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A cluster randomized controlled trial of the SoMe social media literacy body image and wellbeing program for adolescent boys and girls: Study protocol

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Gordon, Chloe S., Rodgers, Rachel F., Slater, Amy E., McLean, Siân A., Jarman, Hannah K., Paxton, Susan J.·2020·Body Image
DOI 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.02.003
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Youth spend substantial time on social media, which can foster self-critical processes that increase risk of body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and depressed mood. To date, there have been few investigations of interventions to decrease the negative impacts of social media engagement in adolescent boys and girls. This paper outlines the protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a four-lesson social media literacy program that was developed based on pilot results and aims to decrease body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, and strategies to increase muscles. The RCT will be conducted with grades 7-8 students from Australian secondary schools. Using block randomization, grade levels within schools will be assigned to either the SoMe program (intervention) or health lessons as usual (control). Primary outcomes will be body satisfaction, dietary restraint, and strategies to increase muscles. Secondary outcomes will be self-esteem and depressed mood. Participants will complete assessments on four occasions - baseline, five-weeks post-baseline, and six- and 12-month post-baseline. Analyses will compare outcomes in the intervention compared to the control group. This study will be the first to implement a RCT design to evaluate the impact of a school-based social media literacy program designed to mitigate negative impacts of social media.

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  • School- and community-based preventive interventions can educate girls regarding social media-related risks for body image concerns by increasing media skepticism, awareness of advertisers' motives, and rejection of unrealistic appearance ideals.

    “School- and community-based preventive interventions can educate girls regarding SM-related risks for body image concerns, by increasing media skepticism, awareness of advertisers' motives, and rejection of unrealistic appearance ideals (e.g., Gordon et al., 2020; McLean et al., 2016).”

    From The Perfect Storm: A Developmental-Sociocultural Framework for the Role of Social Media in Adolescent Girls' Body Image Concerns and Mental Health. (2022) · cites this paper as Gordon et al., 2020

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Authors
Gordon, C. S., Rodgers, R. F., Slater, A. E., McLean, S. A., Jarman, H. K., & Paxton, S. J.
Affiliations
  • La Trobe University (AU)
  • Northeastern University (US)
  • University of the West of England (GB)
Corresponding author
Gordon, Chloe S.
ORCID
Venue
Body Image
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-06
Volume
33
Pages
27-37
ISSN
1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.02.003
OpenAlex
W3007772726
Cited by
79
References
92
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 5
FWCI
4.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Body Image (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
  • Deakin Research Online (Deakin University) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • La Trobe University
Funders
Australian Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords
social media literacy, body dissatisfaction, adolescents, school-based intervention, dietary restraint, self-esteem, depressive mood, disordered eating
MeSH terms
Body Dissatisfaction, Adolescent, Affect, Australia, Diet, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schools, Self Concept, Students, Thinking, Exercise, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Muscle, Skeletal, Social Media

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