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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hinz, Arnold

Titel

Improving Body Satisfaction in Preadolescent Girls and Boys: Short-Term Effects of a School-Based Program

Ist Teil von

• Revista electrónica de investigación psicoeducativa y psicopedagógica, 2017-09, Vol.15 (2), p.241

Ort / Verlag

Almeria: University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the school-based "My Body and I" program which was designed to help girls and boys to cope better with inevitable pubertal body changes. Method: Using a pre-post treatment-control design with 25 treatment and 17 control classes from schools in Germany and France (484 boys, 485 girls; mean age: 10.5 years), changes were measured between a pretest and a posttest. Results: Compared with the control condition, students in the treatment condition exhibited a significant increase in knowledge (effect size = 0.89), a decrease in body dissatisfaction (ES = 0.12), body shape concerns (ES = 0.11), and a shift away from the thin ideal (ES = 0.13). Discussion and Conclusion: The findings suggest that "My Body and I" is an effective primary prevention program reducing the risk for body dissatisfaction among 4th and 5th graders.