Body Dysmorphic Disorders, Eating Disorders, Social Anxiety Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
safety behaviors, intervention, text message, appearance concerns
Brief summary
The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message based safety behavior fadinig intervention compared to an unhealthy behavior fading intervention for appearance concerns.
Detailed description
Description: Appearance-related safety behavior fading intervention procedures will follow methodology previously used in the Cougle Lab. The safety behavior fading intervention is designed to target a decrease or elimination of appearance-related safety behaviors. Individuals randomly assigned to the safety behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate their endorsed appearance-related safety behaviors. In addition, they will receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day. Individuals randomly assigned to the unhealthy behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate unhealthy behaviors. They will also receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day.
Interventions
Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate safety behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress.
BEHAVIORALUnhealthy Behavior Fading
Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate unhealthy behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress.
Sponsors
Florida State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Participants are randomized to one of two conditions
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* elevated appearance concerns as defined by a score of 53 or higher on the SAAS * Being female
Exclusion criteria
* being male * Score of 52 or lower on the SAAS * Currently receiving treatment (therapy, counseling, etc.) for anxiety, depression, eating disorder, or body image/appearance concerns * If applicable, unstable psychiatric medication usage any time over the past 4 weeks
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA Loneliness Scale-8 | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale for measuring loneliness for use in clinical outcome studies. Total scores range from 0 to 32 with higher scores indicating higher loneliness. |
| Change in Unhealthy Behaviors Checklist | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale used to measure frequency of engaging in unhealthy behaviors. This scale will be used as a manipulation check. |
| Beliefs About Appearance Scale | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale for measuring appearance importance for use in clinical outcome studies. Each item is rated on a 0-4 scale with a total score range of 0-80 with higher scores indicating greater appearance importance. |
| Change in Social Appearance Anxiety Scale | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale that measures appearance anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 16 to 80 with higher scores indicating higher levels of appearance concerns. |
| Change in Eating Disorder-15 | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale that measures eating disorder symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 90 with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating pathology. |
| Change in Social Phobia Inventory | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale that measures social anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social anxiety. |
| Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire | Day 0 | Self-report scale for measuring treatment expectancy and rationale credibility for use in clinical outcome studies. |
| Change in Appearance Behaviors Checklist | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report scale used to measure frequency of engaging in appearance related safety behaviors. This scale will be used as a manipulation check. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of ideal self | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report measure of appearance importance where individuals must allocate a budget of 100 to 7 different ideals including appearance, creativity, friendliness, work ethic, intelligence, humor, and income. |
| Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale | Day 0, Day 28, Day 56 | Self-report measure of depression symptom severity. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed