Self-compassion in the face of shame and body image dissatisfaction: Implications for eating disorders

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 population. Self-compassion was negatively associated with external shame, general psychopathology, and eating disorders&#...

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Published in:Eating behaviors : an international journal 2013-04, Vol.14 (2), p.207-210
Main Authors: Ferreira, Cláudia, Pinto-Gouveia, José, Duarte, Cristiana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
body image
Body Image - psychology
Body image dissatisfaction
Case-Control Studies
Eating behavior disorders
Eating disorders
Empathy
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Motivation
patients
Personal Satisfaction
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Concept
Self-compassion
Shame
Surveys and Questionnaires
women
Young Adult
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Summary: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 population. Self-compassion was negatively associated with external shame, general psychopathology, and eating disorders' symptomatology. In women from the general population increased external shame predicted drive for thinness partially through lower self-compassion; also, body image dissatisfaction directly predicted drive for thinness. However, in the patients' sample increased shame and body image dissatisfaction predicted increased drive for thinness through decreased self-compassion. These results highlight the importance of the affiliative emotion dimensions of self-compassion in face of external shame, body image dissatisfaction and drive for thinness, emphasising the relevance of cultivating a self-compassionate relationship in eating disorders' patients. ► Eating disorders' patients show lower self-compassion than nonclinic subjects. ► Self-compassion may be an antidote of shame in disordered eating. ► Self-compassion mediates the effect of external shame on drive for thinness. ► Self-compassion explains body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness' association. ► Self-compassion's role increases along with the degree of disordered eating.
ISSN:1471-0153
1873-7358
DOI:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.01.005