ERIC Number: EJ934329
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jun
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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Testing Mediators Hypothesized to Account for the Effects of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program over Longer Term Follow-Up
Stice, Eric; Marti, C. Nathan; Rohde, Paul; Shaw, Heather
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v79 n3 p398-405 Jun 2011
Objective: Test the hypothesis that reductions in thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction mediate the effects of a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program on reductions in eating disorder symptoms over 1-year follow-up. Method: Data were drawn from a randomized effectiveness trial in which 306 female high school students (mean age = 15.7 years, SD = 1.1) with body image concerns were randomized to the 4-session dissonance-based prevention program or an educational brochure control condition, wherein school counselors and nurses were responsible for participant recruitment and intervention delivery. Results: Dissonance-intervention participants showed greater reductions in thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder symptoms; change in thin-ideal internalization predicted change in body dissatisfaction and symptoms; change in body dissatisfaction predicted change in symptoms; and all indirect effects were significant. Change in thin-ideal internalization fully mediated the effects of intervention condition on change in body dissatisfaction and partially mediated the effects on symptoms; change in body dissatisfaction partially mediated the effect of intervention condition on change in symptoms. Conclusions: Findings provided support for the intervention theory of this eating disorder prevention program over longer term follow-up, extending the evidence base for this effective intervention. (Contains 2 footnotes, 2 tables, and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Concept, Prevention, Nurses, Eating Disorders, School Counselors, Hypothesis Testing, Body Composition, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Females, High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Attitude Change, Counseling Techniques
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Education Level: High Schools
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