Ethics approval
was granted by the La Trobe University Human Ethics Committee, approval number HEC15-116. To reduce the likelihood of a biased sample with high interest in the topic of body dissatisfaction, the true purpose of the study was partially concealed. Participants were invited to take part in a study on health promotion videos and were informed that they would view either a video on body image or self-esteem. The study took place on Qualtrics online survey software, and participants completed the study in an environment of their choosing. Participants provided their consent, then completed pre-exposure measures of body satisfaction. Participants were then randomly assigned to one of the five video conditions previously described. Simple randomisation was performed automatically through the Qualtrics software on an even basis across all five conditions. After watching the video, participants completed measures of interest, compassion, relevance, and demographic variables. Following completion of the study measures, participants were then debriefed on the true aims of the study and given the option to withdraw their data. Participation took, on average, 16.96 min.