat people and fear of fat. | Change from baseline through post-intervention (3 weeks later) and follow-up (3 months) | |
Secondary | Positive body image | Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). Average of 10 items; higher scores equal greater body positivity. | Change from baseline through post-intervention (3 weeks later) and follow-up (3 months) |
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