Body ImageNCT04253210
Body Positive Images and Photo Modification Cues on Social Media
A study testing psychological in people with Body Image, run by Chapman University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. There are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Body Image
- What is being tested?
- psychological
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 3 Feb 2020to 9 Mar 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adults 18 years of age or older
Who cannot join
- n/a
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. There are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.
Read the detailed description
The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. Specifically, the investigators are interested in providing more nuance regarding the effectiveness of body positive imagery (i.e., more diverse representations of physical attractiveness and empowerment of women underrepresented in the mainstream media). The literature on female objectification suggests women are oftentimes portrayed in unrealistic ways (e.g., ultra-thin and hyper-sexualized) via the mainstream media. Moreover, warranting theory provides predictions about the extent to which online content represents an offline reality. As such, there are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.
- Conditions
- Body Image
- Being tested
- psychological
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
psychologicalOther
Participants will either view body positive images that are sexualized (vs. nonsexualized) and a great deal of evidence of photo modification (vs. low photo modification).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Sexualized images / High photo modification | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: psychological |
| Sexualized images / Low photo modification | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: psychological |
| Nonsexualized images / High photo modification | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: psychological |
| Nonsexualized images / Low photo modification | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: psychological |
| Control images | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: psychological |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Sexualization (semantic differential)
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the images that they viewed are sexual in nature using semantic differential scales.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Physical Attractiveness (semantic differential)
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the people in the images that they viewed are attractive using a semantic differential scale.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Photo Modification (Likert Scale)
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the images that they viewed were modified or edited in some way with a series of statements about photo modification (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Body Appreciation
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they feel appreciative of their own body with a series of statements about body appreciation (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Body Image (Likert Scale)
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report about their feelings about their own body a series of statements on their body (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Evaluations of Photos (Likert Scale)
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report their evaluations of the images that they viewed on Likert scales with a series of statements (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of Other-Objectification / Social Aggression
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report their feelings about the images they are viewing in open-ended response boxes to assess the extent to which they objectify and/or express social aggression toward the images.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); as they view the experimental images
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of State Self-Objectification
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report 20 statements about themselves and their identity in open-ended response boxes.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Biological Sex
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their biological sex as "male" or "female" to include in sample characteristics.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Race/Ethnicity
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their race/ethnic background" to include in sample characteristics.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Age
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their age to include in sample characteristics.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Social Media Use
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report wether they have an Instagram account ("yes" or "no"); if "yes," they will be asked to indicate how much time per day they spend on Instagram.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Height
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their height (feet/inches) to include in sample characteristics.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Weight
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their weight (in pounds) to include in sample characteristics.
Measured: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Feb 2020
- Study start3 Feb 2020
- Primary completion4 Apr 2020
- Study completion9 Mar 2023
Why it stopped: Study plans did not materialize due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Body ImageStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chapman University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ohio State University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04253210
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-20-42
- Status last verified
- Jun 2024
- First submitted
- 28 Jan 2020
- Last updated
- 24 Jun 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jun 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Body Positive Images and Photo Modification Cues on Social Media
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04253210
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-20-42
- Conditions
- Body Image
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Study plans did not materialize due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Chapman UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ohio State University
- Study start
- 3 Feb 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 4 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 9 Mar 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Feb 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. There are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.
Detailed description
The purpose of this research is to explore how women evaluate photos of other women posted on social media sites. Specifically, the investigators are interested in providing more nuance regarding the effectiveness of body positive imagery (i.e., more diverse representations of physical attractiveness and empowerment of women underrepresented in the mainstream media). The literature on female objectification suggests women are oftentimes portrayed in unrealistic ways (e.g., ultra-thin and hyper-sexualized) via the mainstream media. Moreover, warranting theory provides predictions about the extent to which online content represents an offline reality. As such, there are two factors the investigators plan to explore in an online experiment: (a) the degree to which body positive images appear to be sexualized or not; and (b) whether or not there is evidence of photo modification on these images. The results of this work will provide greater understanding into the effects of the body positive movement and determine conditions under which these campaigns are most impactful.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 5
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Sexualized images / High photo modification | Experimental | Other: psychological |
| Sexualized images / Low photo modification | Experimental | Other: psychological |
| Nonsexualized images / High photo modification | Experimental | Other: psychological |
| Nonsexualized images / Low photo modification | Experimental | Other: psychological |
| Control images | Experimental | Other: psychological |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Adults 18 years of age or older
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- n/a
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| psychologicalParticipants will either view body positive images that are sexualized (vs. nonsexualized) and a great deal of evidence of photo modification (vs. low photo modification). | Other | Control images, Nonsexualized images / High photo modification, Nonsexualized images / Low photo modification, Sexualized images / High photo modification, Sexualized images / Low photo modification |
Primary outcome
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Sexualization (semantic differential)
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the images that they viewed are sexual in nature using semantic differential scales.
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Physical Attractiveness (semantic differential)
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the people in the images that they viewed are attractive using a semantic differential scale.
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Photo Modification (Likert Scale)
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they believe the images that they viewed were modified or edited in some way with a series of statements about photo modification (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Body Appreciation
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report to what extent they feel appreciative of their own body with a series of statements about body appreciation (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Body Image (Likert Scale)
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report about their feelings about their own body a series of statements on their body (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items of Extent of Positive Evaluations of Photos (Likert Scale)
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report their evaluations of the images that they viewed on Likert scales with a series of statements (1 = strongly disagree; 7 = strongly agree).
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of Other-Objectification / Social Aggression
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); as they view the experimental images
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report their feelings about the images they are viewing in open-ended response boxes to assess the extent to which they objectify and/or express social aggression toward the images.
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items on the Rate of State Self-Objectification
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images
Open-Ended Questionnaire Items--Participants will be asked to report 20 statements about themselves and their identity in open-ended response boxes.
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Biological Sex
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their biological sex as "male" or "female" to include in sample characteristics.
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Race/Ethnicity
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their race/ethnic background" to include in sample characteristics.
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Age
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their age to include in sample characteristics.
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Social Media Use
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report wether they have an Instagram account ("yes" or "no"); if "yes," they will be asked to indicate how much time per day they spend on Instagram.
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Height
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their height (feet/inches) to include in sample characteristics.
Closed-Ended Demographic Item of Body Weight
Time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); at the end of the survey with other demographic measures
Questionnaire Item--Participants will report their weight (in pounds) to include in sample characteristics.
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jun 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing psychological in people with Body Image, run by Chapman University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Closed-Ended Questionnaire Items Extent of Sexualization (semantic differential) (time frame: During the single-session study (data collected over 12 months); immediately after viewing experimental images). The study lists 14 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jun 2024.