Effectiveness of a peer-delivered dissonance-based program in reducing eating disorder risk factors in high school girls.
Int J Eat Disord
; 48(6): 779-84, 2015 Sep.
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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.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Psicoterapia
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Dissonância Cognitiva
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Eat Disord
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article