The goal of this 4-arm randomized controlled trial is to test the effectiveness of two positive body image media micro interventions (a tv show and a music video) in improving body image related constructs. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Relative to time-matched active controls, are the two positive body image media micro-interventions effective in yielding immediate improvements in children's body functionality appreciation and body appreciation and in reducing anti-fat attitudes? 2. Are the two positive body image media micro-interventions acceptable to children and their participating parent/guardian? An additional five secondary exploratory research questions are described below \[in the description section\]. Participants will be recruited into the trial by a research agency via their parents/guardians. Once recruited, they will be randomised into one of 4 conditions: * 15-minute TV intervention * 15-minute active TV control * 3-minute music video intervention * 3-minute active music video control Children (and their parent or guardian) will visit a testing centre in groups of approximately 12 dyads. Children will complete T1 assessment interviews one-on-one with a researcher, before watching their assigned media with their parent. After watching their assigned media, children will complete their T2 assessment, again one-to-one with a researcher, while parents complete a survey regarding their acceptability of the media they watched. Parents/guardians will be given a link to rewatch their assigned media and encouraged to rewatch with their child before returning to the testing centre approximately one week later. When children and parents/guardians return one week later, the child will complete T3 assessment interviews one-to-one with a researcher, and parents will complete a short survey regarding their rewatch habits. Researchers will compare the two positive body image media micro-interventions with their time-matched active controls to examine if they are effective in yielding immediate improvements in children's body functionality appreciation and body appreciation and in reducing anti-fat attitudes.
Age range
4 Years – 6 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change in body appreciation
Timeframe: Baseline; post-intervention (immediate post); follow-up (10 days later)