title: Prevention programme for eating disturbances in adolescents. Is their effect on body image maintained at 30 months later?
abstract: We assessed changes in the body image of Spanish adolescents who participated in a programme aimed at preventing disordered eating, with a 30-month follow-up. 254 girls and 189 boys aged 12-14 were assigned to a control group (n=201) or one of two possible experimental conditions: media literacy programme (ML, n=143) and media literacy plus nutrition awareness programme (ML+NUT, n=99). Body image was assessed with the Body Image Questionnaire (Qüestionari d'Imatge Corporal; QÜIC). Pre-test, post-test, 7- and 30-month follow-up measurements were taken. Linear model analyses were carried out with a 2×3×3 ANOVA (sex×group×phase), adjusted by the baseline level. At 30-month follow-up, ML and ML+NUT participants showed fewer body problems and more body satisfaction than the control group. There is a need for prevention programmes addressing eating and body image disturbances that involve both boys and girls.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Facultat de Psicologia, Edifici B (Campus Bellaterra UAB), 08193 Bellaterra (BCN), Spain. pegespinoza@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Espinoza
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Penelo
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Raich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012649:Self Concept; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires