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Effectiveness of a peer-delivered dissonance-based program in reducing eating disorder risk factors in high school girls.
Ciao, Anna C; Latner, Janet D; Brown, Krista E; Ebneter, Daria S; Becker, Carolyn B.
Afiliação
  • Ciao AC; Department of Psychology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.
  • Latner JD; Department of Psychology, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Brown KE; Department of Psychology, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Ebneter DS; Department of Psychology, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Becker CB; The University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Int J Eat Disord ; 48(6): 779-84, 2015 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25959408
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

This pilot study investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a peer-led dissonance-based eating disorders (ED) prevention/risk factor reduction program with high school girls.

METHOD:

Ninth grade girls (n = 50) received the peer-led program within the school curriculum. A quasi-experimental design was used to assess changes in ED risk factors preintervention and postintervention compared with waitlist control. Participants were followed through 3-month follow-up.

RESULTS:

Peer-leader adherence to an intervention manual tailored for this age group was high. The intervention was rated as highly acceptable, with a large proportion of participants reporting that they enjoyed the program and learned and applied new information. Intervention participants exhibited significantly greater pre-post reductions in a majority of risk-factor outcomes compared to waitlist controls. When groups were combined to assess program effects over time there were significant pre-post reductions in a majority of outcomes that were sustained through 3-month follow-up.

DISCUSSION:

This pilot study provides tentative support for the effectiveness of using peer leaders to implement an empirically supported ED risk factor reduction program in a high school setting. Additional research is needed to replicate results in larger, better-controlled trials with longer follow-up.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Psicoterapia / Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos / Dissonância Cognitiva Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Eat Disord Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Psicoterapia / Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos / Dissonância Cognitiva Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Eat Disord Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article