Exploratory Study: A Blind Integrated School-Based Prevention Program on Eating Disorders and Obesity
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
14 May 2021
Abstract
Disturbances in physical self-perceptions (PSP) can lead to inappropriate attitudes and eating behaviours (IAEB) including eating disorders (ED) and obesity. This exploratory study assesses the effects of a blind integrated prevention program—the SILENCE Program—with high school students. No significant effect of the SILENCE Program on the IAEB of the 61 adolescents was observed between pre- and post-test, but a positive evolution of specific PSP components (global self-esteem, perceived physical appearance, etc.) during 14 consecutive weeks was demonstrated compared to an ED-only program and the control condition. Promising avenues for integrated prevention programs (like SILENCE Program) are discussed.
Résumé
Des perturbations des perceptions du soi physique (PSP) peuvent mener à des attitudes et comportements alimentaires inappropriés (ACAI) incluant les troubles du comportement alimentaire et l’obésité. Cette étude exploratoire évalue les effets d’un programme de prévention voilé (c.-à-d. que les élèves ignorent l’objectif primaire du programme) et intégré—le programme SILENCE—auprès d’élèves du secondaire. Les résultats montrent aucun effet significatif du programme sur les ACAI des 61 adolescents lors du test-retest bien qu’une évolution positive des composantes spécifiques des PSP (estime de soi globale, apparence physique perçue, etc.) durant 14 semaines consécutives est noté en comparaison au programme des ACAI et à la condition contrôle. Des pistes prometteuses sur les programmes de préventions intégrés (comme le SILENCE Program) sont discutées.
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Volume 39 • Number 4 • December 2020
Pages: 61 - 84
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Johana Monthuy-Blanc, Vincent Lemieux, Joanie Thériault, and Michel Rousseau. 2020. Exploratory Study: A Blind Integrated School-Based Prevention Program on Eating Disorders and Obesity. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
39(4): 61-84. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2020-027
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