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Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors in Sorority Members: A Randomized Trial
- Source :
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Behavior Therapy . Sum 2005 36(3):245-253. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Although sororities are often perceived as contributing to eating-disordered behavior, limited research has investigated eating disorders in sorority members. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of a highly interactive cognitive dissonance prevention program in reducing empirically supported risk factors in sorority members. Members (N = 149) were randomized to the highly interactive intervention, a more passive intervention, or wait-list. Results indicated that both interventions reduced dietary restraint, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder pathology. Only the highly interactive group reduced thin-ideal internalization as compared to wait-list. Exploratory analyses also indicated that interventions were beneficial to both lower- and higher-risk members. Taken together, results suggest that sororities are a viable population to target in the prevention of eating disorders.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0005-7894
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Behavior Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ806772
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80073-5