School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Jun 2;21(1):1052. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11126-8.
Motherhood is a time of intense physical, psychological, and identity transformation, and body dissatisfaction may emerge through the process of pregnancy, birth, and adaptation to parenting. We present a feasibility trial of the Body Confident Mums Challenge, a program developed by adapting existing, effective interventions that focus on self-compassion and appreciation of body functionality to be specific to mothers.
The program was delivered using the social learning function in a closed Facebook group. Qualitative evaluation of evidence of change was conducted by gathering individual written reflections posted during the challenge (n = 120). Feasibility and acceptability was determined using a feedback survey (n = 22).
Participant's reflective posts indicated that they were embracing self-compassion, and de-prioritising body image concerns during the challenge. Feedback indicated that the program was mostly feasible and acceptable for mothers, with recommendations from some participants relating to slowing the pace of content delivery and reducing the time commitment of the Challenge.
The social media environment may therefore be a useful setting in which to implement brief intervention programs to improve body image and wellbeing.
母亲身份是一个身体、心理和身份发生巨大变化的时期，可能会在怀孕、分娩和适应育儿过程中出现身体不满。我们展示了“自信妈妈挑战”的可行性试验，该计划是通过改编现有的、有效的干预措施来实现的，这些干预措施侧重于自我同情和对身体功能的欣赏，以针对母亲为特定目标。
该计划通过在封闭的 Facebook 群组中利用社会学习功能来实施。通过收集挑战期间发布的个人书面反思（n=120），对变化的证据进行定性评估。通过反馈调查（n=22）确定可行性和可接受性。
参与者的反思帖子表明，他们在挑战期间正在接受自我同情，并将身体形象问题放在次要位置。反馈表明，该计划对母亲来说大多是可行和可接受的，一些参与者的建议涉及放慢内容交付的速度和减少挑战的时间承诺。
因此，社交媒体环境可能是实施改善身体形象和幸福感的简短干预计划的有用环境。
