A randomized trial exploring mindfulness and gratitude exercises as eHealth-based micro-interventions for improving body satisfaction
| Autor: | Ben Richardson, Anna T Ware, Jake Linardon, Lilani Arulkadacham, Jacqueline Mills, Renee O'Donnell, Kerry Juknaitis, Kim Coulson, Charlotte Lewis, Isabel Krug, Vivienne Lewis, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Mindfulness media_common.quotation_subject Population Psychological intervention 050801 communication & media studies law.invention Treatment and control groups 0508 media and communications Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Randomized controlled trial law Gratitude eHealth medicine education General Psychology media_common education.field_of_study 05 social sciences 050301 education Human-Computer Interaction Physical therapy Brief intervention Psychology 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Computers in Human Behavior. 95:58-65 |
| ISSN: | 0747-5632 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chb.2019.01.028 |
| Popis: | Despite theoretical arguments that brief app-based interventions could be a useful adjunct to longer traditional treatment programs, there has been limited evaluation of the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of these micro-interventions. In the present study, 247 women from the general population were randomly assigned to the intervention or wait-list control condition, and provided measurement of body satisfaction and related constructs (body image importance, confidence dealing with body image issues, eating pathology, and self-esteem) at baseline and 21-days (post-intervention). During the 21-day period, the treatment group received access to an eHealth platform containing a series of brief video activities (e.g., gratitude tasks, breathing, and relaxation) previously demonstrated in experimental studies to improve body satisfaction. Findings showed greater improvements in body satisfaction at post-intervention for the intervention group than the waitlist controls (Cohen's d = .42). Use of the intervention content was associated with immediate increases in state-like body satisfaction ratings, and the magnitude of these in-the-moment improvements was predictive of greater post-intervention symptom improvement and retention (ps |
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