Self-Compassion and Body Dissatisfaction in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Meditation Intervention

Mindfulness

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 444-454

  Albertson, Ellen R ^a   Neff, Kristin D ^b   Dill Shackleford, Karen E ^a  

^a FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body appreciation; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Body shame; Meditation; Mindfulness; Self compassion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928548185     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-014-0277-3     Document Type: Article

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