This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, , delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years ( = 12.6, = 117), who were members of the national scouting and guiding association of India, received the intervention across five weekly 1-hour group sessions. The primary outcome (body esteem) and secondary outcomes (self-esteem, internalisation of appearance ideals, negative and positive affect, and life disengagement) were measured pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention. The intervention was acceptable. Adolescent girls reported high levels of comfort (89%), enjoyment (90%), and perceived importance (92%) with suggestions for improvement including more interactive activities. Facilitator adherence and competence delivering was rated good. Significant within-groups pre-post intervention improvements in body esteem (Cohen’s = 0.28) and reductions in internalisation of appearance ideals (Cohen’s = 0.49) were identified. No changes to self-esteem, negative or positive affect, or life disengagement were observed. This study suggests that is acceptable for community-based delivery and Guide leader format with promising pre-post intervention effects. Going forward, a randomised controlled trial is necessary to make confident interpretations on the effectiveness of .

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导游领导向印度少女导游提供认知失调身体意象干预“自由做我”：试点和可接受性试验

这项试点研究评估了指南领导人向印度少女提供的基于认知失调的身体意象干预的可接受性和干预前后效果。11-14 岁（= 12.6，= 117）岁的女孩是印度国家童军和向导协会的成员，她们每周接受五次每次 1 小时的小组会议的干预。在干预前和干预后立即测量主要结果（身体自尊）和次要结果（自尊、理想外貌的内化、消极和积极情感以及生活脱离感）。干预是可以接受的。青春期女孩的舒适度（89%）、享受度（90%）和感知重要性（92%）都很高，并提出了包括更多互动活动在内的改进建议。辅导员的依从性和能力交付被评为良好。干预前后，组内身体自尊显着改善（科恩 = 0.28），外貌理想内化程度降低（科恩 = 0.49）。没有观察到自尊、消极或积极情绪或生活脱离感的变化。这项研究表明，基于社区的交付和指南领导者格式是可以接受的，具有良好的前后干预效果。展望未来，有必要进行随机对照试验，以对 的有效性做出可靠的解释。