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Effectiveness Of A Peer-Delivered Dissonance-Based Program In Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors In High School Girls, Anna Ciao, Janet Latner, Krista Brown, Daria Ebneter, Carolyn Becker
Effectiveness Of A Peer-Delivered Dissonance-Based Program In Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors In High School Girls, Anna Ciao, Janet Latner, Krista Brown, Daria Ebneter, Carolyn Becker
Carolyn Becker
Objective This pilot study investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a peer-led dissonance-based eating disorders (ED) prevention/risk factor reduction program with high school girls. Method Ninth grade girls (n = 50) received the peer-led program within the school curriculum. A quasi-experimental design was used to assess changes in ED risk factors preintervention and postintervention compared with waitlist control. Participants were followed through 3-month follow-up. Results Peer-leader adherence to an intervention manual tailored for this age group was high. The intervention was rated as highly acceptable, with a large proportion of participants reporting that they enjoyed the program and learned …
Distributed And Condensed Versions Of A Cognitive Dissonance Programme: Comparative Effects On Eating Disorder Risk Factors And Symptoms, Lisa Kilpela, Lindsey Deboer, Mary Alley, Katherine Presnell, Julia Mcginley, Carolyn Becker
Distributed And Condensed Versions Of A Cognitive Dissonance Programme: Comparative Effects On Eating Disorder Risk Factors And Symptoms, Lisa Kilpela, Lindsey Deboer, Mary Alley, Katherine Presnell, Julia Mcginley, Carolyn Becker
Carolyn Becker
Research regarding different learning schedules is equivocal. Learning theory suggests that distributed learning may better facilitate long-term maintenance of behaviour change [Bouton, M. (2000). A learning theory perspective on lapse, relapse, and the maintenance of behavior change. Health Psychology: Special Issue: Maintenance of Behavior Change in Cardiorespiratory Risk Reduction, 19, 57–63]. Alternatively, some research suggests that massed-intensive content delivery can be as beneficial as distributed delivery [e.g. Rogojanski, J., & Rego, S. A. (2013). Advances and controversies in the application of a modified version of cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 9(3), 337–346]. The …
Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors: A Controlled Investigation Of A Blended Task-Shifting/Train-The-Trainer Approach To Dissemination And Implementation, Lisa Kilpela, Kaitlin Hill, Mackenzie Kelly, Joanna Elmquist, Paige Ottoson, Demetra Keith, Thomas Hildebrandt, Carolyn Becker
Reducing Eating Disorder Risk Factors: A Controlled Investigation Of A Blended Task-Shifting/Train-The-Trainer Approach To Dissemination And Implementation, Lisa Kilpela, Kaitlin Hill, Mackenzie Kelly, Joanna Elmquist, Paige Ottoson, Demetra Keith, Thomas Hildebrandt, Carolyn Becker
Carolyn Becker
Recent advances in psychological intervention research have led to an increase in evidence-based interventions (EBIs), yet there remains a lag in dissemination and implementation of EBIs. Task-shifting and the train-the-trainer (TTT) model offer two potential strategies for enhancing reach of EBIs. The Body Project, an EBI found to prevent onset of eating disorders, served as the vehicle for this dissemination/implementation study. The primary aim of this study was to determine if training of peer-leaders for the Body Project could be task-shifted to undergraduate students using a hybrid task-shifting/TTT model. Our secondary aim was to determine if subgroups of participants evidenced …