Marisol Mora|Eva Penelo|Teresa Montaner Gutiérrez|Paola Espinoza|Meritxell González|Rosa M. Raich
Assessment of Two School-Based Programs to Prevent Universal Eating Disorders: Media Literacy and Theatre-Based Methodology in Spanish Adolescent Boys and Girls
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Departament de Salut|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona|Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
aims evaluate longterm effects two schoolbased prevention programs administered universal mixedsex sample schoolgoing adolescents disturbed eating attitudes aesthetic ideal internalization eating disorder risk factors compared control group methods participants 200 adolescents aged 1215 selected means incidental sampling secondyear compulsory secondary education schools interactive multimedia media literacy program ml nut media literacy nutrition program focused topics using dramatic arts theatre alive applied compared control group pretest posttest 1 month later 5 13month followup measurements taken analyses conducted twoway mixedmmlmath xmlnsmmlhttpwwww3org1998mathmathml idm1mmlmn3mmlmnmmlmommlmommlmn3mmlmnmmlmathancova group phase adjusted baseline levels body mass index sex results participants experimental groups showed significantly higher selfesteem scores control group time ml nut group also presented lower aesthetic ideal internalization scores control group discussion programs benefit students selfesteem moreover ml nut program useful reducing thinideal internalization however differences body dissatisfaction disordered eating attitudes found programs may protective core psychological variables essential adaptive adolescent development