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ACTRN12621000353897
Treatment
Not Applicable
University,Flinders University
Ms Madelaine de Valle
This project will test a new intervention that aims to prevent people's social media use from causing them to feel dissatisfied with their body and experience disordered eating. The intervention uses exercises designed to help people reduce their self-criticism and increase their self-compassion when using social media. The project will assess how much participants engage with the intervention, request their feedback on it, and determine whether there is evidence that it may help to prevent diso .... Read more
Participants must be university students aged 17 to 25 who are fluent in English and feel that they use social media for appearance-related reasons.
People who are currently undergoing treatment for self-criticism, body image concerns, or disordered eating.
Yes
Sample Size 202
Min. age 17 Years
Max. age 25 Years
Sex Both males and females
Condition category Body image dissatisfaction , Eating disorders , Self-criticism
Condition code Mental Health
Intervention code Behaviour , Treatment: Other
Primary intervention: self-criticism intervention. Participants are emailed a set of intervention modules in fillable PDF format, which use CBT techniques to address self-criticism in the context of appearance and social media. These are self-guided interventions which can be completed either on the computer or printed to be completed in hard copy. The intervention comprises 4 modules, each of which takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, and which we will ask that they complete over one wee .... Read more
Control group Active
Control: waitlist. Participants assigned to this condition will complete baseline questionnaires, then post-treatment questionnaires of secondary outcome measures a week later, and then an optional one-week follow-up questionnaire following that. Following this, they will be provided the self-criticism intervention modules via email. The modules will be sent after the primary researcher confirms that they have completed the post-treatment questionnaires if they do not consent to be contacted for .... Read more
Outcome: Feasibility, assessed by % of module completion (self-reported using study-specific item: "Can you please enter an estimate of how much (as a percentage) of the intervention modules you completed (i.e., how much you read and how many questions you answered in the PDFs)?")Timepoint: Post-treatment (1 week post-randomisation)
Outcome: Feasibility, assessed by % of homework completion (self-reported using study-specific item: "Can you please enter an estimate of how much (as a percentage) of the homework tasks you completed?")Timepoint: Post-treatment (1 week post-randomisation)
Outcome: Acceptability of the intervention (qualitative feedback provided via online post-treatment questionnaires using study-specific items: "What did you like about the intervention?", "What did you dislike about the intervention?", and "Do you have any other feedback for us?")Timepoint: Post-treatment (1 week post-randomisation)
yes
All deidentified IPD.
Data will be available one year following publication, with no end date determined at this time.
Case-by-case basis at the discretion of the researchers.
At this time, we plan to make data available for any purpose, but will review on a case-by-case basis.