Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2020
Does the Healthy Body Image program improve lifestyle habits among high school students? A randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up.
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- The Overflow Effects of Movement Behaviour Change Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding Social Media Literacy: A Systematic Review of the Concept and Its Competences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Media literacy interventions: meta-analytic review of 40 years of research.Human communication research · 2025Article
- The co-creation, initial piloting, and protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a coach-led positive body image intervention for girls in sport.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of Delivering School-Based Wellness Programs for Emerging Adult Facilitators-A Quasi-Controlled Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Healthy Body Image Intervention and Reduction in Eating Disorder Symptomatology and Muscle Building Supplement Use in High School Students: A Study of Mediating Factors.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesPositive embodiment and healthy lifestyle habits seem to be related; therefore, stimulating positive embodiment should promote healthy lifestyle habits. In the current study, we delivered the Healthy Body Image (HBI) intervention among Norwegian high school students and examined the effects on healthy lifestyle habits.
methodsThe HBI intervention comprises three interactive workshops, with three overarching themes related to body image, social media literacy, and lifestyle. A total of 2446 boys (43%) and girls in grade 12 (mean age 16.8 years) from 30 high schools participated in this cluster-randomized controlled study. Schools were randomized to the HBI intervention or control study arm. Data on physical activity, eating habits, and sleep were collected at baseline, post intervention, and 3- and 12-month follow-up and analyzed using linear mixed regression models.
resultsThe intervention had a minor negative effect on physical activity levels in boys at 12-month follow-up and short-term small-to-moderate positive effects on consumption of breakfast and fruit and vegetables, and sleep duration on school days.
conclusionsIn future, the lack of satisfactorily long-term effects might be better addressed using a combination of cognitive and behavioral approaches to more optimally integrate positive embodiment and lifestyle changes in the daily life of adolescents.
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