Improving body image at scale among Brazilian adolescents: study protocol for the co-creation and randomised trial evaluation of a chatbot intervention

• Main Authors: E. L. Matheson (Author), H. G. Smith (Author), A. C. S. Amaral (Author), J. F. F. Meireles (Author), M. C. Almeida (Author), G. Mora (Author), C. Leon (Author), G. Gertner (Author), N. Ferrario (Author), L. Suarez Battan (Author), J. Linardon (Author), M. Fuller-Tyszkiewicz (Author), P. C. Diedrichs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Body image concerns are prevalent among Brazilian adolescents and can lead to poor psychological and physical health. Yet, there is a scarcity of culturally-appropriate, evidence-based interventions that have been evaluated and made widely available. Chatbot technology (i.e., sof...