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  • 1Southern Methodist University, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 750442, Dallas, TX 75275-0442, USA.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Eating Disorder Research

Background:

  • Thin-ideal internalization has been previously identified as a mediator in eating disorder prevention programs.
  • Body dissatisfaction is another potential mediator that warrants investigation in these interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate previous findings on thin-ideal internalization as a mediator.
  • To examine body dissatisfaction as an additional mediator in a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program.
  • To develop a more rigorous mediation analysis accounting for temporal interplay and reverse mediation.

Main Methods:

  • A four-week dissonance intervention was administered to 71 high-risk females.
  • Mediation analyses were conducted to assess the roles of thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction.
  • Statistical controls for reverse mediation were implemented.

Main Results:

  • Thin-ideal internalization partially mediated the intervention's effect on bulimic symptoms, even when controlling for body dissatisfaction.
  • Body dissatisfaction also partially mediated the intervention's effect on bulimic symptoms, after controlling for thin-ideal internalization.
  • Significant reverse mediation effects indicated reciprocal influences between risk factors and bulimic symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Both thin-ideal internalization and body dissatisfaction are significant partial mediators in dissonance-based eating disorder prevention.
  • The findings support the refinement of prevention programs by understanding these mediating pathways.
  • Acknowledging reciprocal influences enhances the understanding of bulimia nervosa etiology.