The relationship between humor and women’s body image concerns and eating behaviors

Abstract Humor is considered a coping strategy that associated with well-being and positive self-esteem. The role of humor in relation to body image eating behaviors has rarely been investigated. This cross-sectional study ( n = 216) examined the relationship between general styles targeting self, namely self-enhancing self-defeating humor, behaviors. Results showed adaptive was appreciation compassion, whilst maladaptive related criticism, drive for thinness, emotional eating. General played almost no role. We also clusters found kindness were higher self-enhancers than self-defeaters endorsers deniers. Further, reported more criticism self-enhancers, deniers endorsers. shows referring self key understanding Whilst use can have effects on image, play detrimental