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A randomized control trial of Expand Your Horizon: An intervention for women with weight bias internalization.

Alexandria E Davies, C Blair Burnette, Scott G Ravyts, Suzanne E Mazzeo

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Body image, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandria E DaviesDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA. Electronic address: daviesae@vcu.edu.
C Blair BurnetteDepartment of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
Scott G RavytsDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
Suzanne E MazzeoDepartment of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 842018, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Research on Eating and Activity for Community Health (REACH): An Applied Epidemiology Training Program to Improve Weight-Related Health in Youth and Families from Diverse CommunitiesT32HL150452 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NEUMARK-SZTAINER, DIANNE R · 2020 to 2024
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NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL150452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Weight bias internalization (WBI) is associated with a myriad of negative health outcomes, but there are few effective treatments that address this concern. This randomized controlled trial examined the preliminary effectiveness of a previously developed body gratitude journaling intervention (i.e., Expand Your Horizon) compared with an active control writing condition (i.e., expressive writing) in emerging adult women with WBI. Participants (N = 135) completed baseline measures and were then randomized to either Expand Your Horizon (n = 72) or the active control condition (n = 63). Participants in both conditions completed three writing tasks over one week. Assessments occurred at baseline, post-test, and follow-up (one-week). Participants in both conditions experienced improvements in WBI, functionality appreciation, and self-compassion at follow-up, though improvements were greater in the Expand Your Horizon condition. Further, participants in the Expand Your Horizon had greater improvement in healthcare stress at follow-up. In sum, Expand Your Horizon appeared accessible and demonstrated preliminary effectiveness in a sample of emerging adult women with WBI. Avenues for future research include evaluating this intervention in more diverse populations with a longer follow-up.

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Weight PrejudiceAdultBody ImageDefense MechanismsFemaleHumansTreatment OutcomeWritingBody functionalityBody imageEmerging adultsInterventionSelf-compassionWeight stigma

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PMID34954448
PMCPMC8891047
OpenAlexW4200316821

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