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SUMMARY:Eating disorders in the classroom: Designing and testing a new uni
 versal prevention programme for secondary schools - Dr Helen Sharpe\, KCL
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CONTACT:Nik Darshane
DESCRIPTION:Eating disorders are strong candidates for preventative effort
 s because they are associated with severe disability\, high mortality\, an
 d enduring course. Prevention programmes have focused on targeted interven
 tions for those judged to be at high risk. There are\, however\, compellin
 g reasons to explore the potential of universal interventions. The aim of 
 the study was to determine the efficacy\, feasibility and acceptability of
  a new universal intervention designed to reduce risk factors for eating d
 isorders. This intervention\, called Me\, You & Us\, augments established 
 media literacy and self esteem approaches with positive psychology initiat
 ives. The six lessons targets media internalisation\, peer appearance conv
 ersations\, low mood and self esteem. The efficacy of Me\, You & Us was te
 sted in a clustered randomized controlled trial in which 446 adolescents g
 irls (mean age = 13.03\, s.d. = 0.57) were assigned to intervention or cur
 riculum-as-usual control. Questionnaire-based assessments of risk factors 
 for eating disorders were administered at pre-intervention\, post-interven
 tion and three month follow up. There were significant improvements in bod
 y esteem\, internalization of thin ideal and self esteem in those receivin
 g the intervention compared to controls\, with differences largely maintai
 ned at three month follow up. No group differences were observed in the fr
 equency of appearance conversations\, depressive symptoms\, perceptions of
  peer support or eating pathology. The findings suggest that Me\, You & Us
  is a promising new prevention programme for eating disorders. Further wor
 k considering active ingredients\, improving efficacy across the range of 
 outcomes\, and longer term follow-ups would be valuable.
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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