A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an impairing condition characterized by excessive appearance concerns that frequently begin in adolescence, thus making this phase an eminent target for prevention and early intervention. We developed a cognitive-behavioral app-based program (AINA) intended for prev...
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| author | Nora Kuck Fanny Alexandra Dietel Laura Nohr Jan Vahrenhold Ulrike Buhlmann |
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| description | Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an impairing condition characterized by excessive appearance concerns that frequently begin in adolescence, thus making this phase an eminent target for prevention and early intervention. We developed a cognitive-behavioral app-based program (AINA) intended for prevention and early intervention of BDD. As part of the iterative development process, perceptions of usability, aesthetics, and content were investigated. A sample of 38 adolescents and young adults aged between 14 and 21 years tested the app in a laboratory setting and completed a survey of diagnostic and user experience questionnaires. Overall, usability, aesthetics, and content of the app received positive evaluations. Regression analyses did not point to any large effects of age, gender, years of education, self-esteem, or BDD symptom severity on user evaluations. On average, participants had no concerns about privacy or data security of the app, indicating that these aspects will presumably not act as barriers to usage. Altogether, the present results are encouraging. Future research needs to examine whether AINA is an efficacious measure for prevention and early intervention of BDD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4efecd62fac494bb9da512206b63f242022-12-22T02:26:04ZengElsevierInternet Interventions2214-78292022-04-0128100521A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aestheticsNora Kuck0Fanny Alexandra Dietel1Laura Nohr2Jan Vahrenhold3Ulrike Buhlmann4Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Münster, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Münster, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Computer Science, University of Münster, Einsteinstraße 62, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Psychology, University of Münster, Fliednerstraße 21, 48149 Münster, Germany; Corresponding author.Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an impairing condition characterized by excessive appearance concerns that frequently begin in adolescence, thus making this phase an eminent target for prevention and early intervention. We developed a cognitive-behavioral app-based program (AINA) intended for prevention and early intervention of BDD. As part of the iterative development process, perceptions of usability, aesthetics, and content were investigated. A sample of 38 adolescents and young adults aged between 14 and 21 years tested the app in a laboratory setting and completed a survey of diagnostic and user experience questionnaires. Overall, usability, aesthetics, and content of the app received positive evaluations. Regression analyses did not point to any large effects of age, gender, years of education, self-esteem, or BDD symptom severity on user evaluations. On average, participants had no concerns about privacy or data security of the app, indicating that these aspects will presumably not act as barriers to usage. Altogether, the present results are encouraging. Future research needs to examine whether AINA is an efficacious measure for prevention and early intervention of BDD.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782922000288Body imageAppearance concernsSelf-esteemUser experience |
| spellingShingle | Nora Kuck Fanny Alexandra Dietel Laura Nohr Jan Vahrenhold Ulrike Buhlmann A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics Internet Interventions Body image Appearance concerns Self-esteem User experience |
| title | A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics |
| title_full | A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics |
| title_fullStr | A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics |
| title_full_unstemmed | A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics |
| title_short | A smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder: Development and evaluation of the content, usability, and aesthetics |
| title_sort | smartphone app for the prevention and early intervention of body dysmorphic disorder development and evaluation of the content usability and aesthetics |
| topic | Body image Appearance concerns Self-esteem User experience |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214782922000288 |
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