SynthesisEuropean eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association2025
A systematic review and meta-analysis of eating disorder preventative interventions in schools.
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- Early interventions for first onset of symptoms of mental health conditions: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of eating disorder preventative interventions in schools.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2025Pooled it
- Strategic Priorities for Advancing Eating Disorder Risk Reduction: A Narrative Review.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Developing and Evaluating a Universal Primary School Body Image Program: An Uncontrolled Pilot Study of Butterfly Body Bright.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- School-Focused Interventions for Weight-Based Victimization in Youth.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Adolescent Eating Disorder Risk in a Bilingual Region: Clinical Prevalence, Screening Challenges and Treatment Gap in South Tyrol, Italy.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- A Scoping Review of Eating Disorder Prevention and Body Image Programs Delivered in Australian Schools.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveAdolescents are particularly susceptible to developing an eating disorder (ED). Therefore, schools are in a unique position to assist in the prevention of EDs for this vulnerable group. To ascertain the current evidence-base for school-based ED prevention efforts, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials that delivered a school-based ED prevention intervention and assessed the impact these interventions had on ED symptomatology.
methodElectronic databases (PsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus and CENTRAL) were searched for published randomised controlled trials of school-based ED prevention interventions from inception to 2024. Twelve studies from 11 articles were identified with 7935 participants (mean ages ranging from 12 to 17). Of these studies, six were included in meta-analyses.
resultsMedia literacy and dissonance-based interventions reported small to medium effects for ED symptomatology compared to controls at post-intervention. At three-to-six-month follow-up, intervention groups reported small negative to medium-sized positive effects compared to control groups on eating disorder symptomatology.
conclusionsWhile school-based ED prevention interventions can effectively reduce ED symptomatology post-intervention, the programs analysed in this review do not reliably demonstrate effectiveness across groups and time. Future research should build upon current interventions to increase effectiveness and include long-term follow-ups.
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