David Sánchez?Carracedo|Jordi Fauquet|Gemma López?Guimerà|David Leiva|Joaquim Puntí|Esther Trepat|Montserrat Pàmias|Diego Palao
The MABIC project: An effectiveness trial for reducing risk factors for eating disorders
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Barcelona Biomedical Research Park|Hospital del Mar Research Institute|Municipal Institute for Medical Research|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
challenges prevention disordered eating field include moving efficacy effectiveness developing integrated approach prevention eating weightrelated problems previous efficacy trial indicated universal disordered eating prevention program based social cognitive model media literacy educational approach cognitive dissonance theory reduced risk factors disordered eating unclear whether program effects realworld conditions effectiveness trial tested whether program effects previously trained community providers integrated approach prevention implement intervention research design involved multicenter nonrandomized controlled trial baseline posttest 1year followup measures sample included girls 8th grade six schools n 152 girls city near barcelona intervention group eleven schools n 413 girls four neighboring towns control group mabic risk factors disordered eating assessed main outcomes girls intervention group showed significantly greater reductions beauty ideal internalization disordered eating attitudes weightrelated teasing pretest 1year followup compared girls control group suggesting program effective realworld conditions