TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of different recruitment and incentive strategies for body acceptance programs on college women
AU - Perez La Mar, Marisol
AU - Ohrt, Tara K.
AU - Bruening, Amanda B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Marisol Perez, Tara K. Ohrt, and Amanda B. Bruening. Published by Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/10/19
Y1 - 2016/10/19
N2 - The objective of this study—getting individuals to participate in eating disorder prevention programs—is difficult yet crucial for dissemination efforts. Little research has investigated what incentive strategies can be particularly efficacious, and even less is published on their cost-effectiveness. The following study examined two types of email advertisements and six incentive strategies in an empirically supported body acceptance program disseminated at a large university. A total of 5,978 undergraduate women received email advertisements, of which 430 signed up to participate. An additional 588 who did not participate were assessed. Results suggest the most effective incentives were offering gift certificates for free manicure services and free personal fashion style training gift certificates from a student organization. Undergraduate women were least likely to attend due to lack of knowledge about the program, not having a friend to attend with them, or inconvenient times. Implications for future research are explored.
AB - The objective of this study—getting individuals to participate in eating disorder prevention programs—is difficult yet crucial for dissemination efforts. Little research has investigated what incentive strategies can be particularly efficacious, and even less is published on their cost-effectiveness. The following study examined two types of email advertisements and six incentive strategies in an empirically supported body acceptance program disseminated at a large university. A total of 5,978 undergraduate women received email advertisements, of which 430 signed up to participate. An additional 588 who did not participate were assessed. Results suggest the most effective incentives were offering gift certificates for free manicure services and free personal fashion style training gift certificates from a student organization. Undergraduate women were least likely to attend due to lack of knowledge about the program, not having a friend to attend with them, or inconvenient times. Implications for future research are explored.
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U2 - 10.1080/10640266.2016.1192910
DO - 10.1080/10640266.2016.1192910
M3 - Article
C2 - 27310136
AN - SCOPUS:84976878412
SN - 1064-0266
VL - 24
SP - 383
EP - 392
JO - Eating Disorders
JF - Eating Disorders
IS - 5
ER -