Exploring self-compassion as a refuge against recalling the body-related shaming of caregiver eating messages on dimensions of objectified body consciousness in college women

Body Image

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 547-556

  Daye, Chesnee A ^a   Webb, Jennifer B ^a   Jafari, Nadia ^a  

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

Author keywords

Appearance control beliefs; Body shame; Body surveillance; Caregiver eating messages; College women; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CAREGIVER; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMPATHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CAREGIVERS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMPATHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908142321     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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