title: Y's Girl: increasing body satisfaction among primary school girls.
abstract: To date, effective body image interventions for preadolescent school girls are lacking. The present study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of Y's Girl, a published body image curriculum specifically tailored for preadolescent school girls. A sample of 60 Grade 6 girls with a mean age of 11.25 (range of 11-12) years were allocated either to an intervention or control group and completed baseline and posttest measures of body image, thin-ideal internalization, body comparison, self-esteem, peer factors, and disordered eating. Findings revealed that, compared to the control group, girls receiving the intervention reported improved body image, thin-ideal internalization, body comparisons, and self-esteem at posttest 1 week after the intervention ended. Furthermore, changes in body satisfaction were moderated by initial levels of risk-factors. These findings provide initial support for Y's Girl as an effective, affordable body image intervention for preadolescent girls which can be implemented by teachers.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Paxton
authors.forename: Rachel F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Body image; Preadolescent; Prevention intervention; Young girls