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Development and implementation of the body logic program for adolescents: A two-stage prevention program for eating disorders

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Varnado-Sullivan, PJ; Zucker, N; Williamson, DA; Reas, D; Thaw, J; Netemeyer, SB
Published in: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
January 1, 2001

It has been hypothesized that targeting adolescents who are at risk for developing eating disorders may result in more effective prevention efforts. The Body Logic Program is a two-stage prevention program, which included a school-based intervention component for all students within the school setting, as well as a more intensive intervention for students identified as at risk for developing eating disorders. The efficacy of the program was tested using a controlled treatment outcome design. Participants were 157 female and 130 male sixth and seventh graders from two private schools (School 1: n = 122; School 2: n = 165). The school-based intervention led to decreases in scores for students in School 1 on the Fear of Fatness scale of the Multiaxial Assessment of Eating Disorder Symptoms (MAEDS) for all female participants, as well as female participants identified as at risk, and the Avoidance of Forbidden Foods scale of the MAEDS (all females), which were maintained at 10.5-week follow-up. Efforts to attract the students identified as at risk for eating disorders (n = 55) and their parents for participation in the intensive family-based intervention proved unsuccessful. No significant effects for the intervention were noted for male participants, but baseline scores for boys were quite low, which limits the conclusions that can be drawn. Copyright © 2001 by Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.

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Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

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1077-7229

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

8

Issue

3

Start / End Page

248 / 259

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Varnado-Sullivan, P. J., Zucker, N., Williamson, D. A., Reas, D., Thaw, J., & Netemeyer, S. B. (2001). Development and implementation of the body logic program for adolescents: A two-stage prevention program for eating disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 8(3), 248–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1077-7229(01)80061-4
Varnado-Sullivan, P. J., N. Zucker, D. A. Williamson, D. Reas, J. Thaw, and S. B. Netemeyer. “Development and implementation of the body logic program for adolescents: A two-stage prevention program for eating disorders.” Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 8, no. 3 (January 1, 2001): 248–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1077-7229(01)80061-4.
Varnado-Sullivan PJ, Zucker N, Williamson DA, Reas D, Thaw J, Netemeyer SB. Development and implementation of the body logic program for adolescents: A two-stage prevention program for eating disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2001 Jan 1;8(3):248–59.
Varnado-Sullivan, P. J., et al. “Development and implementation of the body logic program for adolescents: A two-stage prevention program for eating disorders.” Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, vol. 8, no. 3, Jan. 2001, pp. 248–59. Scopus, doi:10.1016/S1077-7229(01)80061-4.
Varnado-Sullivan PJ, Zucker N, Williamson DA, Reas D, Thaw J, Netemeyer SB. Development and implementation of the body logic program for adolescents: A two-stage prevention program for eating disorders. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2001 Jan 1;8(3):248–259.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

DOI

ISSN

1077-7229

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

8

Issue

3

Start / End Page

248 / 259

Related Subject Headings

  • Clinical Psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology