Does social media literacy mitigate impacts of social media in adolescents?

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Body dissatisfaction; Disordered eating; Mental health problems; Mental Health - Eating disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000137392
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 6 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 775

Inclusion Criteria

All girls and boys in grade 7 and 8 classes. These students usually range in age from 11 to 14, however there are occasions when younger and older students are in these classes and these students will not be excluded.

Exclusion Criteria

There are no exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body satisfaction/dissatisfaction assessed using a reliable and valid questionnaire (Weight and Shape Concerns subscales of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire).[6-8 weeks post baseline];Disordered eating symptoms will be assessed. Dietary restraint with the DEBQ Dietary Restraint subscale (van Strien et al., 1986) and body change behaviours with the Body Change Questionnaire (Ricciardelli, & McCabe, 2001), These are both valid and reliable questionnaire measures in early adolescents.[6-8 weeks post-baseline]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depressed mood will be assessed with the valid and reliable questionnaire, the CESDR-10 (Haroz et al., 2014). [6-8 weeks post baseline assessment]