Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of a Health at Every Size general education course on intuitive eating, body esteem (BES), cognitive behavioral dieting scores, and anti-fat attitudes of college students. METHODS: Quasi-experimental design with 149 students in intervention (45), comparison (66), or control (46) groups. Analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey adjusted tests were used. RESULTS: Mean scores for total general education course on intuitive eating (P <.001), unconditional permission to eat (P <.001), reliance on hunger (P <.001), cognitive behavioral dieting scores (P <.001), BES appearance (P =.006), BES weight (P <.001), and anti-fat attitudes (P <.001) significantly improved from pre to post in the intervention group compared with control and comparison groups. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Students in the Health at Every Size class improved intuitive eating, body esteem, and anti-fat attitudes and reduced dieting behaviors compared with students in the control and comparison groups.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 354-360.e1 |
| Journal | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Social Cognitive Theory
- college students
- intuitive eating
- weight management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
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