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The Norwegian healthy body image intervention promotes positive embodiment through improved self-esteem

Jorunn Sundgot-borgenOddgeir FriborgGunn PettersenElin KolleAndreas StenlingSolfrid Bratland-sandaMonica Klungland TorstveitChristine Sundgot-borgenKethe Marie Engen Svantorp-tveitenJan H. Rosenvinge

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Male050103 clinical psychologyAdolescentSocial PsychologyHealth Statusmedia_common.quotation_subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260Psychological intervention050109 social psychologyIntervention effectHealth PromotionNorwegianlaw.inventionEmbodimentRandomized controlled trialRandomized controlled studylawBody ImageHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesStudentsPath analysis (statistics)General PsychologyApplied Psychologymedia_commonSchoolsNorway05 social sciencesMediationSelf-esteemPublic Health Global Health Social Medicine and EpidemiologySelf Conceptlanguage.human_languageAdolescencePeer reviewFolkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologiHealth promotionVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260languageHealth promotionFemalePsychologyClinical psychology

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We examined both direct and indirect effects of the Healthy Body Image (HBI) intervention on positive embodiment among Norwegian high school students. In total, 2446 12th grade boys (43 %) and girls (mean age 16.8 years) from 30 schools participated in a cluster-randomized controlled study with the HBI intervention and a control condition as the study arms. We tested mediation models using path analysis and found that among several hypothesized mediators, only self-esteem mediated a positive intervention effect on positive embodiment for both boys and girls. A direct effect of the intervention on positive embodiment was only found in girls. The study provides novel findings indicating that health promotion interventions to address a positive embodiment should focus on enhancing adolescent’s self-esteem. Serial mediation modeling might reveal more complex explanations of change mechanisms and could further evolve current knowledge.

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2020-01-01
https://hdl.handle.net/10037/19638