Dove
Personal care
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This edition is retained for its evidence history and is not included in current rankings.
Read the latest edition →Body-confidence resources provide practical support. A five-session school trial found modest body-esteem improvements; this is a specific programme outcome, not a result for the whole brand.
Scope: Dove Self-Esteem Project education and advocacy, not Unilever employment practices or the net health effects of Dove products.
Scope, period & review disclosure
What this score covers
Dove Self-Esteem Project education and advocacy, not Unilever employment practices or the net health effects of Dove products.
Current programmes and 2015/2021 intervention research; reviewed September 2026
This AI-assisted assessment covers selected public evidence. It does not directly measure happiness or every effect the company has on people. How scoring and reviews work →
Published under HAPPYWorth scoring standard v1.0. No independent human research review is recorded.
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Reported outcome
Connection
60/1001 supporting source
Vitality
60/1001 supporting source
Security
40/1001 supporting source
Agency
60/1001 supporting source
How the total is calculated
(80/100 + 60/100 + 60/100 + 40/100 + 60/100) ÷ 5 = 60/100
Each dimension carries 20% of the total.
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The trials test specific programmes, not Dove as a whole. The older single-session study found some short-lived benefits; the five-session study did not show broad wellbeing improvements. Age, setting and brand involvement limit generalisation.
- No independent human research review.
- Contrary-evidence search was targeted, not systematic.
- Some evidence is historical or its observation date is not established.
- Fewer than three dimensions have independent evidence.
Compare similar populations, activities and periods. This review may miss harm that was not identified in the sources.
Sources you can inspect.
- Dove: Self-Esteem Project resources ↗
Company disclosure
- Diedrichs and colleagues: single-session classroom intervention trial ↗
Research publication
- Diedrichs and colleagues: five-session school trial ↗
Research publication
Why this source is included: Historical 2021 publication retained only as evidence about the named British-school programme and narrow six-month body-esteem outcome. It does not establish current, broad wellbeing or company-wide outcomes.
Score history.
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Sep 15, 2026
Not scoredReviewed · Latest edition
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60/100Reviewed · Previous edition
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60/100Published · Previous edition
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