Teachers’ Knowledge and Experiences after the Implementation of an Eating Disorder Prevention Program in the Physical Education Classroom
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Monserrat Hernández, Montserrat; Arjona Garrido, Ángeles; Checa Olmos, Juan Carlos; Tarifa, Joaquín; Salguero García, DaríoFecha
2004Resumen
Since psychological and social factors are especially prominent among the multiple causes of eating disorders, we argue that school, a meeting place among equals and thus a locus for the transmission of values and attitudes, can play an important role in preventing these disorders. This article’s main objective is to verify whether the physical education (PE) class can become an arena for transferring and learning that prevent eating disorders, analyzing teachers’ perceptions of the program development “Psychology for Nutrition and Physical Activity in the Prevention of Eating Disorders” (P-NAF) and specifically: (1) analyzing what teachers know and believe about preventing eating disorders; (2) analyzing the relationship between PE sessions and the acquisition of skills for the prevention of eating disorders; and (3) verifying whether the strategies proposed in the program P-NAF help teachers develop skills for the prevention of eating disorders. We conducted semi-structured interview...
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teachers
physical education
prevention
eating disorders
program