Exploratory Analyses
On the basis of these findings, exploratory analyses were conducted to test whether the observed delayed effect on trait body satisfaction could be mediated by the immediate effect that the intervention had on internalization. Such a finding would provide support for the relationship between these variables as defined in the Tripartite Influence Model [Randomized group was significantly associated with the mediator (The model resulted in complete mediation, with the indirect effect of randomized group on body satisfaction at T3 being positive and significant (β=.03, 95% CI 0.017-0.041), and the direct effect was nonsignificant (β=.03, Exploratory mediation analysis. *Significant effect (