School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China.
Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-527 Wroclaw, Poland.
Nutrients. 2022 Apr 22;14(9):1761. doi: 10.3390/nu14091761.
Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders have become major global concerns, including in Asian populations. Few studies have examined intervention effects on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in China, especially for interventions with positive psychological perspectives (e.g., intuitive eating). In this pilot study, 66 women participated in an eight-module intuitive eating intervention delivered online ( = 42; mean age, 30.74 years) and face-to-face ( = 24; mean age, 19.46 years) for 8 weeks. Measures of body image and eating behaviors were used to assess the intervention's feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy. Linear mixed models were used to analyze the data. The intervention had significant effects on both groups, promoting positive body image and intuitive eating and reducing negative body image and disordered eating behaviors. The effects of the online and face-to-face interventions did not differ significantly. Thus, whether delivered online or face-to-face, an intuitive eating intervention may effectively improve Chinese women's body image and eating behaviors. However, the efficacy of the intuitive intervention in the Chinese context should be confirmed in future studies with designs in randomized control trials.
身体不满和饮食失调已成为全球关注的主要问题，包括在亚洲人群中。很少有研究调查干预对中国身体不满和饮食失调的影响，特别是对于具有积极心理观点的干预措施（例如，直觉饮食）。在这项初步研究中，66 名女性参加了为期 8 周的在线（n=42；平均年龄 30.74 岁）和面对面（n=24；平均年龄 19.46 岁）的 8 个模块的直觉饮食干预。使用身体形象和饮食行为测量来评估干预的可行性、可接受性和初步效果。线性混合模型用于分析数据。该干预对两组均有显著效果，促进了积极的身体形象和直觉饮食，减少了消极的身体形象和饮食失调行为。在线和面对面干预的效果没有显著差异。因此，无论是在线还是面对面，直觉饮食干预都可能有效改善中国女性的身体形象和饮食行为。然而，直觉干预在中国背景下的疗效应在未来具有随机对照试验设计的研究中得到证实。
