Eating disorders (EDs) are a group of illnesses associated with significant psychological and physiological consequences. Overall, only 20% of individuals with EDs receive treatment and treatment is effective for only about 25-35% for those who receive care. The development and implementation of effective prevention approaches for those at risk is therefore pivotal. The Body Project is the most effective ED prevention program for at-risk females according to meta-analyses, but reach has been limited since delivery has traditionally been in-person. Further research is warranted to examine cost-effective and easily accessible approaches to increase scalability and potential for broad implementation. With this application, the investigators therefore propose to examine the effectiveness of the Body Project in young females, a high-risk group, with the following main novel aspects: i) virtually-delivered Body Project groups to maximize reach; ii) peer-led versus clinician-led virtually-delivered Body Project groups; iii) the inclusion of objective measures to assess engagement of intervention targets (i.e., mediator).
Age range
16 Years – 25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Change over time in eating disorder symptoms
Timeframe: Baseline/pretest, posttest right after intervention (an average of 8 weeks), and at follow-up after 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years
Rate of eating disorder onset
Timeframe: Baseline/pretest, 1-year, and at 2-years
Change over time in Body dissatisfaction
Timeframe: Baseline/pretest, posttest right after intervention (an average of 8 weeks), and at follow-up after 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years
Change over time in thin-ideal internalization
Timeframe: Baseline/pretest, posttest right after intervention (an average of 8 weeks), and at follow-up after 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years
Negative affect
Timeframe: Baseline/pretest, posttest right after intervention (an average of 8 weeks), and at follow-up after 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years