Prevention Program Promoting Self Resilience, Positive Self-Image and Body Image Among Adolescents

September 11, 2018 updated by: Tel Hai College

"In Favor of Resilient Self"- A Prevention Program Promoting Positive Self-Image and Body Image Among Adolescence Aged 15-17

The study is a group randomized controlled trial. High school classes were allocated by randomization to the intervention or control group by a Randomization function in Excel computer program. Outcomes were measured by questionnaire at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 3-months follow-up. The study protocol was approved by Tel Hai College institutional review board. Parents of all participants, in the intervention and in the control group, received information about the program and the study and were asked to provide informed consent.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study is a group randomized controlled trial. High school classes were allocated by randomization to the intervention or control group by a Randomization function in Excel computer program. Outcomes were measured by questionnaire at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up. The study protocol was approved by Tel Hai College institutional review board. Parents of all participants, in the intervention and in the control group, shall receive information about the program and the study and shall be asked to provide informed consent.

Participants and setting: A high school in the northern region of Israel was recruited for the study. 9th and 10th grade classes were chosen to participate in the study, all mixed gender classes. All data will be collected within the school setting.

Program description: "In Favor of a Resilient Self" is an interactive, cognitive behavior program aiming to address low resilience, low self-esteem and body dissatisfaction. This program is part of a series of intervention programs named "In Favor of Myself" which has been in development since 2008. This resilience-based program contains a range of coping strategies to help adolescents improve resilience, self-esteem and body image. The program consists of nine 90-min sessions delivered by one group leader in the presence of the classes' teachers. Participants in the control group shall receive one session of 90 minutes of health nutrition education.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
    • North Of Israel
      • Kiryat Shmona, North Of Israel, Israel, 1220800
        • Tel Hai Academic College

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 17 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants who filled out the questionnaires before and after the program, and whose parents signed a letter of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who do not complete the questionnaires at least twice

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental: Prevention Program "In Favor of Resilient Self"
The program "In Favor of Resilient Self" delivered to adolescence aged 15-17, over 3 months. The program contained nine weekly 90-min sessions that focus on enhancing self- resilience, self-esteem, self-image, body image. All participants will complete a self-report questionnaire at baseline, conclusion and 3 months after program conclusion.
Behavioral: Prevention program: "In Favor of Resilient Self"
Prevention program: "In Favor of Resilient Self"
NO_INTERVENTION: No Intervention: control group
The control group didn't receive the intervention program, instead they received a lesson on healthy nutrition. The control group will complete the same self-report questionnaire as the intervention group at baseline, conclusion and 3 months after program conclusion.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline in the Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire-4
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
The Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire (Schaefer et al., 2015) We included 3 subscales: Internalization - Thin/Low Body Fat, Internalization - Muscular/Athletic, Pressures - Media- 14 items
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Change from Baseline in Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965)- 10 items
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Change from Baseline in Eating Attitudes Test
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Eating Attitudes Test- 26 items The Eating Attitudes validated scale for children and adolescents (Maloney, McGuire, & Daniels, 1988)
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Change from Baseline in Body Esteem Scale
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Body Esteem Scale- 23 items Body Esteem Scale for adolescents & adults (Mendelson, Mendelson, & White, 2001) Weight, appearance and attribution subscales.
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Change from Baseline in Contingencies of Self Worth Scale
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Contingencies of Self Worth Scale- 25 items (Crocker et al., 2003). We used 2 subscales: Appearance and Approval from others.
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Change from Baseline in Contour Drawing Rating Scale
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Contour Drawing Rating Scale- 3 items The Figure Body Images (Collins et al., 1981). It contains 9 figures with gender differences, the participants need to choose the figure which reflects themselves and their ideal figure goal.
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
Change from Baseline in Advertising Scale
Time Frame: Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores
The Advertising scale contains 1 item- Identification of strategies used by media. This question is reflected as a protective factor. It contains 8 different strategies (Golan et al., 2013).
Measured three times over six months, measuring a change in scores

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Tel Hai College

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 9, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

July 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

September 12, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2018

Last Verified

September 1, 2018

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Tel-Hai College

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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