“Body talk in the digital age” – Dr Beth Bell, Caitlin Taylor, Danielle Paddock, Adam Bates, and Dr Sam Orange

adolescents are repeatedly exposed to messages emphasising the importance of physical attractiveness, which is defined in terms of culturally prescribed, unrealistic and artificial body and beauty ideals

– Bell et al (2)

This study by Dr Beth Bell and colleagues (including York St John’s Danielle Paddock) evaluates the efficacy of a classroom-based intervention – Body Talk in the Digital Age – in reducing adolescents’ appearance commentary and improving body image.

In demonstrating the partial efficacy of BTIDA, we contribute to the wealth of existing research demonstrating the utility of cognitive dissonance and media literacy building techniques in reducing body image risk among adolescents

– Bell et al. (9)

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