A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes.
Background: Self-compassion may protect individuals experiencing poor body image and associated maladaptive outcomes. The purpose of the study was to examine within-person associations (whilst controlling for between-person differences) between appearance-related self-compassion, appearance-related...
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| author | Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Dodos, L. Chatzisarantis, Nikos Ntoumanis, N. |
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| description | Background: Self-compassion may protect individuals experiencing poor body image and associated maladaptive outcomes. The purpose of the study was to examine within-person associations (whilst controlling for between-person differences) between appearance-related self-compassion, appearance-related threats (operationalised as upward appearance comparisons), and body image-related variables, namely, social physique anxiety, drive for thinness, and body dissatisfaction. Methods: A diary methodology was used whereby young women (n = 126; Mage = 21.26) responded to brief online surveys three times per day (11am, 3pm, and 7pm) every second day for one week (i.e. a total of 12 measurement points). Results: Results of mixed linear modeling revealed that both state appearance-related upward comparisons and self-compassion independently predicted all three outcomes in a positive and negative fashion, respectively. No significant interaction effects between state appearance-related upward comparisons and self-compassion were found. Conclusions: The results suggested that appearance-based self-compassion was important, not just when there was a potential threat to body image via upward appearance comparisons. The findings highlight the importance of fostering self-compassion on a daily level. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-548342018-06-12T06:13:45Z A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Dodos, L. Chatzisarantis, Nikos Ntoumanis, N. Background: Self-compassion may protect individuals experiencing poor body image and associated maladaptive outcomes. The purpose of the study was to examine within-person associations (whilst controlling for between-person differences) between appearance-related self-compassion, appearance-related threats (operationalised as upward appearance comparisons), and body image-related variables, namely, social physique anxiety, drive for thinness, and body dissatisfaction. Methods: A diary methodology was used whereby young women (n = 126; Mage = 21.26) responded to brief online surveys three times per day (11am, 3pm, and 7pm) every second day for one week (i.e. a total of 12 measurement points). Results: Results of mixed linear modeling revealed that both state appearance-related upward comparisons and self-compassion independently predicted all three outcomes in a positive and negative fashion, respectively. No significant interaction effects between state appearance-related upward comparisons and self-compassion were found. Conclusions: The results suggested that appearance-based self-compassion was important, not just when there was a potential threat to body image via upward appearance comparisons. The findings highlight the importance of fostering self-compassion on a daily level. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54834 10.1111/aphw.12089 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing restricted |
| spellingShingle | Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Dodos, L. Chatzisarantis, Nikos Ntoumanis, N. A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. |
| title | A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. |
| title_full | A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. |
| title_fullStr | A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. |
| title_short | A Diary Study of Self-Compassion, Upward Social Comparisons, and Body Image-Related Outcomes. |
| title_sort | diary study of self-compassion, upward social comparisons, and body image-related outcomes. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54834 |