OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the effectiveness and feasibility of a primary prevention program for risk factors for eating disorders in adolescent girls. METHOD: Nearly 500 seventh-grade girls participated in "Full of Ourselves: Advancing Girl Power, Health, and Leadership," and were assessed at baseline, immediately after program completion, and 6 months later on several self-report measures of knowledge, body image, and eating and weight-related behaviors. RESULTS: Significant differences were found between participants and controls on measures of knowledge and weight-related body esteem, which were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Eating related behaviors, including skipping meals and dieting, appeared unaffected by program participation. DISCUSSION: The program was feasible, safe, and resulted in positive and maintained changes in knowledge and weight satisfaction for adolescent girls. Copyright 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 32: 401-411, 2002.
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OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the effectiveness and feasibility of a primary prevention program for risk factors for eating disorders in adolescent girls. METHOD: Nearly 500 seventh-grade girls participated in "Full of Ourselves: Advancing Girl Power, Health, and Leadership," and were assessed at baseline, immediately after program completion, and 6 months later on several self-report measures of knowledge, body image, and eating and weight-related behaviors. RESULTS: Significant differences were found between participants and controls on measures of knowledge and weight-related body esteem, which were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Eating related behaviors, including skipping meals and dieting, appeared unaffected by program participation. DISCUSSION: The program was feasible, safe, and resulted in positive and maintained changes in knowledge and weight satisfaction for adolescent girls. Copyright 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 32: 401-411, 2002.
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