Self-compassion may have benefits for body image among women with a higher body mass index and internalized weight bias

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    Experiencing body dissatisfaction renders young women more susceptible to eating disorder symptomatology (e_g, ), and has also been linked to various other harmful outcomes such as depressed mood, low self-esteem, certain risky behaviors such as using drugs, engagement in self-harm, and even attempted suicide. One genre of body image interventions that has received recent attention is self-compassion (e_g, ). Self-compassion has been linked to many positive self-attitudes and outcomes, such as higher self-esteem (e_g, ) and more adaptive affect (e_g, ). Weight bias, in general, refers to stigma against those with higher . . .

     

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