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Cognitive Dissonance and Attentional Biases Related to Body Dissatisfaction

NCT03219814 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 228

Last updated 2020-01-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess a cognitive dissonance-based eating disorder prevention intervention program on its ability to reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied women.

Conditions

  • Body-dissatisfaction

Interventions

OTHER

The Body Project

The Body Project is a dissonance-based body-acceptance program designed to help high school girls and college-age women resist cultural pressures to conform to the appearance ideal standard of female beauty and reduce their pursuit of unrealistic bodies. The Body Project is supported by more research than any other body image program and has been found to reduce onset of eating disorders.

OTHER

Mediapsychoeducation

Mediapsychoeducation is used to educate individuals on psychological issues through the use of various medias, in this study mediapsychoeducation is being used to educate individuals on eating disorders and the thin ideal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Calgary

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristin von Ranson, PhD · University of Calgary

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-19
Primary Completion
2018-03-28
Completion
2018-04-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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