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Impact of a healthy body image program among adolescent boys on body image, negative affect and body change strategies
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posted on 2010-03-01, 00:00 authored by M McCabe, L Ricciardelli, Gery KarantzasGery KarantzasThis study evaluated the effectiveness of a healthy body image program. In total, 421 adolescent boys completed a five-session intervention program or a wait list control group. There were no differences between the intervention and the control group at post-intervention or any of the follow-up times. Boys in the intervention group who were one standard deviation above the mean on body dissatisfaction at baseline, demonstrated a reduction in negative affect in the intervention group at post-test and 6 months follow-up. Prevention programs need to target boys who are at risk of adopting health risk behaviors, rather than being universally applied.
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Body ImageVolume
7Issue
2Pagination
117 - 123Publisher
Elsevier BVLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1740-1445eISSN
1873-6807Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2010, Taylor & Francis Group, LLCUsage metrics
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