High body dissatisfaction
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Experimental Condition 1
Body exposure section: Body exposure focusing on body parts positively perceived by the individuals, guided via recorded audio instructions
Trier Social Stress Test
Sponsors
Universität Konstanz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: High body dissatisfaction: EDE-Q (shape and weight concern-score) higher than 3.36 relating to high body dissatisfaction (Voges et al., 2018)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Acute suicidality - Acute self-harm risk - Substance dependency - Significant physical illness - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No endpoint in the conventional sense. Dependent variables (measured during pre- and post-lab appointments) include: - Self-reported negative emotional activation (Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM; Bradley & Lang, 1994) and a state questionnaire battery (PANAS-X; Röcke & Grühn, 2003)) as well as objectively measured negative emotional activation (heart rate and skin conductance), - Body-related attention (measured via eye-tracking), - Body perception (rope exercise) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neuroendocrine (salivary cortisol) and autonomic (heart rate variability [HRV] via continuous electrocardiogram) stress response to the TSST with (experimental condition) or without (control condition) concurrent body viewing. Psychological measures collected via Qualtrics in the pre and post surveys: - Body Checking Questionnaire (Vocks et al., 2008) - Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (Legenbauer et al., 2007) - Single Item Self-Esteem Scale (Robins et al., 2001) - State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - Trait version (STAI-T; Laux et al., 1981) - Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q; Hilbert & Tuschen-Caffier, 2016) - PANAS-X (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Extended version, Röcke & Grühn, 2003) - Brief Symptom Checklist (BSCL; Franke, 2017) - Single Item Self Esteem Scale (Robins et al., 2001) - Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X; Röcke & Grühn, 2003) Psychological Measures via Qualtrics in the TSST section of the study: - Allgemeine Selbstwirksamkeit Kurzskala (ASKU; Beierlein et al., 2012) - Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II; Beck et al., 1996; Kühner et al., 2007) - Brief Resilience Scale (BRS; Smith et al., 2008) - Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; Bernstein et al., 1994) - Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ; Michalak et al., 2016) - Körperbezogener Locus of Control (Mrazek, 1989) - Multidimensional Body-Self Questionnaire – Appearance Scales (MBSQ-AS; Vossbeck-Elsebusch et al., 2014) - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire (RSQ; Rosenberg, 1965) - Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI; Parker et al., 1979) - SAM (Filipp & Freudenberg, 1989) - Satisfaction with Life Scale (Janke & Glöckner-Rist, 2012) - Self Compassion Scale (Hupfeld & Ruffieux, 2011; Raes et al., 2011) - Single Item Self-Esteem Scale (Robins et al., 2001) - Skala dysfunktionaler Einstellungen (DAS-18), Subskala Leistungsbeurteilung (Rojas et al., 2022) - Stress Rating Questionnaire (SRQ; Edwards et al., 2015) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHannah;Elea S. C. Weins;Klink
Universität Konstanz Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters;Universität Konstanz - Lehrstuhl für Neuropsychologie
Outcome results
None listed