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Keywords

Eating disorders in adolescence; Eating disorders in children; Academic theses;

Abstract

Current research supports that school-based eating disorder prevention programs have yielded unsuccessful results. Hypotheses presented in chapter one suggest failure to implement effective prevention programs are related to problematic screening attempts and a lack of focus on targeting prevention at the primary level. Chapter two outlines a review of literature analyzing eating disorder identification, history, prevalence, assessment and existing prevention programs. Chapter three describes the present study, which uses an eating disorder assessment instrument to screen a consenting sample of forth through twelfth graders. Results, presented in chapter four, suggest (a) that a significant number of students could benefit for eating disorder prevention programming and (b) just as many young children are at-risk to develop an eating disorder as are older children. Implications and limitations of the study are presented in chapter five. Here the author additionally presents a theory-based eating disorder prevention program based on the research presented in chapter two and the capabilities of a school psychologist.

Year of Submission

2004

Degree Name

Specialist in Education

Department

Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies

Department

Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations

First Advisor

Donald W. Schmits

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Date Original

2994

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1 PDF file (87 pages)

Language

en

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