Reducing risk factors for eating disorders: comparison of an Internet- and a classroom-delivered psychoeducational program.
J Consult Clin Psychol
; 68(4): 650-7, 2000 Aug.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10965640
ABSTRACT
This controlled trial compared Internet- (Student Bodies [SB]) and classroom-delivered (Body Traps [BT]) psychoeducational interventions for the reduction of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors/attitudes with a control condition. Participants were 76 women at a private university who were randomly assigned to SB, BT, or a wait-list control (WLC) condition. Measures of body image and eating attitudes and behaviors were measured at baseline, posttreatment, and 4-month follow-up. At posttreatment, participants in SB had significant reductions in weight/shape concerns and disordered eating attitudes compared with those in the WLC condition. At follow-up, disordered behaviors were also reduced. No significant effects were found between the BT and WLC conditions. An Internet-delivered intervention had a significant impact on reducing risk factors for eating disorders.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Body Image
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Therapy, Computer-Assisted
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Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Internet
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Year:
2000
Type:
Article