Gender differences found in a qualitative study of a disordered eating prevention programme

Qualitative studies examining gender differences (GD) of eating disorder preventionprogrammes are scarce. We aimed to evaluate GD in adolescents who participated in a larger study on effectiveness of a disordered eating prevention programme. Perceptions of eating, female and male aesthetic models, m...

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Authors: González, Marcela L.|||0000-0002-2293-4109, Mora Giral, Marisol|||0000-0002-3475-6725, Penelo Werner, Eva|||0000-0001-6796-7660, Goddard, Elizabeth|||0000-0003-0411-813X, Treasure, Janet|||0000-0003-0871-4596, Raich, Rosa M.|||0000-0001-7819-3357
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:318279
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/318279
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/1359105315573426
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Adolescent gender differences
Disordered eating
Media literacy
Prevention programme
Qualitative research
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Summary:Qualitative studies examining gender differences (GD) of eating disorder preventionprogrammes are scarce. We aimed to evaluate GD in adolescents who participated in a larger study on effectiveness of a disordered eating prevention programme. Perceptions of eating, female and male aesthetic models, media influences, prevention programmes and emerging topics from 12 school-going boys who received a media-literacy programme (n=4), medialiteracy plus nutrition-awareness programme (n=4) or neither (n=4) were explored using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and compared with previous results in girls. Findings suggest that the prevention programme is effective for both genders. GD and consumer-culture influences may be considered in future interventions.

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