scholarly journals A preliminary trial of a prototype internet dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program for young women with body image concerns.

2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 907-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Stice ◽  
Paul Rohde ◽  
Shelley Durant ◽  
Heather Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Preliminary Trial ◽  
Eating Disorder Prevention ◽  
Body Image Concerns ◽  
Disorder Prevention

The Body Project

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Stice ◽  
Paul Rohde ◽  
Heather Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
The Body ◽  
Thin Ideal ◽  
Eating Disorder Prevention ◽  
Body Project ◽  
Disorder Prevention

The Body Project is an empirically based eating disorder prevention program that offers young women an opportunity to critically consider the costs of pursuing the ultra-thin ideal promoted in the mass media, and it improves body acceptance and reduces risk for developing eating disorders. Young women with elevated body dissatisfaction are recruited for group sessions in which they participate in a series of verbal, written, and behavioral exercises in which they consider the negative effects of pursuing the thin-ideal. This online resource provides information on the significance of body image and eating disorders, the intervention theory, the evidence base which supports the theory, recruitment and training procedures, solutions to common challenges, and a new program aimed at reducing obesity onset, as well as intervention scripts and participant handouts. It is the only currently available eating disorder prevention program that has been shown to reduce risk for onset of eating disorders and received support in trials conducted by several independent research groups.

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