SynthesisFrontiers in global women's health2022
Systematic Review of Digital Interventions for Adolescent and Young Adult Women's Body Image.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions That Use Highly Visual Social Media Platforms to Tackle Unhealthy Body Image in Adolescents and Young Adults: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-Experimental Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of interventions on improving body image for pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Roblox Video Game (Super U Story) in Improving Body Image Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- The Psychological Dimensions of Dieting: A Two-Phase Study on Body Appreciation, Nutritional Awareness and Mental Well-Being.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Causes and intervention strategies for appearance anxiety: a critical review of recent advances.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- "You're still online…who are you talking to, love?": the Affective-Sexual Violence Scale in young couples.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Teenage Body Image Perception, Body-shaping Behavior, and Body Composition With Respect to Use of "Fitspiration": Exploratory Investigation Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Digital Interventions for Improving Body Dissatisfaction in Children and Emerging Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
- The arabic version of the fat phobia scale-short form: reliability and structural validity.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Psychological Factors Influencing Appearance Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Review
- Effect of cognitive bias modification training on body image dissatisfaction in adolescents with anorexia nervosa or depression-a pilot feasibility randomized controlled crossover study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Scoping Review on Body Image Perceptions and Influences in Children and Adolescents.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Body image of university students: a systematic review of the characteristics of interventions.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2024Review
- Body, image, and digital technology in adolescence and contemporary youth culture.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Technology-Based Interventions to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverages among Adolescents: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: A growing number of digital interventions have been developed to address a range of mental health issues including body image. Identifying effective interventions for body image is important given the prevalence of body image concerns and their associated negative outcomes among young women. This review aimed to critically evaluate current evidence on the use of digital interventions for adolescent and young adult women's body image. Methods: A literature search was performed in November 2021 across three databases, PsychINFO, Web of Science and Pubmed to identify studies published with keywords and synonyms of "body image" and "digital interventions" that have been conducted with girls/women aged 10-25 years. Studies were included if they assessed a universal body image intervention delivered through a digital platform (e.g., web-based, mobile phone) and if they reported body image outcomes using validated measures. Two authors independently screened studies extracted data and assessed the quality of studies. Results: Eight of 15 interventions were effective in improving at least one body image outcome from pre-post intervention; however, effect sizes were mostly small-medium, and few effects were maintained at follow-up. Studies were heterogeneous in terms of delivery format, duration, sample characteristics, quality, and outcomes. Discussion: Findings suggest that digitally delivered interventions can effectively improve some body image outcomes in young women. Characteristics of effective studies are discussed and suggestions for future work on intervention development in this field are provided. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021281435, identifier CRD42021281435.
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