Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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902991 | Body Image | 2013 | 7 Pages |
We assessed changes in the body image of Spanish adolescents who participated in a programme aimed at preventing disordered eating, with a 30-month follow-up. 254 girls and 189 boys aged 12–14 were assigned to a control group (n = 201) or one of two possible experimental conditions: media literacy programme (ML, n = 143) and media literacy plus nutrition awareness programme (ML + NUT, n = 99). Body image was assessed with the Body Image Questionnaire (Qüestionari d’Imatge Corporal; QÜIC). Pre-test, post-test, 7- and 30-month follow-up measurements were taken. Linear model analyses were carried out with a 2 × 3 × 3 ANOVA (sex × group × phase), adjusted by the baseline level. At 30-month follow-up, ML and ML + NUT participants showed fewer body problems and more body satisfaction than the control group. There is a need for prevention programmes addressing eating and body image disturbances that involve both boys and girls.
► We analysed body image measures in adolescents participating in a prevention programme. ► Body image problems were lower in both experimental groups over time. ► Body satisfaction was higher in both experimental groups at long-term follow-up. ► The programme seems helpful to reduce the internalisation of the thin ideal.