The Peer-Delivered Body Project for Young Women in High School
- Conditions
- Eating Disorders in Adolescence
- Interventions
- Behavioral: The Body Project
- Registration Number
- NCT04263155
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the impact of the Body Project (a dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders) on key eating disorder risk factors and relevant social and self-constructs at three time-points (pre, post, and one-year follow-up). Young women will be recruited from two high schools and will be randomized to receive the Body Project or to the control group. The Body Project will be facilitated by college-aged women.
- Detailed Description
Preventive models that can avert the onset of eating disorders and innovative delivery methods that increase engagement with care offer a promising approach to improving the mental health and wellness of young women. This study aims to implement and evaluate the Body Project, a 4-hour dissonance-based program designed to address body image concerns and prevent eating disorders with high school young women using a peer delivery model. This study will evaluate the impact of the Body Project on key eating disorder risk factors and relevant social and self-constructs at three time-points (pre, post, and one-year follow-up). Young women will be recruited from two high schools and will be randomized to receive the Body Project program or to the control group. The Body Project will be facilitated by college-aged young women who have been trained to deliver the Body Project.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 74
- Female high school student
- Previous participation in the Body Project program
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental: The Body Project for high school young women The Body Project The 4-hour Body Project workshop delivered by trained peer leaders
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Body Parts Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of body dissatisfaction (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of dissatisfaction)
Change in Dutch Restrained Eating Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of dietary restraint (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating restraint)
Change in Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale-Revised Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of negative affect (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of negative affect)
Change in Thin-Ideal Internalization Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of endorsement of the thin ideal (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of thin ideal internalization)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure for symptoms of generalized anxiety (scale 0-3 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anxiety)
Change in Objectified Body Consciousness Scale - Body Surveillance Subscale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of body monitoring and surveillance (scale 1-7 with higher scores indicating higher levels of body surveillance)
Change in UCLA Loneliness Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of loneliness (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of loneliness)
Change in General Self-Efficacy Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of self-efficacy (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-efficacy)
Sense of Belonging (Body Project group only) Baseline Self-report measure of anticipated belonging with group (scale 1-7 with higher scores indicating higher levels of anticipated belonging)
Change in Inventory of Peer Influence on Eating Concerns Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of peer influence on eating and body concerns (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of peer influence)
Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure for depressive symptom severity(scale 0-3 with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression)
Change in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of global self-worth (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-esteem)
Sense of Belonging Follow-Up (Body Project group only) Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline) Self-report measure of belonging with group (scale 1-7 with higher scores indicating higher levels of experienced belonging)
Program Satisfaction (Body Project group only) Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline) Self-reported ratings of satisfaction with program and peer leaders (scale 1-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of program satisfaction)
Change in Self-Compassion Scale Baseline, Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline), 1 year post-intervention follow-up Self-report measure of self-compassion (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of self-compassion)
Working Alliance Inventory (Body Project group only) Post-intervention (4 weeks after baseline) Self-report measure of therapeutic alliance with peer leaders (scale 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher levels of working alliance)
Fidelity and Competence (Body Project group only) From the first Body Project session to the final (fourth) Body Project session, 4 weeks on average Observer-rated assessments of peer leader fidelity and competence (scale 1-10 with higher scores indicating higher levels of facilitator fidelity and competence)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Colorado Boulder
🇺🇸Boulder, Colorado, United States