The Nature of Positive Body Image: Examining Associations Between Nature Exposure, Self-Compassion, Functionality Appreciation, and Body Appreciation

The relationship between level of physical activity with self-esteem, concern of body image and body appreciation of veterans

The Structural Relationships Model of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion with Body Shame through Body Appreciation in Cancer Patients

Introduction: Cancer disease can cause body shame in patients by causing physical changes, which needs to be researched. Therefore, the present study was done aimed to investigate the structural relationship model of mindfulness and self-compassion with body shame through body appreciation in cancer patients. Methods: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical popul...

Self-compassion moderates body comparison and appearance self-worth's inverse relationships with body appreciation.

Although research on positive body image has increased, little research has explored which variables protect body appreciation during body-related threats. Self-compassion may be one such variable. Individuals high in self-compassion are mindful, kind, and nurturing toward themselves during situations that threaten their adequacy, while recognizing that being imperfect is part of "being human."...

The Moderating Role of Self-compassion on the Relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Appreciation and Eating Disorders Symptoms: A Descriptive Study

Background: Nowadays, thinness is generally considered as a standard of women's beauty, and high BMI is associated with negative physical and psychological consequences among women, including Negative body image and eating disorders. Therefore, identifying the effective factors in reducing these outcomes is necessary. The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating role of self-compas...

Self-compassion as a mediator between attachment anxiety and body appreciation: An exploratory model.

Body appreciation has been found to be linked to interpersonal and intrapersonal factors, with attachment styles and self-compassion separately identified as important correlates. The present study examined these variables together in a model, and we hypothesized that maternal attachment anxiety was related to peer and romantic attachment anxiety, which, in turn, was associated with self-compas...