Implementation of an online short-term behavioral-analytic intervention for women with body image problems: action research
Body image; Online therapy; Behavior analysis.
The homogenization of the body aesthetic standard fosters discrepancies between the actual body shape and the desired one, which predominantly affects women. This is reflected in body image problems and provides the follow-up of models that result in suffering, thus configuring a relevant issue from a clinical point of view. However, few studies focusing on interventions have been carried out, especially in the Brazilian reality. Therefore, this study proposes to implement a short-term behavioral-analytic intervention, in the online modality, to address body image problems among women. This is an action research qualitative methodological investigation study. The proposed intervention will be carried out through individual online consultations, recorded for monitoring and then evaluated through interviews with the aim of investigating its effects. Data will be analyzed through thematic content analysis and discussed through the theoretical framework of Behavior Analysis.