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A pilot intervention to reduce eating disorder risk in Latina women
Author(s) -
Franko Debra L.,
George Jessica B. Edwards
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european eating disorders review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.511
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1099-0968
pISSN - 1072-4133
DOI - 10.1002/erv.891
Subject(s) - eating disorders , intervention (counseling) , mood , binge eating , eating disorder inventory , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , disordered eating , eating attitudes test , medicine , bulimia nervosa
Objective The current study tested the effects of an eating disorder risk reduction programme ( Food, Mood and Attitude (FMA) ) with Latina women. Method Fifty‐two female Latina college students were screened. Of these, 28 eligible women were administered a questionnaire packet prior to and approximately 2 months and again 1 year after completing a 2‐hour computer‐based risk reduction programme called FMA and participating in two 2‐hour discussion groups about risk factors for eating disorders. Results Paired sample t ‐tests indicated significant changes from pre‐ to post‐assessment on the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDEQ)‐shape concerns subscale ( p = .002), Eating Disorder Inventory‐2 (EDI‐2)‐body dissatisfaction (BD) subscale ( p < .001) and the Body Shape Questionnaire ( BSQ ; p = .006). Significant changes in binge frequency also occurred ( p = .006). Changes on three of these measures were maintained at the 1‐year follow‐up assessment. Conclusions This small‐scale study suggests that FMA may reduce some risk factors for eating disorders in Latina college women. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and Eating Disorders Association.