Researchers have identified that experiences of body-related shame significantly contribute
to heightened depressive symptoms, and therefore it is valuable to identify and understand …

Purpose Recent studies seem to support that being open to compassion from self and others
is key for psychological and social well-being. In particular, findings indicated that fears of …

Body compassion is a new construct which incorporates two multidimensional concepts:
body image and self-compassion. Self-compassion has been revealed as a protective …

The purpose of the present research was to examine the relationships between self-
compassion and women's body image. In Study 1, female undergraduates (N= 142) …

Body shame, a self-conscious emotion resulting from the perception that one's body fails to
meet cultural body ideals, has predicted a number of negative outcomes in women …

State body shame is a risk factor for eating disorders, and self-compassion is emerging as a
potentially effective treatment option in such cases. This study tested the efficacy of a brief …

Body shame is a common experience among women yet a challenging phenomenon to
operationalize, and measures of body shame often fail to capture its embodied aspects. In …

The current study examines the role of self-compassion in face of shame and body image
dissatisfaction, in 102 female eating disorders' patients, and 123 women from general …

This study examined whether rumination, shame, self-criticism, and perfectionism mediate
the previously established link between self-compassion and both eating and body image …

Purpose This longitudinal study aims to determine what factors mediate the previously
established link between self-compassion and eating pathology/body image concerns, over …