Citation

McLean SA, Wertheim EH, Marques MD, Paxton SJ. J. Health Psychol. 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

La Trobe University, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105316678668

PMID

27872384

Abstract

A dismantling study of body dissatisfaction prevention was conducted. Adolescent girls (N = 260) were randomly allocated to a media literacy (Happy Being Me - Media Literacy) or appearance comparison (Happy Being Me - Appearance Comparison) intervention or healthy eating behaviour control (Happy Being Me - Healthy Eating Behaviour) condition. In the Happy Being Me - Appearance Comparison condition, improvements from baseline to post-programme and follow-up for upward appearance comparison and fear of negative appearance evaluation were observed. In the Happy Being Me - Media Literacy condition, improvements were observed from baseline to post-programme for upward appearance comparison and realism scepticism.

FINDINGS were similar in a high-risk subsample and overall are moderately supportive of appearance comparison-based interventions, but less supportive of a stand-alone media literacy intervention.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en