A controlled study of an integrated prevention program for improving disordered eating and body image among Mexican university students: A 3‐month follow‐up

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraís Castillo ◽  
Santos Solano ◽  
Ana R. Sepúlveda
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
University Students ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Controlled Study

Changes in body image and onset of disordered eating behaviors in youth with type 1 diabetes over a five-year longitudinal follow-up

2018 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alda Troncone ◽  
Crescenzo Cascella ◽  
Antonietta Chianese ◽  
Ilaria Galiero ◽  
Angela Zanfardino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors

Prevalence of disordered eating behaviors and associated factors in Brazilian university students

2020 ◽  
pp. 026010602097113
Author(s):  
Ana Paula de Matos ◽  
Paulo Rogério Melo Rodrigues ◽  
Lorena Barbosa Fonseca ◽  
Márcia Gonçalves Ferreira ◽  
Ana Paula Muraro
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
University Students ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Food Restriction ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Factors Associated

Background: University students may be a vulnerable group to adopt unhealthy behaviors, including changes in eating behavior. Assessment of factors associated with the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors in this population may facilitate the early identification of their predictors, thus allowing fast interventions. Aim: To analyze the prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEB) and associated factors in Brazilian university students. Methods: Cross-sectional study of male and female students aged 16–25 years, enrolled in full-time degree program at a public university in the mid-west of Brazil. Disordered eating behaviors in the last three months (binge eating, purging, and food restriction), through an adapted version of the instrument developed by Hay, was evaluated and the association with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, including lifestyle, body image, perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and excess weight, was analyzed. A hierarchical analysis model was performed to determine the relative importance of factors on the prevalence of DEB. Results: A total of 1608 university students were evaluated (50.7% male). Prevalence of DEB was 4.4% for binge eating, 2.5% for purging and 9.1% for food restriction, all of which were higher among women (7.0%, 4.4%, and 13.5%) compared with men (1.8%, 0,6%, and 4.9%, respectively). The factors that remained significantly associated with these behaviors were female sex, smoking, consumption of alcoholic beverages, dissatisfaction with body image, excess weight, high perceived stress, and presence of self-reported depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Factors associated with DEB signal that intervention is required to create synergy between individual and population-level interventions in lifestyle behaviors.

Impact of a School-Based Disordered Eating Prevention Program in Adolescent Girls: General and Specific Effects Depending on Adherence to the Interactive Activities

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma López-Guimerà ◽  
David Sánchez-Carracedo ◽  
Jordi Fauquet ◽  
Mariona Portell ◽  
Rosa M. Raich
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Targeted Prevention ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
School Based ◽  
Relevant Effect ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This study assessed the impact of a school-based program aimed at preventing disordered eating. The program was based on the media-literacy approach and has interactive format. The program was assessed under strong methodological conditions. Seven schools with 263 Spanish adolescent girls in the area of Barcelona, were randomly assigned to either the complete prevention program condition, the partial program condition or the non-treatment control condition, and assessed at pre, post and 6-month follow-up. The program was effective in generating positive changes at follow-up. The effects sizes (ESd= 0.29 to ESd= 0.38) were greater, on average, than that obtained up to now in selective-universal programs, and similar or greater than that achieved by targeted prevention programs. The results indicate a greater and relevant effect size of the intervention in those participants who completed the inter-session interactive activities (ESd= 0.29 to ESd= 0.45) although the differences were not significant. These results suggest the importance of monitoring adherence to the activities in all programs defined as “interactive”. The implications and limitations of this study are discussed.

scholarly journals Online prevention of disordered eating in at-risk young-adult women: a two-country pragmatic randomized controlled trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 2034-2044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon M. Wilksch ◽  
Anne O'Shea ◽  
C. Barr Taylor ◽  
Denise Wilfley ◽  
Corinna Jacobi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Young Adult Women ◽  
Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled

AbstractBackgroundDisordered eating (DE) is a widespread, serious problem. Efficacious prevention programs that can be delivered at-scale are needed.MethodsA pragmatic randomized controlled trial of two online programs was conducted. Participants were young-adult women from Australia and New Zealand seeking to improve their body image. Media Smart-Targeted (MS-T) and Student Bodies (SB) were both 9-module interventions released weekly, whilst control participants received positive body image information. Primary [Eating Disorder Examination–Questionnaire (EDE-Q) Global], secondary (DE risk factors) and tertiary (DE) outcome measures were completed at baseline, post-program, 6- and 12-month follow-up.ResultsBaseline was completed by 608 women (M age = 20.71 years); 33 were excluded leaving 575 randomized to: MS-T (N = 191); SB (N = 190) or control (N = 194). Only 66% of those randomized to MS-T or SB accessed the intervention and were included in analyses with controls; 78% of this sample completed measures subsequent to baseline. Primary intent-to-treat (ITT) analyses revealed no differences between groups, while measure completer analyses found MS-T had significantly lower EDE-Q Global than controls at 12-month follow-up. Secondary ITT analyses found MS-T participants reported significantly higher quality of life–mental relative to both SB and controls (6-month follow-up), while MS-T and controls had lower clinical impairment relative to SB (post-program). Amongst measure completers, MS-T scored significantly lower than controls and SB on 5 variables. Of those with baseline DE, MS-T participants were significantly less likely than controls to have DE at 12-month follow-up.ConclusionsGiven both programs were not therapist-moderated, MS-T has potential to achieve reductions in DE risk at low implementation costs.

scholarly journals Disordered eating attitudes among Iranian university students of medical sciences: The role of body image perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-133
Author(s):  
Maryam Momeni ◽  
Azam Ghorbani ◽  
Zahra Arjeini
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
University Students ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Eating Attitudes Test ◽  
Disordered Eating Attitudes

Background: Disordered eating attitudes and behaviors have become an issue of worldwide concern. Aim: This research was designed to investigate the role of body image satisfaction in the relationship with eating attitudes among students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 385 Qazvin university students of medical sciences were recruited by randomized stratified sampling in 2014. The students completed a three-part questionnaire (socio-demographic, Eating Attitudes Test and Body Shape Questionnaire) in their classrooms. We used hierarchical generalized linear models to identify variables significantly associated with Eating Attitudes Test scores. Results: The mean age of the students was 21.80 ± 2.98 years. Mean scores for the Eating Attitudes Test and Body Shape Questionnaire were 66.75 ± 29.8 and 11.86 ± 10.97 respectively; 18.5% of students had a score of 20 and above (≥ 20) that indicated disordered eating attitudes or as being at risk of eating disorders. In the multiple regression model, the Eating Attitudes Test was related to screening body image dissatisfaction (β = 0.122, P < 0.001). Body mass index was negatively related to the Eating Attitudes Test score (β= -0.488, P < 0.016), and diet was significantly correlated with an increased Eating Attitudes Test score (β = 5.803, P < 0.001). Conclusions: The risk of eating disorders is relatively high among Iranian university students. It can be a warning to health policy makers and should be the focus of special attention. In the present study, the most important factor related to abnormal eating attitudes was body image dissatisfaction. Regarding the complexity of the causes of eating disorders, various preventive and therapeutic interventions are necessary to avoid the dissemination in society of an idealized view of excessive thinness and further unfavorable outcomes in college students.

scholarly journals Body Image and Disordered Eating Among LGBTQ+ University Students and Recent Graduates in Rural Appalachia: A Thematic Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devyn Savitsky
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
University Students ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Body Self ◽  
Rural Appalachia ◽  
The University

LGBTQ+ university students and recent graduates of a large rural Appalachian institution were interviewed for an exploratory thematic analysis on body image and disordered eating behaviors. While participants noted an overall sense of comfortability in the university setting, there were varying obstacles associated with navigating intersecting identities and physical presentation that were noted in the data. Excerpts from participant interviews were coded into five unique themes: (1) feeling “othered”/different from peers as well as fellow LGBTQ+ community members, (2) seeking comfortability with body/self, (3) facing stereotypes and image expectations based on presumed gender identity and/or sexual/affectional orientation, (4) general experiences as an LGBTQ+ community member in a rural university town, and (5) seeking increased support from the university. This study concludes that significant challenges related to body image are exacerbated by common experiences as a person in the LGBTQ+ community.

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