Reducing eating disorder symptoms and risk factors using the internet: a meta-analytic review
Objective The purpose of this meta-analytic review was, first, to evaluate the efficacy of Internet-based programs in decreasing eating disorder (ED) symptoms, and, second, to identify moderator variables these effects. Method Twenty studies were identified and between-group effect sizes were calcul...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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The international journal of eating disorders
Year: 2015, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 19-31 |
| ISSN: | 1098-108X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/eat.22477 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22477 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eat.22477 
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| Author Notes: | Tiffany Melioli, MA, Stephanie Bauer, PhD, Debra L. Franko, PhD, Markus Moessner, PhD, Fikret Ozer, MA, Henri Chabrol, MD, PhD, Rachel F. Rodgers, PhD |
| Summary: | Objective The purpose of this meta-analytic review was, first, to evaluate the efficacy of Internet-based programs in decreasing eating disorder (ED) symptoms, and, second, to identify moderator variables these effects. Method Twenty studies were identified and between-group effect sizes were calculated for ED symptoms and risk factors. Results Compared with control conditions, Internet-based programs successfully decreased body dissatisfaction (d = 0.28, 95% CI [0.15-0.41], p < .001), internalization of the thin ideal (d = 0.36, 95% CI [0.07-0.65], p < .05), shape and weight concern (d = 0.42, 95% CI [0.13-0.71], p < .05), dietary restriction (d = 0.36, 95% CI [0.23-0.49], p < .001), drive for thinness (d = 0.47, 95% CI [0.33-0.60], p < .001), bulimic symptoms (d = 0.31, 95% CI [0.20-0.41], p < .001), purging frequency (d = 0.30, 95% CI [0.02-0.57], p < .05), and negative affect (d = 0.32, 95% CI [0.12-0.52], p < .001). Moderator analyses revealed no impact of data analytic strategy on intervention effects. Similarly, participant risk status was not a moderator for most outcomes. Discussion Internet-based programs are successful in decreasing ED symptoms and risk factors with small to moderate between-group effect sizes. |
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| Item Description: | First published: 26 November 2015 Gesehen am 05.05.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1098-108X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/eat.22477 |