Testing a Brief and Low Intensity Self-compassion Intervention for State Body Shame Among Adult Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Body Image Disturbance
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
- Enrollment
- 69
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from baseline Subjective units of shame (SUS) at the end of the intervention
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators' recent feasibility trial of a self-compassion and active control intervention showed that the self-compassion intervention was promising in reducing state body shame during a 40-minute intervention session. There were three time points where the reduction in the body shame level was significant, indicating three active components in the intervention that led to significant reduction in state body shame. It is unclear if a shorter self-compassion intervention based on only the active components would be as effective as the longer intervention at reducing state body shame. Such a short intervention then could be used as an in-session change method (15-20 mins) as part of a larger package, or as a homework exercise.
Investigators
Fidan Turk
Principal investigator
University of Sheffield
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age ≥ 18 years
- •Self-identified women
- •Be able to use a computer and have an Internet connection
Exclusion Criteria
- •Insufficient knowledge of English
- •Learning disability or psychiatric illness requiring secondary care intervention
- •Under 18 years old
- •No access to a tablet or computer with an internet connection
- •Body mass index below 18.5
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from baseline Subjective units of shame (SUS) at the end of the intervention
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 3 months
Subjective units of shame (SUS), taken at four points during the intervention (scored 0 no shame to 100 full of shame)
Secondary Outcomes
- Body Image States Scale(through study completion, an average of 3 months)
- Shame subscale of the State Shame and Guilt Scale(through study completion, an average of 3 months)