Body shame, dissatisfaction, concerns and negative body image. Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The target population includes young people from the French-speaking community in Switzerland aged 18–30 who identify as women (including transgender women). Prior evidence suggests the Body Project d
Sponsors
HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Identifing as a woman 2. Living or working in Switzerland 3. Aged 18-30 years 4. Self-reported body dissatisfaction 5. Sufficient level of French to actively participate in the intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Meeting a current diagnostic criteria for any eating disorder according to the DSM-5-TR 2. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for a mood disorder or anxiety disorder 3. Pregnancy or lactation 4. Refusal to have the intervention sessions audio-recorded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body shame measured using the Body Shame subscale of the Objectified Body Consciousness (OBC-BS) questionnaire at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body dissatisfaction measured using the Body Shape Questionnaire 8C (BSQ-8C) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up;Beauty-ideal internalization measured using the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-4-Revised (SATAQ-4R) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up;Eating disorder psychopathology measured using the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up;Self-compassion measured using the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up;Personality, to assess assertiveness, politeness/social compliance, perfectionism, measured using items from the 100 Nuances of Personality (100NP) at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 1-month follow-up | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactIsabelle Carrard
Outcome results
None listed