Reducing risk factors for eating disorders: Comparison of an Internet- anda classroom-delivered psychoeducational program

This controlled trial compared Internet- (Student Bodies [SB]) and classroo m-delivered (Body Traps [BT]) psychoeducational interventions for the reduc tion of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors/attitudes with a control condition. Participants were 76 women at a private university wh o were randomly assigned to SE. BT, or a wait-list control (WLC) condition, Measures of body image and eating attitudes and behaviors were measured at baseline, posttreatment, and 4-month follow-up. At posttreatment. particip ants in SE had significant reductions in weight/shape concerns and disorder ed rating attitudes compared with those in the WLC condition. At follow-up, disordered behaviors were also reduced. No significant effects were found between the BT and WLC conditions. An Internet-delivered intervention had a significant impact on reducing risk factors for eating disorders.