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Conditions
Brief summary
The Embrace Collective (https://theembracecollective.org) is a not-for-profit health promotion charity that offers research translation of evidence-based body image resources to improve body appreciation and reduce judgement on the basis of appearance. As part of their mission to inspire and educate people around the globe to reframe how they think about their bodies, they have identified education, fitness and health settings as environments that require additional support. As part of their mission, they have developed a range of programs and initiatives to address these concerns. These programs have now also expanded to include psychoeducational interventions to support parents in supporting children to reframe thinking about their bodies. The Embrace for Parents micro-intervention, is a 5-minute educational video for parents, developed by Dr Zali Yager, this resource is based on key findings from a Delphi study focused on prevention guidelines for parents and researchers. The parent masterclass provides strategies for parents to prevent body dissatisfaction and unhealthy eating patterns in children. This project aims to evaluate the impact of the educational video on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour among parents. Parents will be invited to participate through Embrace collective channels and social media/advertising.
Interventions
The Embrace Parent Masterclass is a micro-intervention (5-minute online video) that presents strategies for parents aimed at promoting positive body image and healthy eating behaviours in children. The intervention was developed by body image expert Dr Zali Yager, and was based on key findings from a Delphi study focused on prevention guidelines for parents and researchers (Hart et al., 2014). The key messages from the masterclass include: (1) understanding body image; (2) raising awareness of l
The Embrace Parent Masterclass is a micro-intervention (5-minute online video) that presents strategies for parents aimed at promoting positive body image and healthy eating behaviours in children. The intervention was developed by body image expert Dr Zali Yager, and was based on key findings from a Delphi study focused on prevention guidelines for parents and researchers (Hart et al., 2014). The key messages from the masterclass include: (1) understanding body image; (2) raising awareness of language and negative body talk; (3) focusing on body functionality; (4) celebrating diversity/embracing different bodies; (5) not labelling food as ‘good’ or ‘bad’; (6) social media literacy; (7) strategies for addressing negative body talk in children; and (8) complimenting children beyond their appearance. The masterclass is delivered by an Australia comedian and father of two, Nazeem Hussain, who delivers the key messages in an engaging, fun and concise way and is freely available to Australian audiences through the Embrace Hub website (https://theembracehub.com). Masterclass messages are delivered verbally and are accompanied by animations throughout the video. To monitor engagement with the intervention material, participants were asked a qualitative questions about the video content, such as: 'In a few short sentences, please describe the key takeaway messages from the parent video you have just watched.' Additionally, one attention check question was included to assess whether participants had engaged with the content. No website analytics or tracking tools were used to monitor viewing.
Sponsors
The Embrace Collective
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Eligibility criteria included: (1) residing in Australia; and (2) having at least one child aged 18 or under.
Exclusion criteria
Nil.
Outcome results
None listed