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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Eating Disorder Research

Background:

  • Eating disorders are a significant public health concern.
  • Existing interventions, like the Body Project, aim to prevent eating disorders through dissonance-based strategies.
  • Modifications may enhance efficacy for both treatment and prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a modified dissonance-based program for eating disorder symptoms.
  • To compare the modified program against an assessment-only control group.
  • To assess efficacy in women with both clinical and subclinical eating disorder symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • A controlled randomized preliminary trial was conducted with 47 women.
  • Participants were assigned to either a modified dissonance program or a control condition.
  • Evaluated outcomes included body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, self-objectification, and eating disorder symptoms at baseline, postintervention, and 2-month follow-up.

Main Results:

  • The modified dissonance program led to significant reductions in eating disorder risk factors and symptoms.
  • Improvements were observed at postintervention and 2-month follow-up compared to baseline.
  • Symptom improvement was greater in the modified program group than in the control group.

Conclusions:

  • The modified dissonance-based program shows preliminary efficacy.
  • The program appears effective for both indicated prevention and treatment of eating disorder symptoms.
  • Further research is warranted to confirm these findings.