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Preventing Disordered Eating in Teenage Ballet Students: Evaluation of DancExcellent, a Combined CBT and Nutrition Education Intervention
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Sweden.
Karlstad University, Sweden;Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sport Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8249-1311
Norwegian Sch Sport Sci, Norway.
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2023 (English)In: Medical problems of performing artists, ISSN 0885-1158, E-ISSN 1938-2766, Vol. 38, no 2, p. 71-79Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: Disordered eating (DE) behaviors are relatively common among high-level dancers, especially in classical ballet. At the same time, interventions aimed at reducing DE behaviors in this population are scarce. METHODS: An 8-week exploratory preventive interven-tion for DE behaviors was carried out in a high-level ballet school for 40 teenagers aged 12-15 years (77.5% female). Both risk factors (perfectionism) and potentially protective factors (self-esteem, self-compassion) for the development of DE behaviors were considered. The intervention was created specifically for this study and consisted of five cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) work-shops and four nutrition workshops. Additional compo-nents included newsletters for pupils and educational sessions and social media interactions with staff and parents. The intervention comprised two phases (control and intervention periods), with students acting as their own controls. Standardized questionnaires were com-pleted before and after both phases. RESULTS: Ques-tionnaire results did not indicate any changes in reported perfectionism, self-esteem, or self-compassion, nor were symptoms of DE affected during either the control or intervention periods. CONCLUSIONS: The intervention did not yield any discernible impact. How - ever, it was affected by the onset of the COVID-19 pan-demic, which limits our ability to draw conclusions about intervention effectiveness. Evaluations with pupils offer several considerations for future improvements. Med Probl Perform Art 2023;38(2):71-79.

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Science & Medicine Inc , 2023. Vol. 38, no 2, p. 71-79
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dancing, ballet, psychology, eating disorders, cognitive behavior therapy, nutrition intervention
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Psychology
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Social Sciences, Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-123656DOI: 10.21091/mppa.2023.2009ISI: 001019536400001PubMedID: 37260214Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85160970130OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-123656DiVA, id: diva2:1787545
Available from: 2023-08-14 Created: 2023-08-14 Last updated: 2023-09-07Bibliographically approved

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