SOMEBODY, a Social Media-based Eating Disorder Prevention Program
- Conditions
- Eating Disorder Symptom
- Interventions
- Behavioral: SOMEBODY Eating Disorder Prevention Program
- Registration Number
- NCT04810403
- Lead Sponsor
- Florida State University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary evidence of potential efficacy of a social-media based intervention to reduce risk factors for eating disorders in college women.
- Detailed Description
Previous research supports an association between specific aspects of social media use and increased eating pathology in correlational designs and that specific aspects of social media use cause increases in risk factors for eating disorders. The aim of the current project is to determine whether social media use can be altered to cause decreases in eating disorder risk factors. To accomplish this, college women will be recruited to participate in an open trial of a pilot program that adapts activities used within evidence-based eating disorder prevention programs to be used on social media platforms. The intervention is designed to target internalization of the thin ideal.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 8
- female
- 18 to 25 years old
- score in the top 50th percentile for time spent on social media each day
- male
- <18 years or >25 years old
- individuals who screen positive for a Diagnostic Statistical Manual-5 eating disorder on the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description SOMEBODY Eating Disorder Prevention Program SOMEBODY Eating Disorder Prevention Program All participants will be recruited to participate in the SOcial MEdia (SOME) adaptation of activities from the BODY Project (SOMEBODY).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in internalization of the thin ideal Pre-intervention assessment to post-intervention assessment (or approximately 14 days from baseline) The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire - 4 Revised (SATAQ-4R) Internalization Subscales will be used to measure internationalization of the thin ideal before and after the intervention. An effect size of d=.50 for within subject change in score will establish preliminary evidence of potential efficacy
Acceptability of intervention 2 weeks Acceptability will be evaluated with 7-point Likert scale ratings, with a score ≥5 indicating that participants found the intervention acceptable
Feasibility of intervention 2 weeks Feasibility will be evaluated as the percentage of consented and enrolled participants who complete ≥10 of the 14 days of the intervention, with ≥80% indicating feasibility
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in dietary restraint Pre-intervention assessment to post-intervention assessment (or approximately 14 days from baseline) The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire Dietary Restraint subscale adapted for the past 7 days will be used to measure change in dietary restraint before and after the intervention
Adherence to protocol - observed Daily for the 14 days of the intervention With participant consent, a research assistant will follow the social media account the participant plans to use for the SOMEBODY intervention and will complete a checklist on a daily basis (yes/no) on whether or not the participant completed the daily assignment
Change in body image concerns Pre-intervention assessment to post-intervention assessment (or approximately 14 days from baseline) The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire Weight and Shape Concerns subscales adapted for the past 7 days will be used to measure change in body image before and after the intervention
Change in bulimic symptoms Pre-intervention assessment to post-intervention assessment (or approximately 14 days from baseline) The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire Self-Reported Bulimic Symptom Composite Score adapted for the past 7 days will be used to measure change in bulimic symptom frequency before and after the intervention
Change in disordered eating Pre-intervention assessment to post-intervention assessment (or approximately 14 days from baseline) The Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire Global Score adapted for the past 7 days will be used to measure change in disordered eating before and after the intervention
Change in social media use Pre-intervention assessment to post-intervention assessment (or approximately 14 days from baseline) The Social Media Use Questionnaire items assessing frequency and type of engagement with social media will be used to measure change in social media use before and after the intervention
Adherence to protocol - self-reported 2 weeks The Social Media Use Questionnaire items assessing adherence to daily social media activities will be used to measure self-reported adherence after the intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Florida State University Psychology Department
🇺🇸Tallahassee, Florida, United States