Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4-6 years old - a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's online media perpetuates appearance idealised images and can negatively impact the way children feel about their own and other people's bodies (e.g., weight bias) at a young age. The development and evaluation of body image interventions for young children to counteract this, are scarce. There is a need for prevention efforts to nurture the development of positive body image among this group to help mitigate potential body image concerns in later childhood. Media-based approaches promoting positive body image messages have shown preliminary efficacy. In collaboration with industry partners, we have developed two positive body image media micro-interventions (a 15-minute episode and a music video) to be evaluated in a fully powered RCT.

Methods

We aim to

SUBMITTER: Smith HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660667 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature