title: An educational programme for parents on the body image of preschool-aged boys.
abstract: This study was designed to increase parents' awareness of their role in their preschool child's body image and increase positive body image attitudes. In total, 118 parents (54 intervention, 64 control) of boys aged -3-6 years completed a two-session educational workshop. At post-test and the 3 months' follow-up, parents in the intervention group compared to the control group reported a greater level of perceived knowledge on how they may influence their son's body image and a greater level of body appreciation. These results indicate that educational workshops are effective in improving parents' knowledge to improve their son's body image.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia marita.mccabe@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Marita P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mellor
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mealey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: body image; child 0–6 years; male; parent; preschool children; prevention