A School-Based Intervention to Prevent Disordered Eating in Middle School Students

This study aimed to develop an educational program for the prevention of disordered eating behaviors among middle school students and to evaluate its effectiveness. The study was conducted with seventh-grade students and their parents at a middle school in Izmir, Türkiye. Classes were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The three-week educational program focused on body image, social media literacy, and healthy eating attitudes. The effects of the program were evaluated by comparing eating attitudes, body satisfaction, social media literacy, sociocultural appearance attitudes, dietary quality, nutrient intake, and anthropometric measurements between the groups over time.

Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled in the seventh grade at the school where the study is conducted. * Aged 11-13 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Having any health condition that would prevent the participant from completing the questionnaires.