Gender differences found in a qualitative study of a disordered eating prevention programme: What do boys have to say?. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: González, Marcela L; Mora, Marisol; Penelo, Eva; Goddard, Elizabeth; Treasure, Janet; Raich, Rosa M
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 20:Number 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 858
• Page End: 874
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: adolescent gender differences -- disordered eating -- media literacy -- prevention programme -- qualitative research; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105315573426
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

Qualitative studies examining gender differences of eating disorder prevention programmes are scarce. We aimed to evaluate gender differences in adolescents who participated in a larger study on effectiveness of a disordered eating prevention programme. Perceptions of eating, female and male aesthetic models, media influences, prevention programmes and emerging topics from 12 school-going boys who received a media-literacy programme ( n = 4), media-literacy plus nutrition-awareness programme ( n = 4) or neither ( n = 4) were explored using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and compared with previous results in girls. Findings suggest that the prevention programme is effective for both genders. Gender differences and consumer-culture influences may be considered in future interventions.