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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Body image flexibility involves accepting body-related thoughts and feelings without immediate behavioral response.
  • Existing research suggests a link between body image flexibility and adaptive psychological processes.
  • Previous studies indicate body image flexibility is responsive to psychological interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct the first meta-analysis on body image flexibility and its psychological correlates.
  • To quantitatively synthesize empirical research on body image flexibility.
  • To examine associations with eating/body image disturbances, positive psychological constructs, and general psychopathology.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic literature search identified 62 relevant studies.
  • Random effects meta-analyses were performed on 19 psychological correlates.
  • Correlates were grouped into three clusters: eating/body image disturbances, positive constructs, and general psychopathology.

Main Results:

  • Body image flexibility showed inverse correlations with eating/body image disturbances (rs = -.45 to -.67) and general psychopathology (rs = -.37 to -.58).
  • Positive associations were found between body image flexibility and positive psychological constructs (rs = .23 to .58).
  • Men reported higher body image flexibility than women (d = 0.32), and psychological interventions improved flexibility (d = 0.42).

Conclusions:

  • Body image flexibility is consistently associated with positive mental health indicators.
  • It demonstrates inverse relationships with psychological disturbances.
  • Psychological interventions are effective in enhancing body image flexibility.