Jorunn Sundgot?Borgen|Andreas Stenling|Jan H. Rosenvinge|Gunn Pettersen|Oddgeir Friborg|Jorunn Sundgot?Borgen|Elin Kolle|Monica Klungland Torstveit|Kethe Marie Engen Svantorp-Tveiten|Solfrid Bratland?Sanda
The Norwegian healthy body image intervention promotes positive embodiment through improved self-esteem
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences|Umeå University|UiT The Arctic University of Norway|UiT The Arctic University of Norway|UiT The Arctic University of Norway|Norwegian School of Sport Sciences|Norwegian School of Sport Sciences|University of Agder|Norwegian School of Sport Sciences|University of South-Eastern Norway
examined direct indirect effects healthy body image hbi intervention positive embodiment among norwegian high school students total 2446 12th grade boys 43 girls mean age 168 years 30 schools participated clusterrandomized controlled study hbi intervention control condition study arms tested mediation models using path analysis found among several hypothesized mediators selfesteem mediated positive intervention effect positive embodiment boys girls direct effect intervention positive embodiment found girls study provides novel findings indicating health promotion interventions address positive embodiment focus enhancing adolescents selfesteem serial mediation modeling might reveal complex explanations change mechanisms could evolve current knowledge