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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Body shape concerns are prevalent and can negatively impact mental well-being.
  • Cognitive-behavioural interventions show promise in addressing such concerns.
  • Brief interventions offer a potentially accessible treatment option.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel brief cognitive-behavioural intervention (CBI) for reducing body shape concerns.
  • To compare the efficacy of immediate versus delayed treatment delivery.
  • To assess the effectiveness of CBI against applied relaxation (AR).

Main Methods:

  • Fifty women with high shape concern were randomized to CBI or AR.
  • Participants received either immediate or delayed treatment.
  • Assessments included shape concern, cognitions, and emotions at baseline, post-treatment, and 4/12-week follow-up.

Main Results:

  • Immediate treatment significantly reduced shape concerns compared to delayed treatment, with effects lasting to 4-week follow-up.
  • The cognitive-behavioural intervention was more effective than applied relaxation in reducing shape concern.
  • These differences in effectiveness were largely maintained for 3 months.

Conclusions:

  • The brief cognitive-behavioural intervention demonstrates initial efficacy in reducing body shape concerns.
  • Findings support further research and potential clinical application of this intervention.
  • Immediate delivery of the intervention appears more beneficial than delayed treatment.