Phillippa C. Diedrichs|Melissa Atkinson|Rebecca J. Steer|Kirsty M. Garbett|Nichola Rumsey|Emma Halliwell
Effectiveness of a brief school-based body image intervention ‘Dove Confident Me: Single Session’ when delivered by teachers and researchers: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial
University of the West of England|University of the West of England|University of the West of England|University of the West of England|University of the West of England|University of the West of England
study evaluated 90min single session schoolbased body image intervention dove confident single session investigated delivery could taskshifted teachers british adolescents n 1707 1113 years 5083 girls participated cluster randomised controlled trial lessons usual control intervention teacherled tl intervention researcherled rl body image risk factors psychosocial disordered eating outcomes assessed 1week preintervention immediate postintervention 495 weeks followup multilevel mixedmodels showed postintervention improvements intervention students relative control body esteem tl girls negative affect tl dietary restraint tl girls eating disorder symptoms tl life engagement tl rl awareness sociocultural pressures increased postintervention tl effects smallmedium size ds 019076 maintained followup significant differences conditions post followup body satisfaction appearance comparisons teasing appearance conversations selfesteem intervention shortterm benefits girls body image dietary restraint eating disorder symptoms psychosocial outcomes among girls boys multisession version intervention likely necessary sustained improvements teachers deliver intervention effectively minimal training indicating broader scale dissemination feasibleisrctn16782819