Gi Young Lee1, Eun Jin Park2,3, Youl-Ri Kim4,5, Kyung Hwa Kwag6, Jin Hong Park1,7, So Hyun An1, Ji Hyun Lee3, Jeong Hun Sim3, Janet Treasure8. 1. Institute of Eating Disorders and Mental Health, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea. 3. Goyang Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea. 4. Institute of Eating Disorders and Mental Health, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. youlri.kim@paik.ac.kr. 5. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. youlri.kim@paik.ac.kr. 6. Institute of Human, Environment and Future, Inje University, Kimhae, Republic of Korea. 7. Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Graduate Program, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA. 8. Section of Eating Disorders, Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the adaptability and acceptability of a prevention program. METHODS: A total of 169 Korean students (83 boys and 86 girls) with a mean age of 12.3 years from a 6th grade class at an elementary school participated in the study. Mental health social workers delivered Me, You and Us, a school-based body image intervention program originally developed in the UK, through a set of six sessions. The participants were assessed in terms of their body satisfaction and self-esteem before the program, after the program, and at 1-month follow-up. They were also surveyed about their satisfaction and acceptability levels after the program. RESULTS: At baseline, girls had lower body satisfaction and self-esteem than boys, and their body satisfaction and self-esteem improved after the program. The improved body satisfaction was maintained at the 1-month follow-up. The efficacy of the program on body satisfaction was positively correlated with the frequency of their baseline level of "fat talk." The program was more effective in girls with possible symptoms of an eating disorder at baseline. 93.7% of boys and 77.4% of girls responded that they enjoyed the program. CONCLUSIONS: The program Me, You and Us was well-accepted by early adolescents in Korea and it can play a role in increasing body satisfaction and self-esteem by reducing "fat talk" in 6th grade students. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, cohort study with intervention.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the adaptability and acceptability of a prevention program. METHODS: A total of 169 Korean students (83 boys and 86 girls) with a mean age of 12.3 years from a 6th grade class at an elementary school participated in the study. Mental health social workers delivered Me, You and Us, a school-based body image intervention program originally developed in the UK, through a set of six sessions. The participants were assessed in terms of their body satisfaction and self-esteem before the program, after the program, and at 1-month follow-up. They were also surveyed about their satisfaction and acceptability levels after the program. RESULTS: At baseline, girls had lower body satisfaction and self-esteem than boys, and their body satisfaction and self-esteem improved after the program. The improved body satisfaction was maintained at the 1-month follow-up. The efficacy of the program on body satisfaction was positively correlated with the frequency of their baseline level of "fat talk." The program was more effective in girls with possible symptoms of an eating disorder at baseline. 93.7% of boys and 77.4% of girls responded that they enjoyed the program. CONCLUSIONS: The program Me, You and Us was well-accepted by early adolescents in Korea and it can play a role in increasing body satisfaction and self-esteem by reducing "fat talk" in 6th grade students. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, cohort study with intervention.
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Keywords:
Adolescents; Eating disorders; Fat talk; Korea; Me, You and Us; Prevention
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