{"id":115,"date":"2025-09-10T09:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:43:50","slug":"the-evidence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/the-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"The evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull no-mt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12900000118 size-large\" alt=\"Female student at a computer desk smiling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-1024x1024.jpg\" style=\"object-position:54% 31%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"54% 31%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/mediahub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/sites\/129\/2020\/08\/computer.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(63,123,161) 0%,rgb(196,189,75) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-485d4e1e5fccb0f730f16835ebe53b3f\">The evidence<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84256bd497112f06aa29729b9539521a\"><strong><strong><strong>Discover research on the implementation and effectiveness of The Body Project<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Body Project Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/sticebodyprojectsupport.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;The Body Project&#8217; Professor Eric Stice&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research regarding the implementation of &#8216;The Body Project&#8217;:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peerbodyproject.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/1\/5\/8\/115878709\/beckerstice2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Becker et al., 2017<\/a>: The article is a qualitative review of the existing Body Project literature from efficacy to effectiveness to implementation. It discusses how collaboration with community and charity organisations enables effective implementation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sticebodyprojectsupport.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/3\/6\/0\/136074720\/akers_cost_bp4_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Akers et al., 2021:<\/a> In this study, the cost-effectiveness of delivery methods for an eating disorder prevention program is reported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research which brings together and reviews effectiveness studies (meta-analyses)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sticebodyprojectsupport.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/3\/6\/0\/136074720\/sticeonipedemarti2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stice, Onipede, &amp; Marti, 2021:<\/a> This meta-analytic review tested whether an eating disorder prevention program significantly reduced future onset of eating disorders, investigating 15 trials (N = 5080), finding that these programs, on average, produced a 55% to 77% reduction in future onset of eating disorders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/peerbodyproject.weebly.com\/uploads\/1\/1\/5\/8\/115878709\/sticemartietalcpr2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stice et al., 2019 (a):<\/a> This meta-analysis summarized effects from 56 trials evaluating dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs and identified predictors of stronger effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research which studies the effectiveness of &#8216;The Body Project&#8217; intervention in different groups:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Women in midlife:<\/strong> \u2018The Women\u2019s Body Initiative\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1740144521000012?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verzijl et al., 2021<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Young men and boys: <\/strong>\u2018More than Muscles\u2019 (Brown et al., 2017); \u2018The Body Project M\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28917215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glenkowski et al., 2017<\/a>);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Gay and bisexual men:<\/strong> \u2018The PRIDE Body Project\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0005796715300310?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brown and Keel, 2015<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Athletes: <\/strong>\u2018Young Athlete Body Project\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/eat.24140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sundgot-Borgen et al., 2024<\/a>); \u2018The Female Athlete Body (FAB) Project\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7089677\/pdf\/nihms-1573745.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stewart et al., 2019<\/a>); \u2018The FAB Project for Dancers\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6928448\/pdf\/nihms-1532236.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gorrell et al., 2022<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Different cultures: <\/strong>Orthodox Jewish girls (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10640266.2019.1644797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casasnovas et al., 2019<\/a>); Saudi Women (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40519-021-01104-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al-Shebali et al., 2021);<\/a> and a narrative review (<a href=\"http:\/\/\u2022\tWomen in midlife: \u2018The Women\u2019s Body Initiative\u2019 (Verzijl et al., 2021) \u2022\tYoung men and boys: \u2018More than Muscles\u2019 (Brown et al., 2017); \u2018The Body Project M\u2019 (Glenkowski et al., 2017);  \u2022\tGay and bisexual men: \u2018The PRIDE Body Project\u2019 (Brown and Keel, 2015) \u2022\tAthletes: \u2018Young Athlete Body Project\u2019 (Sundgot-Borgen et al., 2024); \u2018The Female Athlete Body (FAB) Project\u2019 (Stewart et al., 2019); \u2018The FAB Project for Dancers\u2019 (Gorrell et al., 2022) \u2022\tDifferent cultures: Orthodox Jewish girls (Casasnovas et al., 2019); Saudi Women (Al-Shebali et al., 2021); and a narrative review (Witcomb, Arcelus and Chen, 2013)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Witcomb, Arcelus and Chen, 2013<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other useful links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5J3V88wuNjxq8OJOh8MzCI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to feel better about our bodies &#8211; Podcast from Prof Phillippa Diedrichs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-nt.nihr.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/2023\/feb-2023\/challenging-the-eating-disorder-stereotype-in-preventative-school-based-interventions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challenging the \u2018Eating Disorder Stereotype\u2019 in preventative school-based interventions (nihr.ac.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cypmhc.org.uk\/blog-eating-disorders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why prevention and early intervention of body image concerns is a public health issue | CYPMHC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodyimageandethnicity.co.uk\/further_work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Further Work (bodyimageandethnicity.co.uk)<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/body-dysmorphic-disorder-and-cbt\/id1614065266?i=1000554816273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wellbeing Lab with Will Young: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and CBT on Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover research on the implementation and effectiveness of The Body Project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":12900000118,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-115","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\/revisions\/126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/thebodyproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}