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The Body Project

Dr. Eric Stice (Stanford University) created the Body Project and Dr. Carolyn Becker (Trinity University) pioneered both the strategy of training peer-leaders to facilitate the Body Project and the Train-the-Trainer approach.

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The Body Project was originally designed for delivery among young adult women and adolescent girls aged 14-25 years, as they are the most at-risk group for developing body image concerns and disordered eating. 

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It is a scientifically proven way to improve body image, boost mood, and reduce disordered eating in just 4-hours, with effects lasting years later. It is one of only two programmes worldwide that has been shown to prevent the onset of eating disorders.

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There is growing evidence to suggest that The Body Project is effective across genders and sexualities. 

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Over the past two decades, The Body Project has been researched and refined by eating disorder and body image experts in multiple research groups around the world.

 

No other eating disorders prevention and body image programme is supported by such rigorous testing by independent scientists as The Body Project.

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References

  • Becker, C. B., & Stice, E. (2017). From efficacy to effectiveness to broad implementation: Evolution of the Body Project. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 85(8), 767.

  • Stice, E., Shaw, H., & Marti, C. N. (2007). A meta-analytic review of eating disorder prevention programs: Encouraging findings. Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol., 3, 207-231.

  • Stice, E., Onipede, Z. A., Shaw, H., Rohde, P., & Gau, J. M. (2021). Effectiveness of the Body Project eating disorder prevention program for different racial and ethnic groups and an evaluation of the potential benefits of ethnic matching. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(12), 1007.

  • Stice, E., Rohde, P., Shaw, H., & Gau, J. M. (2020). Clinician-led, peer-led, and internet-delivered dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs: Effectiveness of these delivery modalities through 4-year follow-up. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 88(5), 481.

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