Trial reportThe International journal of eating disorders2018
Targeting body dissatisfaction among women with overweight or obesity: A proof-of-concept pilot study.
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- How to reduce the adverse effects of weight stigma on the quality of life: a preferred reported items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA).Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating the effect of targeting body shape concerns on long-term weight change.The International journal of eating disorders · 2024Trial
- The Unique Associations of Thin-Ideal Internalization and Internalized Weight Stigma With Body Dissatisfaction Across Body Sizes.Journal of clinical psychology · 2025Article
- "Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Body appreciation and appearance evaluation in individuals with obesity compared to individuals with normal-weight: findings from a representative German population sample.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- The role of body appreciation, weight bias internalization, and disordered eating behaviors among presurgical bariatric patients.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2021Article
- State versus trait weight, shape, and eating concerns: Disentangling influence on eating behaviors among sexual minority women.Body image · 2021Article
- Vocal arousal: a physiological correlate of body distress in women with overweight and obesity.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Body Satisfaction, Weight Stigma, Positivity, and Happiness among Spanish Adults with Overweight and Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life 5 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Young (18-25 Years) Versus Older (≥ 26 Years) Adults: a Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry Study.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Prospective Evaluation of Internalized Weight Bias and Weight Change Among Successful Weight-Loss Maintainers.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Article
- Greater body appreciation moderates the association between maladaptive attentional biases and body dissatisfaction in undergraduate women.Journal of experimental psychopathologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis proof-of-concept study was designed to replicate the effects of the empirically-supported Body Project intervention on body dissatisfaction when combined with behavioral recommendations for weight loss among women with overweight or obesity.
methodWomen with overweight or obesity who reported body dissatisfaction and a desire to lose weight were randomized to one of two 4-week treatment conditions. Individuals assigned to the standard group (n = 15) were directed to track diet and activity level daily. Body project (n = 17) participants tracked daily diet and activity, in addition to attending four weekly, group-based body project intervention sessions. Body mass index, body dissatisfaction, body appreciation, and internalization of thin ideal and weight stigma were evaluated before and after the treatment period.
resultsFeasibility data suggest the Body Project can be implemented with this novel sample. Preliminary estimates suggest greater effects on body appreciation in the Body Project group than in the standard group (ES = 0.43), but no group effects for other body image variables.
conclusionsWith minor modifications, the Body Project was successfully implemented among women with overweight or obesity. The effect on body appreciation is encouraging and worthy of further investigation. Modification to the intervention may be necessary to enhance treatment effects on other body image variables.
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