Objective: Over the last 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in published
randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of brief mindfulness training (from single-session …

Objective Mindfulness is implicated in eating disorder (ED) psychopathology. However, this
literature has not been synthesized to date. The current meta‐analysis examined the …

Body dissatisfaction is a major source of suffering among women of all ages. One potential
factor that could mitigate body dissatisfaction is self-compassion, a construct that is …

Mindfulness meditation has a long tradition of being used to manage cravings. This paper
reviews 30 experimental studies that have examined the effects of different types of …

Background The relationship between trait mindfulness and substance use behaviors has
been inconsistent across studies. The current meta-analysis aimed at quantifying the …

A growing body of research within the acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies
suggests that these treatments may function in part by reducing or eliminating (ie …

The body image-related concerns of breast cancer survivors following treatment are not
always adequately addressed. Self-compassion, which is the capacity to adopt a kind …

Several theories have proposed that negative affect (NA) plays a large role in the
maintenance of substance use behaviors–a phenomenon supported in laboratory-based …

Objectives: Smoking is a chronic process in which craving and negative affect are
considered the main barriers to maintaining abstinence in patients who have gone through …

In this study, we examined the effects of body-focused daily self-compassion and self-
esteem expressive writing activities on women's valuation of weight management goals …