The Body Positive: An Intervention Promoting Teenagers' Body Satisfaction While Reducing Weight Stigma
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-xavier14587476202021-08-03T06:35:04Z The Body Positive: An Intervention Promoting Teenagers' Body Satisfaction While Reducing Weight Stigma Lenz, Katrina R. Psychology Body Positive Health at Every Size Intervention High school body satisfaction weight stigma Heightened national interest in youth obesity has led many schools to implement obesity intervention programs which often emphasize that students maintain a “healthy weight.” This focus on weight-loss has increased the need to simultaneously address body dissatisfaction and the stigmatization of “overweight” individuals. This study evaluated an abbreviated Health at Every Size (HAES) informed intervention, The Body Positive (The BP; Sobczak & Scott, 2013). The BP intervention was taught to first year high school students (N = 56) in two, 68-minute sessions. The students watched a video and participated in various group activities and instructor-led discussions related to intuitive eating and exercise, body acceptance and weight stigma. The researcher hypothesized that pre-, post- and 6-week follow-up assessments would indicate a significant decrease in body dissatisfaction (BD) for female and male participants, a decrease in drive for thinness (DT) among female participants and drive for muscularity among male participants (DM), and a decrease in fat phobia (FP) among female and male participants. An exploratory ANOVA indicated a significant decrease in female participants’ DT scores immediately after and six weeks after the BP intervention. There were no significant changes in BD, DM or FP. Limitations of the study are addressed, and implications for future research are provided. 2016-04-07 English text Xavier University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1458747620 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1458747620 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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body positive: an intervention promoting teenagers' body satisfaction while reducing weight stigma |
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