# Body Image and Body Awareness (OCEAN)

**Source**: https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/2020/07/body-image-and-body-awareness-ocean/
**Parent**: https://wp.unil.ch/persuasivelab/research-projects/

The main objective of this project is to understand whether the use of wearables produces changes in the individuals’ body image and perception. As there is a growing debate in self-tracking literature about the possibility that body representations may be affected by activity tracker use, the study will empirically investigate this point by focusing on two constructs: body image and body awareness. We will apply a mixed-method design approach: first, participants will be asked to complete a set of standardized questionnaires before and after a 3-month period of wearable use; then, in-depth interviews will be conducted on a sub-sample of participants to better understand the underlying dynamics.

**Project Leaders:**Arianna Boldi (University of Torino)

**UNIL Collaborators:** Marc-Olivier Boldi, Alessandro Silacci, Mauro Cherubini, Kévin Huguenin

**External Collaborators:** Amon Rapp (University of Torino), Maurizio Caon (HEG-FR)

## Publication

Arianna Boldi, Alessandro Silacci, Marc-Olivier Boldi, Mauro Cherubini, Maurizio Caon, Noé Zufferey, Kévin Huguenin, & Amon Rapp. (2023). Exploring the impact of commercial wearable activity trackers on body awareness and body representations : A mixed-methods study on self-tracking. *Computers in Human Behavior*, 108036. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.108036>

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