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Table 2 Means and standard deviations for the intervention participants and assessment-only group on the outcome variables

From: A controlled trial of a dissonance-based eating disorders prevention program with Brazilian girls

Variables

 

Pretest

Posttest

M (SD)

M (SD)

Body dissatisfaction (BSQ)

Body Project

77.49 (30.89)

55.81 (21.12)*

Assessment-only

80.69 (36.49)

92.72 (43.52)ϯ

Sociocultural influences (SATAQ-3)

Body Project

75.76 (24.65)

59.11 (19.71)*

Assessment-only

82.78 (23.58)

82.84 (27.96)ϯ

Eating attitudes (EAT-26)

Body Project

11.76 (9.02)

7.85 (6.76)**

Assessment-only

14.33 (15.62)

17.47 (12.32)

Eating disorders symptoms (EDDS)

Body Project

10.32 (10.57)

7.03 (9.73)*

Assessment-only

11.87 (11.87)

12.00 (10.64)

Depression symptoms (CDI)

Body Project

9.70 (7.97)

6.32 (4.67)*

Assessment-only

11.86 (10.66)

13.44 (15.09)ϯ

Negative affect (PANAS)

Body Project

2.45 (1.26)

1.81 (0.66)*

Assessment-only

2.23 (0.84)

2.34 (1.51)ϯ

Body appreciation (BAS)

Body Project

44.01 (10.56)

53.26 (8.98)*

Assessment-only

45.73 (18.95)

41.40 (10.37)ϯ

  1. *p < .001 and **p < .05 between pre- to posttest from related samples Wilcoxon signed rank test. ϯp < .05 between assessment-only and intervention from independent samples Mann-Whitney U test