title: Dismantling prevention: Comparison of outcomes following media literacy and appearance comparison modules in a randomised controlled trial.
abstract: A dismantling study of body dissatisfaction prevention was conducted. Adolescent girls ( N = 260) were randomly allocated to a media literacy (Happy Being Me - Media Literacy) or appearance comparison (Happy Being Me - Appearance Comparison) intervention or healthy eating behaviour control (Happy Being Me - Healthy Eating Behaviour) condition. In the Happy Being Me - Appearance Comparison condition, improvements from baseline to post-programme and follow-up for upward appearance comparison and fear of negative appearance evaluation were observed. In the Happy Being Me - Media Literacy condition, improvements were observed from baseline to post-programme for upward appearance comparison and realism scepticism. Findings were similar in a high-risk subsample and overall are moderately supportive of appearance comparison-based interventions, but less supportive of a stand-alone media literacy intervention.
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia.
authors.forename: Siân A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia.
authors.forename: Eleanor H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Wertheim
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia.
authors.forename: Mathew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: La Trobe University, Australia.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Paxton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000079182:Body Dissatisfaction; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
keywords: appearance comparison; body image; media literacy; prevention; school