Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Based on the risks that body dissatisfaction poses for young women, it is necessary to find effective and sustainable ways in which body satisfaction can be promoted within young women in college. This study explores the changes in key variables associated with body image through mindfulness-based practices amongst female students in a residence hall at the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as the feasibility of holding mindfulness classes in college dorms. First-year students (N=17) of a college residence hall were recruited and completed baseline and post class measures associated with body image. The differences in outcome measures were not found to be statistically significant. Brief exposure to mindfulness in regards to body image may not be effective in helping first-year female students gain significant changes associated with body satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Future studies must look at a larger sample, a longer follow up period, and ways to make use of existing campus spaces to create spaces of sustainable mindfulness practices in order to help promote healthier body perceptions at the university.
Author: Walisundara, Samantha
Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6982198849