APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

Improving Eating Disorder Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents: Evidence from a School-Based Program

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Qiang Chen
    School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University
  • Yinyin Zang
    School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences and Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University

Abstract

We evaluated a school-based program to enhance eating disorder mental health literacy (ED-MHL) among 1,396 adolescents in China. Over 12 weeks, the intervention improved ED-MHL (d=0.98) and confidence in helping others (d=0.50), and reduced symptoms (d=-0.15 to -0.34) compared to waitlist group, supporting its effectiveness for prevention and early intervention.

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