Assessing the Efficacy of a Song to Improve Body Appreciation Among Young Children
ConditionBody Image
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-6
SponsorUniversity of the West of England
About this trial
The goal of this randomised controlled trial has two aims: Do UK-based children ages 4 to 6 years understand a evidence-informed song with body confidence messaging without visual aids? and Does children's body appreciation improve after listening to the intervention song, relative to an active control? Children in primary school will be randomised to an intervention condition or active control condition at the individual level. Assessments will occur through one-on-one structured play-based questions assessing body appreciation, message comprehension, and intervention acceptability.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Parent/guardian opted out of the research.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Body confidence song
BehavioralThe song, "My Body is Amazing" is 2:32 minutes in length. The song is sung by the show's star, Blippi, alongside his co-star, Meekah. It is a lively song that teaches children about the functionality of different body parts, with a focus on the five senses.
Non-body confidence-related song
BehavioralThe song, "Brush your Teeth", is 2:41 minutes in length sung by Blippi. The song teaches children how to brush their teeth and why it's important.
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Body confidence songExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Song unrelated to body confidenceActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in body appreciation as measured by two purpose-made items
Body appreciation is measured using 2 items: "Do you love your body?" and "Do you think your body is amazing?", asked in turn, using a child-friendly two-step approach. On the floor various shapes are arranged. Closest to the child and interviewer is a green rectangle labelled START. Above are two side-by-side rectangles: a yellow one labelled NO (left) and an orange one labelled YES (right). Above there are three blue circles arranged in a row, from smallest to largest (left to right): small circle (20 cm in diameter) = "a little bit"; medium-sized circle (30cm in diameter) = "a medium bit"; and a large circle (40cm in diameter) = "a lot". Before each question, the child stands on START. Children respond to each question by standing on the NO or YES rectangles. If the response is YES, they indicate "how much" by standing on one of the blue circles. Responses include 1 (no) - 2 (a little bit) - 3 (a medium bit) - 4 (a lot). Higher scores indicate greater body appreciation.
Time frame
Baseline, immediately post-interventionSecondary outcomes
1
Intervention acceptability
Intervention acceptability will be measured using one closed question (i.e., 'Did you like the song?') on a four-point scale: 1 (no) - 2 (a little bit) - 3 (a medium bit) - 4 (a lot). Higher scores indicate greater intervention acceptability. Also, two open-ended questions will be asked (What did they like about the song and what did they not like about the song).
Time frame
Immediately post-interventionOther outcomes
1
Intervention comprehension
Intervention comprehension will be measured using (a) four closed TRUE/FALSE questions in which two are true and two are false, and (b) asking two open-ended questions ('What was the song about?' and 'Did you learn anything while listening to the song?').
Time frame
Immediately post-interventionSponsors and contacts
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