Eating disorders are severe mental health conditions, with substantial consequences for
health and quality of life. Such disorders are strongly associated with body image concerns …

Self-compassion, treating oneself as a loved friend might, demonstrates beneficial
associations with body image and eating behaviors. In this systematic review, 28 studies …

This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program,
which provides powerful tools for coping with life challenges and enhancing emotional well …

Background Bodily changes after breast cancer treatment can lead to long‐term distress.
Self‐compassion, the ability to be kind to oneself, is an internal resource that may enhance a …

Objective Extensive psychological burden is associated with the experience of living with
endometriosis, including negative changes to body image and sexual functioning. Emerging …

Maladaptive perfectionism has been linked with body image dissatisfaction and disordered
eating behaviors. From the standpoint of social mentality theory, this relationship may be the …

Self-compassion interventions may be uniquely suited to address body image distress (BID),
as change-based strategies may have limited utility in a cultural context that so highly values …

Social media use has often been linked to adolescents' body dissatisfaction, but longitudinal
investigations of this relation are scarce. This three-wave panel study among N= 1032 …

Health is regulated by homeostasis, a property of all living things. Homeostasis maintains
equilibrium at set-points using feedback loops for optimum functioning of the organism …

Despite the extensive benefits of sport participation, girls consistently participate at lower
rates, are more likely to drop out, and report worse sport experiences compared to boys …