Face IT voor jongeren/Young People Face IT

Nov 1, 2017

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This project is the core of my PhD. Young People (YP) Face IT ( https://www.ypfaceit.co.uk/) was developed by Heidi Williamson at the Centre for Appearance Research, Bristol, England. YP Face IT is an online intervention for adolescents with a visible difference. In eight sessions adolescents get taught techniques from social skills training and cognitive behavioural therapy. The aim of the intervention is to reduce social anxiety and improve body esteem.

The current project consists of three phases:

  1. Translate YP Face IT to Dutch and develop the Dutch website ( www.faceitvoorjongeren.nl)
  2. Fifteen adolescents follow the program and participate in interviews assessing the acceptability and feasibility of the program
  3. A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) testing the effectiveness of the program. Main outcome measures are social anxiety and body esteem. Adolescents are randomised to either Face IT voor jongeren/YP Face IT or care as usual. Measurements include a baseline, direct follow-up and three months follow-up. Recruitment for the RCT is ongoing.
Marije van Dalen
Marije van Dalen
Postdoctoral Researcher

My research interests include the mental health and well-being of adolescents with a chronic illness.

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Publications

Acceptability and feasibility of an online psychosocial intervention for Dutch adolescents with a visible difference: A mixed-methods study

The acceptability feasibility of YP Face IT was tested in interviews with 14 adolescents with a visible difference. Results show YP Face IT may be acceptable and feasible.
Marije van Dalen, Suzanne Pasmans, Marie-Louise Aendekerk, Irene Mathijssen, Maarten Koudstaal, Heidi Williamson, Manon Hillegers, Lisbeth Utens, Jolanda Okkerse
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Reducing social anxiety in adolescents distressed by a visible difference: Results from a randomised control trial of a web-based intervention

This article features the results of a Dutch and Norwegian RCT investigating YP Face It.
Deniz Zelihić, Marije van Dalen, Johanna Kling, Are Hugo Pripp, Tine Nordgreen, Ingela Kvalem, Suzanne Pasmans, Irene Mathijssen, Maarten Koudstaal, Manon Hillegers, Heidi Williamson, Lisbeth Utens, Kristin Feragen, Jolanda Okkerse
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Acceptability and feasibility of an online psychosocial intervention for adolescents with a visible difference: a mixed-methods study (preprint)

An acceptability and feasibility study for the Dutch version of YP Face IT, an online psychosocial intervention for adolescents with a visible difference.
Marije van Dalen, Suzanne Pasmans, Marie-Louise Aendekerk, Irene Mathijssen, Maarten Koudstaal, Heidi Williamson, Manon Hillegers, Lisbeth Utens, Jolanda Okkerse
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Investigating online psychological treatment for adolescents with a visible difference in the Dutch YP Face IT study: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

This article features the trial design of the Dutch YP Face IT study. This study is set up to investigate the effectiveness of an online psychological intervention for adolescents with a visible difference.
Marije van Dalen, Suzanne Pasmans, Marie-Louise Aendekerk, Irene Mathijssen, Maarten Koudstaal, Reinier Timman, Heidi Williamson, Manon Hillegers, Lisbeth Utens, Jolanda Okkerse
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Anxiety and depression in adolescents with a visible difference: A systematic review and meta-analysis

This article features a meta-analysis on anxiety and depression in adolescents with a visible difference. The meta-analysis tests whether adolescents with a visible difference experience more anxiety and depression when compared to unaffected peers.
Marije van Dalen, Bram Dierckx, Suzanne Pasmans, Marie-Louise Aendekerk, Irene Mathijssen, Maarten Koudstaal, Reinier Timman, Heidi Williamson, Manon Hillegers, Lisbeth Utens, Jolanda Okkerse
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Talks

Face IT voor jongeren en de effectiviteit daarvan

A talk focusing on YP Face IT and its effectiveness.
Mar 15, 2021 08:30 Levvel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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