集群随机试验的BodyKind协议:为青少年提供一项以学校为基础的身体形象计划
Ciara Mahon1, Denise Hamburger2, Jennifer B Webb3
1School of Psychology, University College Dublin (UCD), Newman Building, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. ciara.mahon@ucd.ie.
BMC public health
|November 14, 2023
概括
这项研究评估了BodyKind计划,这是一项针对青少年的学校干预措施,以改善身体形象和心理健康. 结果将为健康的身体形象发展提供可扩展,可持续的计划.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 身体形象不佳是青少年的重大公共卫生问题,与负面的身体和心理结果有关.
- 现有的针对年龄较大的青少年的普遍计划往往未能解决当代问题,例如社交媒体对身体形象的影响.
- "BodyKind"计划是一个新的,四个课程,以学校为基础的干预,利用认知失调,自我同情,对他人的同情和社会活动.
研究的目的:
- 概述一个集群随机对照试验 (cRCT) 的协议和对爱尔兰文化适应的BodyKind计划的实施评估.
- 评估BodyKind计划在改善青少年身体形象和心理健康方面的有效性.
- 为了确定BodyKind干预效应的机制和调节者.
主要方法:
- 一个集群随机对照试验,涉及26所爱尔兰中学的600名15-17岁的青少年.
- 学校将被随机分配到BodyKind干预或等候名单控制 (通常的课程).
- 主要结果 (对身体的欣赏,不满,幸福感) 和次要结果 (自我同情,同情,内化,社会正义,社交媒体使用) 将在前,后和2个月的随访中进行测量.
主要成果:
- 本节不适用于协议概要.
- 实施评估将评估计划的忠实性及其对结果的影响.
- 调解和调节分析将探索不同学生群体的干预有效性.
结论:
- 这项研究代表了第一个cRCT,并对青少年身体形象的多组件BodyKind计划的实施评估.
- 积极的发现可能会导致青少年身体形象和幸福感的改善.
- 该计划有可能为开发可持续和可扩展的基于学校的干预措施提供信息.
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