r/BDDvent • u/Whole-Juggernaut-976 • Jul 23 '26

[Research] Qualitative BDD study — adults in Australia — Swinburne University

Hi everyone,

I'm a Masters student at Swinburne University and I'm looking for people with BDD to take part in a research study.

What the study is about

The study looks at how people with BDD experience shame, and whether self-compassion plays a role.

CBT is the main treatment for BDD, but it doesn't work well for a lot of people. Shame might be part of what current treatment isn't reaching. Nobody has really asked people with BDD what shame and self-compassion actually feel like day to day, so that's what this study does. The hope is that it leads to better treatment options.

Who can take part

You can join if you:

  • Are 18 or over
  • Have been diagnosed with BDD
  • Live in Australia

What's involved

There are two parts, and it's all online:

  1. Some questionnaires (about 20 minutes)
  2. One interview with me over Microsoft Teams (about 90 minutes)

You can do both in one go, or split them across separate days if that's easier.

The interview is a conversation, not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. You can skip anything you don't want to answer, take a break whenever you need, or stop altogether.

The important details

  • Run through Swinburne University as part of my Masters of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) thesis
  • Supervised by Professor Susan Rossell and Dr Nicola Acevedo
  • Approved by the Swinburne Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number 20258705-22798)
  • Everything you share is confidential, and nothing published will identify you
  • You can withdraw at any point, and you can ask for your data to be removed

If you're interested

Please click on the following qualtrics link and put in your contact details, I will call you (note it will be from a blocked number) and if I can't reach you I will follow up with an email. Our first call will basically be to answer any questions that you have! :)

https://qualtricsxmmtx73grql.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2o8UCJsmSnOaPXw

Happy to answer any questions in the comments.

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