Labeling retouched images: Effects on the body image of young women in Germany

Labeling retouched images: Effects on the body image of young women in Germany - BODY IMAGE RETOUCHED

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036316

Enrollment

460

Registered

2025-04-14

Start date

2025-04-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Body image

Interventions

Group 1: Unretouched images without labeling: The participants are shown ten unretouched images without labeling. Group 2: Retouched images without labeling: The participants are shown ten retouched i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Females

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mental disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Body image - Instrument: Body Image States Scale (Cash et al., 2002; German version by Vollstedt, 2013); additionally: 2 visual analog scales (Heinberg & Thompson, 1995; Giorgianni et al., 2020) - Measurement times: before and after the experimental manipulation 2. Mood - Instrument: 5 visual analog scales (Heinberg & Thompson, 1995; Giorgianni et al., 2020) - Measurement times: before and after the experimental manipulation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Body image - Instrument: Body Image States Scale (Cash et al., 2002; German version by Vollstedt, 2013); additionally: 2 visual analog scales (Heinberg & Thompson, 1995; Giorgianni et al., 2020) - Measurement times: before and after the experimental manipulation 2. Mood - Instrument: 5 visual analog scales (Heinberg & Thompson, 1995; Giorgianni et al., 2020) - Measurement times: before and after the experimental manipulation

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Sociocultural influence on body image - Instrument: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (Heinberg et al., 1995; German version by Knauss et al., 2009) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 2. Body appreciation - Instrument: Body Appreciation Scale-2 (Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015; German version by Behrend & Warschburger, 2022) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 3. Physical appearance comparison - Instrument: Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (Thompson et al., 1991; German version by Mölbert et al., 2017) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 4. Body mass index - Calculation based on self-reported height (cm) and weight (kg) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 5. Media consumption - 2 items assessing daily media consumption duration (exposure to image- and video-based content in minutes per day) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Sociocultural influence on body image - Instrument: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (Heinberg et al., 1995; German version by Knauss et al., 2009) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 2. Body appreciation - Instrument: Body Appreciation Scale-2 (Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015; German version by Behrend & Warschburger, 2022) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 3. Physical appearance comparison - Instrument: Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (Thompson et al., 1991; German version by Mölbert et al., 2017) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 4. Body mass index - Calculation based on self-reported height (cm) and weight (kg) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation 5. Media consumption - 2 items assessing daily media consumption duration (exposure to image- and video-based content in minutes per day) - Measurement time: Before the experimental manipulation

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMandy Lomb

Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie der Universitätsmedizin Mainz

mandy.lomb@unimedizin-mainz.de06131 17 3281

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026