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Games and Gamification for Health (1027) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (3321) Serious Games for Health and Medicine (1232) Eating Disorders (138) Mental Health Games (175) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (785) Special Issue on Video Games for Mental Health (24)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

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Child playing "Super U Story" game on laptop

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Roblox Video Game (Super U Story) in Improving Body Image Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Roblox Video Game (Super U Story) in Improving Body Image Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Nicole Paraskeva1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sharon Haywood1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jason Anquandah2 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul White2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mahira Budhraja1 Author Orcid Image ;   Phillippa C Diedrichs1 Author Orcid Image ;   Heidi Williamson1 Author Orcid Image
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  2. Levine M. Prevention of eating disorders: 2025 in review. Eating Disorders 2026:1 View
  3. Schneider J, Craddock N, Paraskeva N. Prevalence and correlates of body appreciation in U.S. children aged 9–13 years: A cross-sectional analysis. Body Image 2026;57:102102 View
  4. Tasa-Vinyals E, Tristany-Dalmau Q, Rodríguez-Rey A, Martínez-Pinteño A, Mora-Porta M, Plana M, Andrés-Perpiñá S, Moreno E, Martínez E, Lázaro L, Castro-Fornieles J, Flamarique I. Body Image Disturbance and Body Dissatisfaction in Sisters of Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa: A Narrative Review and a Preliminary Study. Healthcare 2026;14(13):1987 View
  5. Stiles-Shields C, Shenberger E, Bernica A, Bobadilla G, Fletcher K, George J, Gordon S, Gustafson E, Hernandez C, Hilderbrand T, Kumi S, Lee C, Lorduy S, Phanse M, Potthoff L, Quezada N, Smith D, Hudson H, Anderson E. The Use of Waivers of Guardian Permission in the United States for Pediatric Digital Health Intervention Research Since 2020: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e87047 View