Prevention programme for eating disturbances in adolescents. Is their effect on body image maintained at 30 months later?

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 p...

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Autores: Espinoza Guzmán, Paola|||0000-0001-9537-538X, Penelo Werner, Eva|||0000-0001-6796-7660, Raich, Rosa M.|||0000-0001-7819-3357
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:318259
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/318259
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2012.11.004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adolescents
Body image problems
Body satisfaction
Eating disturbances
Media literacy
Prevention
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Sumario: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 30month 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 followup, 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.