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Risk factors and prodromal eating pathology
Eric Stice1, Janet Ng, Heather Shaw
1Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR 97403, USA. estice@ori.org
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines
|January 16, 2010
Summary
Identifying risk factors like body dissatisfaction and negative affect is key to preventing eating disorders. Selective prevention programs targeting high-risk individuals show greater effectiveness in reducing eating pathology symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
Background:
- Prospective studies identify risk factors for eating pathology onset.
- Body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint may be prodromal stages of eating disorders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review risk factors for eating pathology onset.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs for eating disorders.
Main Methods:
- Review of prospective studies on eating pathology risk factors.
- Analysis of prevention trials for eating disorder symptoms.
Main Results:
- Perceived pressure for thinness, thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, dietary restraint, and negative affect increase eating pathology risk.
- Interventions targeting these factors significantly reduce eating disorder symptoms.
- Selective prevention programs yield larger effects than universal programs.
Conclusions:
- Research on risk factors and prodromal stages informs efficacious prevention programs.
- Identifying high-risk individuals improves intervention targeting.
- Further research can enhance prevention program effectiveness.
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