Body project
The Body Project is a body acceptance and eating disorder prevention program targeting individuals at risk for eating disorders. In the Body Project 6-8 young individuals meet in groups led by group-facilitators to discuss appearance ideals, how to resist appearance pressures, and how we can work to promote a positive body image. Ongoing research includes two large RCT studies investigating the effects of virtually delivered Body Project among i) 441 young females aged 16-30 (funded by Health South-East); and ii) 280 young females with type 1 diabetes in a multi-site trial conducted in Norway, the Netherlands, and USA (funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Additionally, ongoing pilot studies investigate the feasibility of the Body Project among young male and females athletes and the Body Project Treatment among individuals with eating disorders. Finally, one project investigates how the Body Project can be implemented by school health nurses among students attending upper secondary school (ages 16-19). Contact person: Line Wisting (PI).
Websites and social media:
https://www.facebook.com/bodyprojectOUS/
https://www.instagram.com/bodyprojectnorway/
The following publications have emerged from studies of Body Project in Oslo:
Hennekes, M *., Haugvik, S *., de Wit, M., Toschi, E., Desjardins, C.D., Skrivarhaug, T., Dahl-Jørgensen, K., Stice, E., & Wisting, L. (2024). The Diabetes Body Project: Acute effects of an eating disorder prevention program for young women with type 1 diabetes: a multi-national randomized trial. Diabetes Care.
Haugvik, S*., Hennekes, M*., Stice, E., de Wit, M., Toschi, E., & Wisting, L. (2024). The Diabetes Body Project: Study Protocol of a Multi-site Trial of a Virtually Delivered Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Females with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetic Medicine.
Wisting, L., Haugvik, S., Wennersberg, AL., Hage, TW., Stice, E., Olmsted, MP., Ghaderi, A., Brunborg, C., Skrivarhaug, T., Dahl-Jørgensen, K., Rø, Ø. (2024). A pilot study of a virtually-delivered dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program for young women with type 1 diabetes: within-subject changes over 6-month follow-up. Special issue: “Identifying and Closing the Gaps in the Prevention of Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention.
Sundgot-Borgen, C., Wisting, L., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Steenbuch-Lied, K., Skrede, J.V., Nilsen, K., Stice, E., Mathisen, T.F. (2024). The “Young Athlete Body Project” - a pilot study evaluating the acceptability of- and results from an eating disorder prevention program for adolescent athletes. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Wisting, L., Stice, E., Ghaderi, A., Dahlgren, C.L. (2023). Effectiveness of virtually delivered Body Project groups to prevent eating disorders in young women at risk: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Eating Disorders.
Stice, E., Wisting, L., Desjardins, C.D., Hood, K.K., Hanes, S., Rubino, L., & Shaw, H. (2023). Evaluation of a Novel Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Women with Type 1 Diabetes: A Preliminary Randomized Trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.
Wisting, L., Hage, T.W., Aarmo, I., Wennersberg, A.L., Haugnes, S.N., Danielsen, M. (2023). Body Project Treatment: a novel, group-based, treatment for eating disorders. Journal of Norwegian Psychological Association.
Hage, T., Nilsen, J-V., Karlsen, L., Lyslid, M.H., Wennersberg, A.L., & Wisting, L. (2023). “I am not alone”. Qualitative feasibility study of eating disorders prevention groups for young females with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Eating Disorders.
Wisting, L., Hage, T.W., Aarmo, I., Wennersberg, A.L., Haugnes, S.N., Danielsen, M. (2023). Body Project Treatment: a novel, group-based, treatment for eating disorders. Journal of Norwegian Psychological Association.
Wisting, L., Haugvik, S., Wennersberg, AL., Hage, TW., Stice, E., Olmsted, MP., Ghaderi, A., Brunborg, C., Skrivarhaug, T., Dahl-Jørgensen, K., Rø, Ø. (2021). Feasibility of a Virtually-Delivered Eating Disorder Prevention Program for Young Females with Type 1 Diabetes. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Hage, T., Nilsen, J-V., Karlsen, L., Lyslid, M.H., Wennersberg, A.L., & Wisting, L. (2023). “I am not alone”. Qualitative feasibility study of eating disorders prevention groups for young females with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Eating Disorders.
Other media/press:
Body Project fremmer godt kroppsbilde - Oslo universitetssykehus (oslo-universitetssykehus.no)
Stor studie om diabetes og spiseforstyrrelser - har fått 20 millioner i støtte - Oslo universitetssykehus (oslo-universitetssykehus.no)