Self-Compassion and Body Dissatisfaction in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Meditation Intervention

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• 作者：Ellen R. Albertson ; Kristin D. Neff ; Karen E. Dill-Shackleford
• 关键词：Self ; compassion ; Meditation ; Mindfulness ; Body image ; Body shame ; Body dissatisfaction ; Body appreciation
• 刊名：Mindfulness
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：June 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：6
• 期：3
• 页码：444-454
• 全文大小：255 KB
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• 作者单位：Ellen R. Albertson (1)
  Kristin D. Neff (2)
  Karen E. Dill-Shackleford (1)
  
  1. Department of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
  2. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  
• 刊物主题：Cognitive Psychology; Pediatrics; Child and School Psychology; Psychology, general; Public Health; Social Sciences, general;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1868-8535

文摘

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 garnering increasing research attention due to its strong association with psychological health. This study investigated whether a brief 3-week period of self-compassion meditation training would improve body satisfaction in a multigenerational group of women. Participants were randomized either to the meditation intervention group (N--8; M age--8.42) or to a waitlist control group (N--30; M age--6.42). Results suggested that compared to the control group, intervention participants experienced significantly greater reductions in body dissatisfaction, body shame, and contingent self-worth based on appearance, as well as greater gains in self-compassion and body appreciation. All improvements were maintained when assessed 3?months later. Self-compassion meditation may be a useful and cost-effective means of improving body image in adult women.