Reducing risk factors for eating disorders: comparison of an Internet- and a classroom-delivered psychoeducational program - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Reducing risk factors for eating disorders: comparison of an Internet- and a classroom-delivered psychoeducational program

A A Celio et al. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

This controlled trial compared Internet- (Student Bodies [SB]) and classroom-delivered (Body Traps [BT]) psychoeducational interventions for the reduction of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors/attitudes with a control condition. Participants were 76 women at a private university who were randomly assigned to SB, BT, or a wait-list control (WLC) condition. Measures of body image and eating attitudes and behaviors were measured at baseline, posttreatment, and 4-month follow-up. At posttreatment, participants in SB had significant reductions in weight/shape concerns and disordered eating attitudes compared with those in the WLC condition. At follow-up, disordered behaviors were also reduced. No significant effects were found between the BT and WLC conditions. An Internet-delivered intervention had a significant impact on reducing risk factors for eating disorders.

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