Blackbird Initiative, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Flinders University Institute of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Blackbird Initiative, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Flinders University Institute of Mental Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
Body Image. 2023 Sep;46:434-442. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.006. Epub 2023 Aug 11.
The aim of this study was to provide a definition for body neutrality and understand the key strategies recommended to improve body neutrality for testing in future interventions. There is minimal academic literature on body neutrality and thus this study focused on examining websites where the concept has been discussed for some time. This was achieved using a realist synthesis of websites and a common elements approach to extract the key definition elements of body neutrality, strategies to improve body neutrality, in addition to the common critiques of both the body positivity and body neutrality movements. The initial search found 175 websites, of which 107 were included in the final synthesis, and common elements analysis followed after removal of duplicates and ineligible websites. Three elements, with several sub-elements, best operationalised the definition of body neutrality. Six strategies were found for development of a body neutrality intervention. This innovative study paves the way for rigorous evaluation of body neutrality. Recommendations for future work are provided, including the use of current measures, creating a new measure, and evaluating prevention and intervention programs including Single Session Interventions (SSIs).
本研究旨在为身体中性提供定义，并了解为未来干预测试推荐的改善身体中性的关键策略。关于身体中性的学术文献很少，因此本研究专注于检查一段时间以来一直在讨论这一概念的网站。这是通过对网站进行现实主义综合和共同要素方法来实现的，以提取身体中性的关键定义要素、改善身体中性的策略，以及对身体积极性和身体中性运动的共同批评。最初的搜索发现了 175 个网站，其中 107 个网站被纳入最终的综合分析，在去除重复项和不合格的网站后，进行了共同要素分析。三个要素（包含几个子要素）最能体现身体中性的定义。为了制定身体中性干预措施，发现了六种策略。这项创新性研究为身体中性的严格评估铺平了道路。为未来的工作提供了建议，包括使用当前的措施、创建新的措施，以及评估预防和干预计划，包括单次干预（SSIs）。
