POPS: a school-based prevention programme for eating disorders

Abstract: Aim: Disordered eating is a significant social and economic issue in Western societies. Weight and shape concerns are highly prevalent during adolescence and an alarming percentage of adolescents already show disturbed eating patterns. Sociocultural factors like the beauty ideal promoted by the media and social agents are among the main reasons for this trend. Prevention programmes which focus on established protective and risk factors are needed to counteract problematic developments as early as possible. Subject and methods: In this paper we describe the development and the contents of a structured school-based eating disorder prevention programme for adolescents. Results: The POPS programme (POtsdam Prevention at Schools) is an interactive multisession programme and encompasses nine lessons for pupils and one meeting with the parents. The programme is based on current research on risk and protective factors for eating disorders with an emphasis on sociocultural factors. It is de

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Postprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Journal of Public Health ; 19 (2011) 4 ; 367-376

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2011
• Creator: Warschburger, Petra ; Helfert, Susanne ; Krentz, Eva Maria

Further information

• DOI: 10.1007/s10389-011-0425-3
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-277394
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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