Table 2.

Frequencies of Personal Change codes

Theme	Code	Proportion %(n)	Sample response
Neutral	No impact	11.4 (123)	“No significant impact to my own life.” “Unfortunately not much” “Immediately after I felt good about myself. Now however 6 months later I am back to having awful self-esteem and a negative body image.”
Changes in Knowledge	Feeling that I am not alone- struggles are valid	6.7% (72)	“Made me realize that I am not the only one that feels the way I do about my body,” “That most women have insecurities.”
	Change in knowledge or awareness	11.4% (123)	“Not only have I started looking at myself differently... but I pushed this out for women in my community where how fair and how thin you are is valued more than your personality.”
	Enhanced critique of societal standards	8.8% (95)	“I think more about what I see in the media in terms of it being very one dimensional in the type of women/people portrayed.“
Changes in Attitudes	Valuing qualities other than appearance	7.5% (81)	“Feeling less concerned with superficial thoughts of my own body image and appreciating more of how clever my body is...” “I’m going to make a conscious effort to consentrate [sic] on the important things and not my weight.”
	Self-compassion and being less judgmental or engaging in less social comparison	36.9% (400)	“I have really tried to let some of that stuff go and just live life without worrying how other people see me.” “Stopping my inner critic when I find I’m being negative towards myself and my appearance. Remembering some of the people in the film and their rise above adversity.”
	Body acceptance and body confidence	44.1% (478)	“It has made me think differently about my body” “It put a louder voice/ memory/ pathway in my system to value self-acceptance more than a # on the scale”
Changes in Behavior	Behavioral indications of reduced body dissatisfaction	16.2% (176)	“A big difference! Lets just say i just bought a swimsuit and im determined to wear it without shorts and a top over it! I want to set an example that porcelain skin, cellulite and stretch marks are normal and nothing to be ashamed of!!” “Have been trying to ‘embrace’”
	Reduced dieting, engaging in self-care for health	19.6% (212)	“I have embraced the non-diet culture.” “I’m not trying to restrict food or exercise to get thin.” “Less guilt associated with food.”
	Reduced ED Symptomology	2.8% [30]	“I am clean for the first time for 12 years from bulimia, that’s something New for me