Abstract

We evaluated the outcomes of an interactive body positivity program designed to mitigate symptoms of negative body image and to support the development of positive body image among college women experiencing body dissatisfaction. To develop our program, we adopted a positive psychology approach and related research exploring positive body image. We piloted our program with nine college women who self-identified as experiencing body image struggles. The purpose of this study was to explore women's perceptions about how participation in our program supported (or did not support) changes in their body image and their sense of self. In-depth interviews were conducted before and after their participation in the program. Although most participants acknowledged that engagement in our program did not wholly mend their body image concerns, all participants perceived that, through their involvement in our program, they had come to embrace a more positive body image.

Highlights

  • We evaluated the outcomes of an interactive body positivity program designed to mitigate symptoms of negative body image and to support the development of positive body image among college women experiencing body dissatisfaction

  • We piloted our program with nine college women who self-identified as experiencing body image struggles

  • Core features of a positive psychology perspective on body image integrated into the program included body appreciation, body acceptance and love, a broad conceptualization of beauty, skills to filter information in a manner that protects body image, and inner positivity (Tylka, 2012; Tylka & Wood-Barcalow, 2015)

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We evaluated the outcomes of an interactive body positivity program designed to mitigate symptoms of negative body image and to support the development of positive body image among college women experiencing body dissatisfaction. Session objectives were (a) to understand positive body image and to appreciate an inclusive conceptualization of beauty, (b) to develop media literacy skills, (c) to develop selfcompassion and skills to proactively cope with/filter negative body image information, and (d) to create messages of body acceptance and love.

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