title: A pilot intervention to reduce eating disorder risk in Latina women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study tested the effects of an eating disorder risk reduction programme (Food, Mood and Attitude (FMA)) with Latina women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-two female Latina college students were screened. Of these, 28 eligible women were administered a questionnaire packet prior to and approximately 2 months and again 1 year after completing a 2-hour computer-based risk reduction programme called FMA and participating in two 2-hour discussion groups about risk factors for eating disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Paired sample t-tests indicated significant changes from pre- to post-assessment on the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDEQ)-shape concerns subscale (p = .002), Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2)-body dissatisfaction (BD) subscale (p < .001) and the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ; p = .006). Significant changes in binge frequency also occurred (p = .006). Changes on three of these measures were maintained at the 1-year follow-up assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This small-scale study suggests that FMA may reduce some risk factors for eating disorders in Latina college women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, 203 Lake Hall, Boston, MA 02115, USA. d.franko@neu.edu
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Franko
authors.forename: Jessica B Edwards
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001294:Attitude to Health; D049628:Body Size; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult