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Body dissatisfaction and bulimic symptoms: moderator roles of compassionate and uncompassionate self-responding

dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.contributor.kuauthorBıçaker, Ege
dc.contributor.kuauthorAtalay, Ayşe Altan
dc.contributor.kuprofileUndergraduate Student
dc.contributor.kuprofileTeaching Faculty
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dc.contributor.yokid205807
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T23:59:15Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractObjectives Previous studies suggest that emotion regulation difficulties are influential in body dissatisfaction's relationship with bulimic symptoms. Likewise, self-compassion, which is explained through the factors of compassionate and uncompassionate self-responding, was also suggested to function as an effective emotion regulation strategy. However, research has not examined self-compassion's moderating role in the link between body dissatisfaction and bulimic symptoms or the unique contribution of self-compassion to bulimic symptoms that is independent from its overlap with emotion regulation difficulties. The current study investigated the unique moderator functions of self-compassion, in the form of compassionate and uncompassionate self-responding, and emotion regulation difficulties in the association between body dissatisfaction and bulimic symptoms. Methods Participants were 154 females (M (SD) age = 23.89 (4.66) years) who completed questionnaires assessing body dissatisfaction, self-compassion, emotion regulation difficulties, and bulimic symptoms. Results Analyses showed that compassionate self-responding factor of self-compassion was a unique buffer against the negative consequences of body dissatisfaction even when controlling for emotion regulation difficulties, while emotion regulation difficulties did not have a moderating effect when self-compassion was accounted for. Results revealed that body dissatisfaction was significantly associated with bulimic symptoms in women with low and middle levels of compassionate self-responding, but not with high levels of compassionate self-responding. Conclusions Overall, results suggest that self-compassion buffers the negative impact of body dissatisfaction through mechanisms that are distinct from those of emotion regulation difficulties. These findings warrant further study of self-compassion to better understand its mechanisms of action.
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dc.description.indexedbyScopus
dc.description.issue7
dc.description.openaccessNO
dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.volume11
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12671-020-01396-5
dc.identifier.eissn1868-8535
dc.identifier.issn1868-8527
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dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01396-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/15604
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dc.keywordsSelf-compassion
dc.keywordsEmotion regulation
dc.keywordsBulimic symptoms
dc.keywordsEating disorders
dc.keywordsBody dissatisfaction
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.sourceMindfulness
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectClinical
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.titleBody dissatisfaction and bulimic symptoms: moderator roles of compassionate and uncompassionate self-responding
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.kuauthorBıçaker, Ege
local.contributor.kuauthorAtalay, Ayşe Altan
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