Healthy me: A gender-specific program to address body image concerns and risk factors among preadolescents

McCabe, Marita P.; Connaughton, Catherine; Tatangelo, Gemma; Mellor, David; Busija, Lucy

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.10.007

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“…The score differences between the two conditions (6.75 points of improvement in the experimental group vs. 0.75 points in the control condition, p = 0.000) are in line with what positive body image theory claims, i.e., that self-image satisfaction can be fostered (Tylka and Homan, 2015;Homan and Tylka, 2018). This experimental study is also coherent with other studies suggesting that tailored programs with specific scopes are better instruments than preventive interventions that are nonspecifically orientated (Roses-Gómez, 2014; Kilpela et al, 2015;Hudson et al, 2016;McCabe et al, 2017;Mellor et al, 2017;Bailey et al, 2019). Besides, our results also show the goodness of design of the IMAGINA program by Sánchez-Cabrero (2012) when used with participants over 50 years old.…”

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“…Regarding our first goal, the central hypothesis is that body satisfaction grows higher with age but not to the extent of making concern about physical appearance disappear (Webster and Tiggemann, 2003;McGuinness and Taylor, 2016;Sánchez-Cabrero et al, 2019). Regarding the second goal, the hypothesis is that, as suggested in previous literature on other age groups (Cash, 1997;Maganto et al, 2002;McCabe et al, 2017), the specific intervention on body image done in the experimental condition is going to have a positive influence on the evaluation of body satisfaction in the participants. This intervention consists of collective multi-thematic activities of a social and affective nature.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…As for intervention programs aimed at improving body image, the scientific literature shows that these produce outstanding results, from the classics of Cash (1997) and PICTA, Maganto et al (2002), to current ones, such as those of, Kilpela et al (2016), McCabe et al (2017), and Bailey et al (2019). However, none of them are intended for mature people, focusing instead on adolescent or young people, and mainly on the female population, except for the IMAGINA program by Sánchez-Cabrero (2012).…”

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Improvement of Body Satisfaction in Older People: An Experimental Study

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Aging typically manifests itself in a variety of physical and cognitive alterations and challenges that are not always easily accepted. Feeling dissatisfied with these changes can also affect the mood and self-esteem of older people causing body image problems. The present study focuses on body satisfaction in Spanish older people (176 participants; M and SD = 64.03 ± 1 8.06; age range 50 to over 75) by employing experimental research to test whether psychosocial interventions may have a positive impact. Our aims are threefold: (1) To describe the body satisfaction of older people considering intervening variables, such as age, gender, having a stable partner, time of the year, and place of residence; (2) to compare body satisfaction improvement in older people participating in a specific body satisfaction program designed for this purpose versus a non-specific program run by the Spanish Red Cross; and (3) to examine the relationship between age, gender, having a stable partner, time of the year, place of residence, body satisfaction and participating in the experimental condition. The IMAGINA specific body image program yielded a significant improvement in body satisfaction when compared with the non-specific program in both men and women regardless of marital status and in some age groups: 50 to 54 years old, 60 to 64 years old, and 65 to 69. Male participants, as well as singles, were more satisfied with their bodies, and the contrary was true for divorced and separated. The IMAGINA program was particularly useful in participants with more body image problems. As shown, the pressure to fit beauty standards and related problems do not go away with age, a fact that is embodied and experienced differently in men and women.

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“…Men with a lower physical activity level had higher categories for strategies for increasing body size and muscle tone. 6,7,9,11,[29][30][31][32] but we followed the original proposal, with its seven correlated subscales. 4,8,33 With regard to the correlations between the BIBCI subscales, the majority were significant, corroborating results presented by 34,35 and revealing that this population strongly values the body.…”

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Strategies for eating and body change among Brazilian women and men

Silva

Marôco

Campos

2020

Trends Psychiatry Psychother.

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Objectives: Our study was conducted to adapt the Body Image and Body Change Inventory (BIBCI) for Portuguese; to evaluate the BIBCI's psychometric properties in samples of university students; to calculate the prevalence of strategies for eating and body change among students; and to evaluate the impact of demographic, social, and anthropometric characteristics on the BIBCI subscales. Methods: 798 students (women = 63%) answered the Portuguese translation of the BIBCI and answered a demographic questionnaire. All analyses were performed separately for women and men. The BIBCI's psychometric properties were estimated using confirmatory factor analysis. Mean scores were calculated for each BIBCI subscale. A multivariate regression model was tested to evaluate the impact of demographic, social, and anthropometric characteristics on mean BIBCI subscale scores. Results: The psychometric properties of the BIBCI were adequate in the samples analyzed. The BIBCI subscales scores did not differ according to sex. According to the cutoff points adopted, most of the students were classified in the very low category of the BIBCI subscales. For women, characteristics such as self-reported eating assessment, economic class, physical activity level, and work were significant. For men, only physical activity level was significant. Conclusion: The Portuguese translation of the BIBCI was presented and its psychometric properties were found to be adequate in the samples analyzed. The models identified significant characteristics that can be used in intervention protocols for preventing inappropriate behaviors in relation to body image and eating.

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“…Health-related advertisements sometimes perpetuate the so-called 'healthy weight' stereotype that being beautiful and healthy is only achieved by reducing body fat (Rodgers, 2016). However, greater concerns about weight do not necessarily lead to healthy habits or health consciousness (McCabe, Connaughton, Tatangelo, Mellor & Busija, 2017;Yiu, Murray, Arlt, Eneva & Chen, 2017). Therefore, healthy behaviors should be stimulated to facilitate positive self-image of university students.…”

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Prediction of body image dissatisfaction in university students by multivariate statistical methods

Pinto

Melo

Bressan

2019

Acta Sci. Health Sci.

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Overweight and obesity are responsible for significant costs of the Brazil's public health system and can modify the self-perception of the body image, attitudes, cognitions and thoughts. This study intends to propose predictive models to evaluate factors related to body image dissatisfaction among university students. Undergraduate students, with a mean age of 22.4 years, were interviewed in Minas Gerais, Brazil, by means of a behavioral questionnaire and evaluated the body image by scale of figures of silhouettes according to the Brazilian biotype. Contingency analysis pointed out dissatisfaction in 67.1% of the students and the time dedicated to sedentary activities presented significant influence on body image. Female undergraduate students from health science courses with recent weight gain tended to wish smaller silhouettes, while male students wished larger body sizes. Multinomial and logistic regression analyses revealed a good predictive power, but the multinomial regression was more advantageous and effective in demonstrating a satisfactory predictive model comprised of a larger number of variables to explain the body image dissatisfaction.

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Healthy me: A gender-specific program to address body image concerns and risk factors among preadolescents

Cited by 30 publications

References 39 publications

Improvement of Body Satisfaction in Older People: An Experimental Study

Improvement of Body Satisfaction in Older People: An Experimental Study

Strategies for eating and body change among Brazilian women and men

Prediction of body image dissatisfaction in university students by multivariate statistical methods

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