Development and investigation of a Self-Help Coaching exercise for improving body image beliefs in European young women = Desarrollo e investigación de un ejercicio de autoayuda en coaching para mejorar las creencias sobre la imagen corporal en jóvenes europeas /
- Autores: MUNTEANU ANDREEA Munteanu
- Directores de la Tesis: Marisol Mora Giral (dir. tes.)
- Lectura: En la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ( España ) en 2017
- Idioma: español
- Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Montserrat Gomà Freixanet (presid.), Marcela Loreto González González (secret.), Ratiu Lucia Caludia Ioana (voc.)
- Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Psicología Clínica y de la Salud por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
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- Tesis en acceso abierto en: DDD
- Resumen
Background: Body image satisfaction is known as the most important risk factor for eating pathology. Growing dissatisfaction with traditional programs in preventing eating disorders resulted in calls for more collaborative approaches. One of this approach is health coaching, and explorations regarding its efficiency in the body image health field are made in the present study.
Aim: The aim of this study is to develop and investigate the effect of a Self-Help Coaching exercise on changing dysfunctional beliefs about appearance in European young women. A secondary aim is to investigate the effects of the proposed method on improving body image satisfaction. The present study provides information regarding the development and test of a coaching exercise with a self-help approach, based on theoretical models of the cognitive theory.
Design: The study includes a pilot study and a randomized trial. The pilot study was performed on an international sample (n=18) and a randomized trial on a national sample (n=50) to test the effectiveness of the Self-help Coaching exercise.
Methods: In both pilot study and randomized trial, the participants were assigned to two conditions, either experimental or comparison group. In the pilot study the sample was made of international young women from 9 different countries while in the randomized trial the sample was a group of Romanian college women. The groups were similar in age (18- 26 years old).
Results: The pilot study results indicated a significant reduction in body image dysfunctional beliefs in international young women. The same results have been confirmed in the experimental group with a larger national sample, in the randomized trial. Referred to body image satisfaction variables, positive changes have been recorded, but with no significant difference between intervention and comparison group. However, positive feedback and reactions have been recorded for the exercise format indicating a good perceived utility among the participants of different countries.
Conclusions: Self-Help Coaching exercise brings significant effect in reducing body image dysfunctional beliefs in European Young Women.
