Pilot feasibility and acceptability trial of BE REAL’s BodyKind: A universal school-based body image intervention for adolescents

Mahon, Ciara; Hamburger, Denise; Yager, Zali; Almaraz, Mayra; Mooney, Jan; Tran, Tran; O’Dowd, Orlagh; Bauert, Lia; Smith, KG; Gomez-Trejo, Verenice; Webb, Jennifer B.

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101636

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“…One study examined BodyKind, an in-person, teacher-led program to improve positive body image. The authors reported that there was not sufficient power to detect within-subject differences on wellbeing outcomes; the study did not include a control group to examine between-subject differences (Mahon et al, 2023). In the study of Listen Protect Connect from Ramirez and colleagues (2013), participants in the intervention had significant within-group improvements in perceived social support at the two-month follow-up; the study did not include a control group to examine between-subject differences.…”

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confidence: 99%

Brief School-Based Interventions Targeting Student Mental Health or Wellbeing: A Systematic Review

Cohen,

Ito,

Ahuvia

et al. 2023

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Brief, school-based mental health interventions hold promise for reducing barriers to mental health support access, a critical endeavor in light of increasing rates of mental health concerns among youth. However, there is no consensus on whether or not brief school-based interventions are effective at reducing mental health concerns or improving wellbeing. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to provide consensus and determine directions for future work. Articles were included if they examined a brief (≤ four sessions or 240 minutes of intervention time) psychosocial intervention, were conducted within a Pre-K through 12th-grade school setting, included at least one treatment outcome evaluating mental health or wellbeing, and were published since 2000. A total of 2767 papers were identified through database searching, of which 53 papers (k studies = 48) were ultimately selected for inclusion. A total of 22,532 students were included across studies and a total of 48 unique interventions were examined. A total of 189 effect sizes were extracted. On average, interventions led to statistically significant improvements in mental health/wellbeing outcomes versus control conditions up to one month (g = .17, p = .04), six months (g = .22, p = .002), and one year (g = .18, p = .005) post-intervention. There may be benefits to brief school-based interventions from a preventative public-health standpoint; future research may focus on how to optimize their real-world utility. Prospero preregistration: CRD42021255079.

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Section: Potentially Iatrogenic Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%