title: Healthy weight control and dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs: results from a controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Because universal psychoeducational eating disorder prevention programs have had little success, we developed and evaluated two interventions for high-risk populations: a healthy weight control intervention and a dissonance-based intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adolescent girls (N = 148) with body image concerns were randomized to one of these interventions or to a waitlist control group. Participants completed baseline, termination, and 1, 3, and 6-month follow-up surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants in both interventions reported decreased thin-ideal internalization, negative affect, and bulimic symptoms at termination and follow-up relative to controls. However, no effects were observed for body dissatisfaction or dieting and effects diminished over time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results provide evidence that both interventions effectively reduce bulimic pathology and risk factors for eating disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. stice@psy.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stice
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trost
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chase
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*