Effectiveness of a Life-Skills Based Intervention during Physical Education on Body Image and Goal Setting Skills in Adolescent Girls

Abstract

Background: Negative body image in female adolescents is a sign of the times, but it is also a current global issue due to its implications for the onset of health-compromising behaviours and the increasing power of appearance-based social media. The aim of this study is to investigate the protective role of a life-skills based intervention during PE classes in adolescent girls against increasing body dissatisfaction resulting from body composition changes and to assess the impact of intervention on the skill of setting goals.

Keywords

• adolescence
• physical activity
• body concerns
• life skills education