Jo R. Doley|Laura Hart|Arthur A. Stukas|Katja Petrovic|Ayoub Bouguettaya|Susan J. Paxton
Interventions to reduce the stigma of eating disorders: A systematic review and meta?analysis
La Trobe University|La Trobe University|University of Melbourne|La Trobe University|La Trobe University|Deakin University|La Trobe University
abstract stigma problem individuals eating disorders eds forming barrier disclosure helpseeking interventions reduce ed stigma may help remove barriers however known strategies eg explaining etiology reduce blame contact person ed educating ed effective reducing stigma related outcomes review described effectiveness intervention strategies identified gaps literature search four databases performed using terms eating disorder bulimi anorexi bingeeating disorder stigma stereotyp beliefs negative attitudes program experiment intervention education additional texts sought listservs two raters screened papers extracted data assessed quality stigma reduction strategies study characteristics examined critical narrative synthesis exploratory metaanalysis compared effects biological sociocultural explanations eds attitudinal stigma eighteen papers eligible narrative synthesis four also eligible inclusion metaanalysis biological explanations reduced stigma relative explanations including sociocultural explanations metaanalysis g 47 p lt 001 combined education contact interventions improved stigma relative control groups time studies examined anorexia nervosa stigma mostly female undergraduate participants despite apparent effectiveness research verify biological explanations cause unintentional harm future research evaluate vivo contact directly compare education contact strategies aim generalize findings across community populations