A Mediation Analysis of the ATHENA Intervention for Female Athletes: Prevention of Athletic-Enhancing Substance Use and Unhealthy Weight Loss Behaviors | Zendy

Krista W. Ranby | Zendy; Leona S. Aiken | Zendy; David P. MacKin | Zendy; Diane L. Elliot | Zendy; Esther Moe | Zendy; Woody McGinnis | Zendy; L. Goldberg | Zendy

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A Mediation Analysis of the ATHENA Intervention for Female Athletes: Prevention of Athletic-Enhancing Substance Use and Unhealthy Weight Loss Behaviors

Author(s) -

Krista W. Ranby,

Leona S. Aiken,

David P. MacKin,

Diane L. Elliot,

Esther Moe,

Woody McGinnis,

L. Goldberg

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp025

Subject(s) - athletes , mediation , psychological intervention , psychology , intervention (counseling) , weight loss , test (biology) , clinical psychology , randomized controlled trial , health promotion , behavior change , medicine , physical therapy , developmental psychology , public health , psychiatry , social psychology , obesity , paleontology , surgery , nursing , political science , law , biology

To explain, through mediation analyses, the mechanisms by which ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Alternatives), a primary prevention and health promotion intervention designed to deter unhealthy body shaping behaviors among female high school athletes, produced immediate changes in intentions for unhealthy weight loss and steroid/creatine use, and to examine the link to long-term follow-up intentions and behaviors.

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