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A Modified Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Women

Graves, Tiffany Ariel
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-1683
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1673565886696429

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2022, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Eating disorders are increasingly prevalent in young women, constituting a serious public health concern. Maladaptive use of social networking sites (SNSs) is associated with increased eating disorder risk factors and symptomology among young women, suggesting that eating disorder prevention programs targeting this behavior may be beneficial. The present study tested a modified version of the Body Project that was shortened to a single, 2-hour session to address attrition problems of previous versions and adapted to include elements specifically targeting maladaptive SNS use. Female undergraduates (N = 128) were blindly assigned to a high-dissonance intervention, a low-dissonance intervention, or a no-treatment control group during a two-step enrollment process. Using a repeated measures design to assess for differential change in outcomes (i.e., thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, negative affect, eating disorder symptomology) between conditions across time from baseline to posttest and 1-month follow-up, a 3 (Time) x 3 (Condition) mixed factorial multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) identified a significant Time x Condition interaction. Notably, follow-up analyses indicated participants in both active conditions experienced significant decreases in eating disorder symptomology and multiple eating disorder risk factors across time. Against expectations, the active conditions did not produce significant reductions on any of the measured outcomes relative to controls at posttest or 1-month follow-up. Results are promising in that they suggest minimal exposure to this modified intervention can produce positive effects which may enhance the feasibility and accessibility of eating disorder prevention options for busy college students.
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Chair)
Morrie Mullins, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Susan Kenford, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
88 p.
Psychology; Psychotherapy
eating disorder; prevention; intervention; dissonance-based program; social media; social networking

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  • Graves, T. A. (2022). A Modified Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Women [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1673565886696429

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Graves, Tiffany. A Modified Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Women . 2022. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1673565886696429.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Graves, Tiffany. "A Modified Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Women ." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xupsy1673565886696429

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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