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Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction

Halliwell, Emma; Yager, Zali; Paraskeva, Nicole; Diedrichs, Phillippa C.; Smith, Hilary; White, Paul

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Authors

Emma Halliwell Emma.Halliwell@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Psychology

Zali Yager

Hilary Smith

Paul White Paul.White@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Applied Statistics



Abstract

© 2016 Body Image in the Primary School (Hutchinson & Calland, 2011) is a body image curriculum that is widely available but has not yet been evaluated. This study evaluates a set of 6 of the 49 available lessons from this curriculum. Seventy-four girls and 70 boys aged 9–10 were recruited from four primary schools in the UK. Schools were randomly allocated into the intervention condition, where students received 6hours of body image lessons, or to lessons as normal. Body esteem was significantly higher among girls in the intervention group, compared to the control group, immediately post intervention, and at 3-month follow-up. Moreover, girls with lowest levels of body esteem at baseline reported the largest gains. Internalization was significantly lower among boys in the control group compared to the intervention group at 3-month follow-up. The pattern of results among the control group raises interesting issues for intervention evaluation.

Citation

Halliwell, E., Yager, Z., Paraskeva, N., Diedrichs, P. C., Smith, H., & White, P. (2016). Body Image in Primary Schools: A pilot evaluation of a primary school intervention program designed by teachers to improve children's body satisfaction. Body Image, 19, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.002

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 3, 2016
Online Publication Date Sep 28, 2016
Publication Date Dec 1, 2016
Deposit Date Oct 7, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Body Image
Print ISSN 1740-1445
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Pages 133-141
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.002
Keywords children, interventions, primary school, media pressure, body image, prevention
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/905419
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2016.09.002

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