title: Innovative interventions for disordered eating: evaluating dissonance-based and yoga interventions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Eating-disordered behavior is prevalent among college women. Few interventions have successfully reduced risk factors for these behaviors, however. The most promising interventions are both selective and interactive. This study compared two newer types of interventions that meet these criteria: cognitive dissonance and yoga programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study advertised programs for women who were dissatisfied with their bodies. Participants (N = 93) were randomly assigned to dissonance, yoga, or control groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that there were no significant post-intervention differences between the yoga and control groups. Dissonance group participants had significantly lower scores than the scores of both other groups on measures of disordered eating, drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, alexithymia, and anxiety.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings have important implications for interventions on college campuses. In particular, dissonance interventions appear to be an efficient and inexpensive approach to reducing eating disorder risk factors. Additional research regarding the value of yoga interventions is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2018, USA. s2ksmitc@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Suzanne E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mazzeo
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: Kathryn L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001828:Body Image; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology; D015013:Yoga