Self-compassion and intuitive eating in college women: Examining the contributions of distress tolerance and body image acceptance and action

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 493-496

  Schoenefeld, Suzanne J ^a   Webb, Jennifer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body image acceptance and action; College women; Distress tolerance; Intuitive eating; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; DISTRESS TOLERANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUITIVE EATING; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF COMPASSION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT;

BODY IMAGE ACCEPTANCE AND ACTION; COLLEGE WOMEN; DISTRESS TOLERANCE; INTUITIVE EATING; SELF-COMPASSION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTUITION; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884548836     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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