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Exploring the paths between self-compassionate attributes and actions, body compassion and disordered eating
Margarida de Carvalho Barreto1, Cláudia Ferreira2, Joana Marta-Simões3
1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Eating and Weight Disorders : EWD
|September 20, 2018
Summary
Self-compassion is linked to better health and fewer eating disturbances. Acting with self-compassion fosters body compassion, reducing disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in women.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Eating Disorders Research
Background:
- Established link between self-compassion and overall well-being, including reduced eating-related disturbances.
- Limited research on the specific roles of self-compassionate attributes, actions, and body compassion in disordered eating.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if self-compassionate actions and body compassion mediate the relationship between self-compassionate attributes and disordered eating attitudes/behaviors.
- To explore these relationships in a sample of Portuguese women.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Sample of 299 women from the general Portuguese population.
- Statistical modeling to test mediation pathways.
Main Results:
- The proposed mediation model explained a significant portion (44%) of the variance in eating psychopathology.
- Self-compassionate attributes were associated with higher levels of body compassion.
- Higher body compassion, characterized by acceptance and warmth towards one's body, was linked to lower disordered eating attitudes and behaviors.
Conclusions:
- The ability to translate self-compassionate attributes into actions is crucial for developing body compassion.
- Body compassion acts as a key mediator, reducing susceptibility to disordered eating.
- Findings support integrating self-compassion and body compassion strategies into prevention and treatment programs for eating psychopathology.
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