Reducing risk factors for eating disorders: comparison of an Internet- and a classroom-delivered psychoeducational program.
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.
Celio
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Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5722, USA.
Winzelberg
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Wilfley
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Eppstein-Herald
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Springer
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Dev
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Taylor
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D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001828:Body Image; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome