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Adaptation and validation of the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) for use in English among adolescents in urban India (2023)
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Hasan, F., Garbett, K. M., Diedrichs, P. C., Chaudhry, A., Ahuja, L., Uglik-Marucha, E., …Lewis-Smith, H. (2024). Adaptation and validation of the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) for use in English among adolescents in urban India. Body Image, 48, Article 101673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101673

Body image concerns are a global issue among adolescents, including in India. These concerns can prevent adolescents from engaging in everyday life activities, impeding social and academic development. However, at present, there are no psychometrical... Read More about Adaptation and validation of the Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) for use in English among adolescents in urban India.

Adaptation and validation of the Child Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (ChEDE-Q) for use in English among adolescents in Urban India (2023)
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Ahuja, L., Diedrichs, P. C., Garbett, K. M., Chaudhry, A., Hasan, F., Uglik-Marucha, N., …Lewis-Smith, H. (2023). Adaptation and validation of the Child Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (ChEDE-Q) for use in English among adolescents in Urban India. Nutrients, 15(17), Article 3836. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15173836

Eating pathology is increasingly common among Indian adolescents. However, brief validated measures of disordered eating in Indian contexts are scarce. This study adapted and validated a culturally appropriate English language version of the Child Ea... Read More about Adaptation and validation of the Child Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (ChEDE-Q) for use in English among adolescents in Urban India.

Comics as a body image intervention among adolescents in Indian Hindi medium schools: insights from an acceptability study. (2022)
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Ahuja, L., Hasan, F., Diedrichs, P. C., & Lewis-Smith, H. (in press). Comics as a body image intervention among adolescents in Indian Hindi medium schools: insights from an acceptability study. Global Mental Health, 9, 460-469. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.50

Indian adolescents experience body dissatisfaction. However, empirically supported interventions are lacking, particularly in lower socio-economic regions of India. This paper describes the acceptability testing of a six-session teacher-led comics-ba... Read More about Comics as a body image intervention among adolescents in Indian Hindi medium schools: insights from an acceptability study..

A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Lewis-Smith, H., Hasan, F., Ahuja, L., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2022). A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 42, 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.05.013

Adolescents in India experience body dissatisfaction, however, empirically supported interventions are lacking. This paper describes the protocol for the development, acceptability testing, and cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a six-sessi... Read More about A comic-based body image intervention for adolescents in semi-rural Indian schools: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Implementation of the making safeguarding personal approach to strengths-based adult social care: Systematic review of qualitative research evidence (2022)
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Ahuja, L., Price, A., Bramwell, C., Briscoe, S., Shaw, L., Nunns, M., …Anderson, R. (2022). Implementation of the making safeguarding personal approach to strengths-based adult social care: Systematic review of qualitative research evidence. British Journal of Social Work, 52(8), 4640-4663. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac076

Since the Care Act (2014), there is fresh impetus for social workers to apply strengths-based approaches (SBAs) when working with adults. However, implementation challenges remain. This article presents our synthesis of seven studies that examined Ma... Read More about Implementation of the making safeguarding personal approach to strengths-based adult social care: Systematic review of qualitative research evidence.