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Conditions
Interventions
The Body Project is a group-based intervention, in the present study delivered digitally in groups of 8–10 participants. The Body Project is designed to reduce thin-ideal internalization and body diss
Session 2 focuses on reading and discussing the letters and practicing quick comebacks in response to thin-ideal-related comments
Session 3 emphasizes discussion of recorded situations, behavioral experiments, and preparation and execution of body activism actions
Session 4 centers on debriefing the behavioral experiments and activism actions, discussing future high-risk situations, and closing the intervention. All homework exercises will be completed and subm
Sponsors
Universiteit van Tilburg
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria will be: (a) enrollment as a university student at Tilburg or Utrecht University, (b) identification with female sex, (c) age = 18 years, (d) sufficient Dutch or English language proficiency, and (e) access to a computer or tablet with a stable internet connection.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria will be: (a) a self-reported eating disorder diagnosis, (b) active inpatient psychological treatment, or (c) identification with male gender. Participants can leave the study at any time for any reason without any consequences if they wish to do so. The primary investigator can decide to withdraw a participant from the study in the occurrence of adverse events.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective of the present randomized controlled trial is to examine the efficacy of a digitalized version of the Body Project compared to a waitlist control group. Following Stice’s dual pathway model, assessing changes in body dissatisfaction and thin-ideal internalization are the primary objectives of the proposed study. Primary outcomes will be difference in body dissatisfaction and thin-ideal internalization between both conditions.? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As, according to the dual pathway model, thin-ideal internalization leads to body dissatisfaction, which in turn may contribute to eating disorder pathology through pathways involving dietary restraint and negative affect. Consequently, assessing changes in eating disorder pathology, dietary restraint, self-objectification, and negative affect are the study’s secondary objectives. Secondary outcomes will therefore include differences between conditions in eating disorder symptoms, restraint eating behavior, self-objectification and negative affect.? | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactB Melisse
Universiteit van Tilburg
Outcome results
None listed