The current study aims to explore the efficacy of a text message based safety behavior fadinig intervention compared to an unhealthy behavior fading intervention for appearance concerns.
Description: Appearance-related safety behavior fading intervention procedures will follow methodology previously used in the Cougle Lab. The safety behavior fading intervention is designed to target a decrease or elimination of appearance-related safety behaviors. Individuals randomly assigned to the safety behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate their endorsed appearance-related safety behaviors. In addition, they will receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day. Individuals randomly assigned to the unhealthy behavior fading condition will receive instructions to decrease or eliminate unhealthy behaviors. They will also receive daily reminders via text message to decrease these behaviors, along with a safety behavior monitoring checklist in which the participant indicates the extent to which they decreased and/or eliminated each safety behavior over the previous day.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
203
Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate safety behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress.
Participants are asked to reduce or eliminate unhealthy behaviors via text message reminders and checklists to monitor progress.
Florida State University, Department of Psychology
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Change in Social Appearance Anxiety Scale
Self-report scale that measures appearance anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 16 to 80 with higher scores indicating higher levels of appearance concerns.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Change in Eating Disorder-15
Self-report scale that measures eating disorder symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 90 with higher scores indicating higher levels of eating pathology.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Change in Social Phobia Inventory
Self-report scale that measures social anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 68 with higher scores indicating higher levels of social anxiety.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire
Self-report scale for measuring treatment expectancy and rationale credibility for use in clinical outcome studies.
Time frame: Day 0
Change in Appearance Behaviors Checklist
Self-report scale used to measure frequency of engaging in appearance related safety behaviors. This scale will be used as a manipulation check.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Change in Unhealthy Behaviors Checklist
Self-report scale used to measure frequency of engaging in unhealthy behaviors. This scale will be used as a manipulation check.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Beliefs About Appearance Scale
Self-report scale for measuring appearance importance for use in clinical outcome studies. Each item is rated on a 0-4 scale with a total score range of 0-80 with higher scores indicating greater appearance importance.
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Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
UCLA Loneliness Scale-8
Self-report scale for measuring loneliness for use in clinical outcome studies. Total scores range from 0 to 32 with higher scores indicating higher loneliness.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Self-report measure of depression symptom severity.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56
Assessment of ideal self
Self-report measure of appearance importance where individuals must allocate a budget of 100 to 7 different ideals including appearance, creativity, friendliness, work ethic, intelligence, humor, and income.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 28, Day 56