title: Body image satisfaction and self-esteem in Thai female adolescents: the moderating role of self-compassion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Body image satisfaction significantly influences self-esteem in female adolescents. Increased reports of lowered satisfaction in this population have raised concerns regarding their compromised self-esteem. This research study, therefore, sought to identify a culturally significant moderator of the association between body image satisfaction and self-esteem in Thai female adolescents. Orientation toward self-compassion, found to be particularly high in Thailand, was examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 302 Thai female undergraduates from three large public and private universities in the Bangkok metropolitan area responded to a set of questionnaires, which measured demographic information, body image satisfaction, self-compassion, and self-esteem. Data were analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Self-compassion was tested as a moderator of the relationship between body image satisfaction and self-esteem.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although its effect was relatively small, self-compassion significantly moderated the positive relationship between body image satisfaction and self-esteem. The relationship became less stringent for those with high self-compassion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cultivation of self-compassion was recommended in female adolescents. In addition to moderating the association between body image satisfaction and self-esteem, the benefits to health and well-being of generalizing this cultivation are discussed.
authors.forename: Kullaya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pisitsungkagarn
authors.forename: Nattasuda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taephant
authors.forename: Ploychompoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Attasaranya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D055815:Young Adult