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Magnuson, A. F. (2010). Evaluation of an Eating Disorders Prevention Curriculum on Eating Attitudes and Behaviors of Female College Students. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2800
The evaluation of an eating disorders prevention curriculum on eating attitudes and behaviors of female college students. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an academic college course on eating attitudes and behaviors of female college students. Methods: Two hundred and twenty female college students (19.4 ± 2.6 years old) participated in either the intervention (n = 76) or control (n = 144) and completed a pre-, post- and follow up (intervention only) survey that identified intuitive eating, thin-ideal internalization, restrained eating, body dissatisfaction, eating, shape and weight concerns and eating pathology. Intervention females participated in a 12-week academic curriculum based on cognitive behavioral techniques, cognitive dissonance and media literacy strategies. Cognitive behavior techniques included self monitoring, challenging irrational beliefs, monitoring of negative self-talk and positive counter statements, strategies to cope with anxiety, distress, panic and relapse prevention strategies. Cognitive dissonance techniques encouraged the participants to compare the inconsistency of their behaviors with their beliefs. Media literacy techniques invited the participant to become a critical evaluator of the media. Results: High and low risk intervention participants reported increased reliance on internal hunger and satiety cues, F (1, 76) = 4.51, p
Eating Disorder Prevention, Female College Students, Academic Curriculum, Body Dissatisfaction
Date of Defense
October 6, 2010.
Submitted Note
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Doris A. Abood, Professor Directing Dissertation; Cathy Levenson, Committee Member; Maria Spicer, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-2800
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Magnuson, A. F. (2010). Evaluation of an Eating Disorders Prevention Curriculum on Eating Attitudes and Behaviors of Female College Students. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2800
