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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 Karantzas
This 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.

History

Journal

Body Image

Volume

7

Issue

2

Pagination

117 - 123

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

1740-1445

eISSN

1873-6807

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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