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Mindfulness and Eating Disorder Symptoms
Sponsor: University of Bergen
Summary
This prospective one-arm study aims to examine short and long-term changes in dysfunctional eating among individuals who signed up for an 8-week, group based, low threshold, mindfulness-based intervention. The study is an extension of a quality assurance project which was provided by a nation-wide self-help organization for people with self-identified eating problems. Eating disorder symptoms and the proposed predictors (self-kindness, self-judgment and mindfulness) were registered online at 12 measurement time points. In the current study we will invite the same participants to complete the same measures four years after the intervention.
Official title: Short and Long-term Changes in Eating Disorder Symptoms During and After a Low-threshold Mindfulness-based Intervention Administered by a Self-help Organization in Norway
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
197
Start Date
2022-10-01
Completion Date
2030-08
Last Updated
2025-07-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Mindful Eating Conscious Living
MECL is a 8 week mindfulness-based group intervention. Each session is of 2.5-3 hours duration. During the sessions, theories about eating-related difficulties in general are presented, participants are guided in mindfulness practices and participants who want to share their experiences in the group can do so. Topics include: (1) What is mindfulness, why and how can we use mindfulness in relation to eating (2) slowing down, taking breaks and noticing different types of "hunger" (e.g. physical hunger and the "hunger" for comfort - "heart hunger) (3) working with satiety and satisfaction (4) becoming aware of patterns associated with one's eating behaviors, (5) awareness of feelings and bodily sensations (6) Food and mood (7) craving, and finally (8) working with "heart hunger" and emotional eating. Six to 10 participants participated in each group.
Locations (1)
University of Bergen
Bergen, Bergen, Norway