title: Self-compassion in the face of shame and body image dissatisfaction: implications for eating disorders.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: CINEICC - Cognitive-Behavioural Research Centre, University of Coimbra, Portugal. claudiaferreira@fpce.uc.pt
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pinto-Gouveia
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004645:Empathy; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D012752:Shame; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult