Shape and weight concerns in adolescent females. Gamified iACT vs wait list. N=92. Karekla, M., Nikolaou, P., & Merwin, R. M. (2022). Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating AcceptME-A Digital Gamified Acceptance and Commitment Early Intervention Program for Individuals at High Risk for Eating Disorder
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This randomized clinical trial evaluates the AcceptME-A digital gamified acceptance and commitment therapy program for adolescent females at high risk for eating disorders. The study compares the intervention against a wait-list control group with a sample size of 92 participants.
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- ACBS
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- Maria Karekla (University of Cyprus), Patrisia Nikolaou (University of Cyprus), Rhonda M. Merwin (Duke Medical Center)
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- 2022-03-23
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- gold
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- 10.3390/jcm11071775
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@article{allodium:25b526c3fd6147d1,
title = {Shape and weight concerns in adolescent females. Gamified iACT vs wait list. N=92. Karekla, M., Nikolaou, P., \& Merwin, R. M. (2022). Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating AcceptME-A Digital Gamified Acceptance and Commitment Early Intervention Program for Individuals at High Risk for Eating Disorder},
author = {Maria Karekla and Patrisia Nikolaou and Rhonda M. Merwin},
year = {2022},
journal = {ACBS},
doi = {10.3390/jcm11071775},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11071775}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Shape and weight concerns in adolescent females. Gamified iACT vs wait list. N=92. Karekla, M., Nikolaou, P., & Merwin, R. M. (2022). Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating AcceptME-A Digital Gamified Acceptance and Commitment Early Intervention Program for Individuals at High Risk for Eating Disorder AU - Karekla, Maria AU - Nikolaou, Patrisia AU - Merwin, Rhonda M. PY - 2022 PB - ACBS DO - 10.3390/jcm11071775 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11071775 ER -
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Karekla, M., Nikolaou, P., & Merwin, R. M. (2022). Shape and weight concerns in adolescent females. Gamified iACT vs wait list. N=92. Karekla, M., Nikolaou, P., & Merwin, R. M. (2022). Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating AcceptME-A Digital Gamified Acceptance and Commitment Early Intervention Program for Individuals at High Risk for Eating Disorder. ACBS. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11071775
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