title: My sister's keeper: identifying eating pathology through peer networks.
abstract: This study evaluated a novel intervention designed to teach middle and high school girls to inform adults of the early signs of an eating disorder. Students completed measures assessing the likelihood of talking to a peer about her eating behavior, encouraging a peer to talk to an adult, sharing concerns about a peer with an adult, or talking to an adult about concerns related to herself. Participants demonstrated increased likelihood of talking to an adult about a friend's eating following intervention. Results indicate it may be possible to significantly increase girls' willingness to address or share concerns about a friend's eating.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychological Sciences , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio , USA.
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Damour
authors.forename: Tori S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Cordiano
authors.forename: Eileen P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Anderson-Fye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D012572:School Health Services; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires