Reducing the risk of disordered eating among female college students: A test of alternative interventions.
Description:
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a cognitive-dissonance based intervention in reducing disordered eating attitudes and behaviors. The intervention program created dissonance through discussion, exercises, and homework aimed at addressing and countering internalized sociocultural pressures, beliefs and values about women's bodies, attractiveness, and worth in the U.S. Seventy-seven female undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: cognitive-disson…
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Date:
August 2008
Creator:
Smith Machin, Ariane Leigh