Protocol of a cluster randomised trial of BodyKind: a school-based body image programme for adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor body image is prevalent among adolescents and associated with several negative outcomes for their physical and psychological health. There is a pressing need to address this growing public health concern, yet there are few evidence-informed universal programmes for older adolescents that address contemporary body image concerns (i.e., social media). BodyKind is a four lesson, school-based, teacher led, universal body image programme that incorporates empirically supported principles of cognitive dissonance, self-compassion, compassion for others and social activism, to support positive body image development. Building on previous pilot trials in the USA, this paper outlines the protocol for a cluster randomised control trial (cRCT) and implementation evaluation of t

SUBMITTER: Mahon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647142 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature