scholarly journals Self-Compassion, Mindful Eating, Eating Attitudes and Wellbeing Among Emerging Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ruth Shaw ◽  
Tony Cassidy
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
Self Compassion

scholarly journals Self-Compassion, Mindful Eating, Eating Attitudes and Wellbeing

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Ruth Shaw ◽  
Tony Cassidy
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Curvilinear Relationship ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Unhealthy Weight ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Mindful eating behaviour and self-compassion have been individually shown to contribute to healthy eating. Evidence suggests that they may interact and that interaction may increase our understanding of eating behaviour. Aims: The aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between mindful eating, self-compassion, healthy / unhealthy weight, eating disorder and wellbeing in a sample of university students Methods: An online survey using questionnaire data collection in a sample of 349 students (105 males and 244 females). Variables measured included body mass index (BMI), mindful eating, eating attitudes, self-compassion and mental wellbeing. Results: Regression and path analysis show mindful eating and self-compassion to individually and interaction predict eating attitudes and wellbeing. BMI was shown to have a curvilinear relationship with mindful eating, self-compassion and wellbeing with both the underweight and obese reporting lower self-compassion, less mindful eating, lower wellbeing and more likely to exhibit disordered eating. Conclusions: These results indicate that self-compassion and mindful eating behaviour might be usefully targeted in interventions to prevent both obesity and eating disorder.

Bli venn med maten: evaluering av et lavterskel kurstilbud for personer med overspisingsproblematikk

2022 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathrine Nitter ◽  
◽  
Kari Anne Vrabel ◽  
Per-Einar Binder ◽  
Irene Kingswick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Binge Eating ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Eating Pathology ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Current Program ◽  
Compassion Scale

This study evaluates a mindful eating-based program for people with self-reported binge eating problems. The study was initiated by a non-governmental eating disorder interest organization. Participants met once a week over eight weeks. The Eating Disorder Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and three subscales of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) were used to measure eating pathology, self-compassion and mindfulness before, after, and six-months after the program. Results: Significant improvements in EDE-Q and SCS scores were found, and results remained stable at the six-month follow-up. The number of binge eating days decreased significantly during the study, both from before to after program participation, and from post-program participation to six-month follow-up. Conclusion: Future studies investigating the current program are clearly needed. These preliminary results are nonetheless encouraging and illustrate that mindful eating-based interventions as an interesting treatment avenue for individuals with binge eating pathology, a group which currently has few treatment options available to them.

scholarly journals Stepping Ahead Towards Harmonious Passion: Mediating Role of Self-Compassion

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vinoth Kumar ◽  
Vidhya Shree. S.V
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Strong Emotion ◽  
The Relationship

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion. Passion is the strong emotion with inherent behavioural tendencies that can be positive as long as reason underlies the behaviour and this can be either harmonious or obsessive in nature. Thus, this view of passion suggests that adaptive benefits will accrue when individuals are in control of their passion (i.e. Harmonious passion). Moreover Self-compassion is found to elicit increased desirable and productive intrinsic motivation and helps individual perceive any activity as enjoyable or engaging. Thus, the present study adds on as a stepping stone which aims at studying the mediating role of Self-compassion in the relationship between Intrinsic motivation and Harmonious passion by incorporating Correlational research design and maximum variation sampling method (type of purposive sampling) in drawing 120 samples of working emerging adults (experience 0 – 3 years). Standardized tools; Global motivation scale (Guay et. al 2003), Self-compassion scale (Raes et. al 2010), Passion scale (Vallerand et. al. 2003) were used. Statistical measures Mean, S.D, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Meditational analysis was used in assessing the data and obtaining the results. And the findings showed that there was a direct effect of 0.192 between Intrinsic Motivation and Harmonious Passion and indirect effect of 0.2793 between the same in presence of the mediating variable Self-Compassion. Thus, it can be concluded that self-Compassion mediates the relationship between Intrinsic Motivation and Harmonious Passion. Self-Compassion training during the initial period of work or even further will help individuals to develop and experience Harmonious Passion attributing to various positive aspects of individual’s life.

scholarly journals Contributions of disordered eating behaviours and mindful eating to obesity among young female adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seliz Bagcilar ◽  
Ceren Gezer
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Eat 26

Abstract Purpose The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between disordered eating behaviours, level of mindful eating and obesity amongst young female adults. Methods Two hundred and twenty-seven female young adults aged 19-35 living in Famagusta in North Cyprus participated in this current study. Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) and Eating Attitudes Test (EAT)-26 were used for data collecting through face-to-face interviews. Weight and body composition were obtained by body composition analyser and height were obtained by stadiometer. The measurements of neck circumference (NC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) were measured by using a non-stretching tape according to standard techniques. Body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. Results The majority of participants (66.5%) had less than 20 points on the EAT-26. Overall, the participants with BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 had the highest MEQ scores, while the participants with BMI above 30.0 kg/m2 had the lowest MEQ scores (p < 0.05). Similarly, statistical significance was found between the MEQ scores of obese and normal weighted participants (p < 0.05). A significant negative correlation was found between MEQ scores and BMI, fat mass, WHR, WHtR, NC and WC (r=-0.216, p < 0.01; r=-0.234, p < 0.01; r=-172, p < 0.01 and r=-0.244, p < 0.01, r=-0.145, p < 0.05; r=-0.238, p < 0.05, respectively). Conclusion Our findings suggest that there is a negative relationship between the level of mindful eating and BMI. The evidence from this study also suggests a positive relationship between the risk of eating disorders and BMI. Level of Evidence Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study

scholarly journals How does mindful eating without non-judgement, mindfulness and self-compassion relate to motivations to eat palatable foods in a student population?

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Rebecca Keyte ◽  
Helen Egan ◽  
Michail Mantzios
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Previous research acknowledges the impact mindfulness, mindful eating and self-compassion has upon weight regulation and motives to eat palatable foods, with mindful eating showing an increased impact of eating behaviours. Some research has identified that present moment awareness should be the primary focus of mindful eating. Aim: This research aimed to explore the relationship between mindfulness, self-compassion and mindful eating with motivations to eat palatable food. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate this relationship among university students ( n = 211), utilizing a newly developed mindful eating scale primarily focusing on present moment awareness. Results: Results indicated significant negative correlations between both self-compassion and mindful eating and motives to eat palatable foods. Mindful eating positively correlated with self-compassion and other mindfulness elements that are suggesting indirect acceptance measurements of the mindful eating scale. Conclusion: Possible explanations and future directions are discussed further with an emphasis on the need for more empirical work. In addition, suggestions are provided regarding the reinterpretation of elements that are investigated and explored in eating literature.

The Effects Of Shame, Self-compassion And Perfectionistic Self-presentation Of Body Image On Eating Psychopathology

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S428-S428
Author(s):  
A.L. Mendes ◽  
C. Ferreira ◽  
J. Marta-Simões ◽  
I.A. Trindade
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Eating Psychopathology ◽  
External Shame ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
The Individual

Shame is considered a painful emotion that emerges in social contexts when the individual perceives that others see the self as inferior, inadequate or defective. This emotion is associated with decreased levels of self-compassion and may trigger several defensive responses, such as the need to present a perfect body image. Furthermore, shame has been conceptualized as a key component of eating psychopathology.This study aims to explore the role of external shame in the engagement in disordered eating attitudes and behaviours through the mechanisms of self-compassion and body image-related perfectionistic self-presentation. A path analysis testing a mediational model was conducted in a sample of 469 women from the general community, aged between 18 and 35 years old.The tested model explained 49% of the eating psychopathology's variance and presented excellent fit indices. Results demonstrated that external shame has a direct effect on disordered eating behaviours and simultaneously an indirect effect through the mechanisms of self-compassion and the need to present a perfect physical appearance.These results seem to corroborate the link between shame and eating psychopathology. Additionally, these data suggest that women who present higher levels of shame show decreased self-compassion and tend to adopt compensatory maladaptive strategies, such as striving for a perfect body. Furthermore, these findings have significant clinical implications, highlighting the importance of developing new programs focused on shame and on the promotion of adaptive emotion regulation strategies, such as self-compassion.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, Self-Compassion and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Emerging Adults: An Examination of the Between and Within-Person Associations Over Time

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110297
Author(s):  
Holly Boyne ◽  
Chloe A. Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Self Injury ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mental Health Challenges ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Nonsuicidal Self Injury

Many emerging adults report experiencing mental health challenges (e.g., depressive symptoms and perceived stress) during the transition to university. These mental health challenges often coincide with increased engagement in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI; e.g., self-cutting or burning without lethal intent), but longitudinal research exploring the nature of the associations among depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and NSSI are lacking. In the present study, it was examined whether depressive symptoms and perceived stress predicted increased risk for NSSI over time (or the reverse), and whether these effects were mediated or moderated by self-compassion. The sample consisted of 1,125 university students ( Mage = 17.96 years, 74% female), who completed an online survey three times in first year university. A random intercept cross-lagged panel model revealed that higher depressive symptoms, perceived stress, NSSI, and lower self-compassion often co-occurred, but only NSSI predicted increased perceived stress over time. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

An Eight-Week Mindful Eating Program Applied in a Mediterranean Population With Overweight or Obesity: The EATT Intervention Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412098810
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Zervos ◽  
Marsha Koletsi ◽  
Michael Mantzios ◽  
Niki Skopeliti ◽  
Georgios Tsitsas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Mediterranean Population ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

Background Overweight and obesity are important public health priorities. Mindful eating can contribute in preventing automatic eating behavior and emotional dysregulation, both being primary causes of overeating and negative body image. This research outlines an eight-week mindful eating intervention (i.e., project EATT) focusing on people with overweight or obesity in assisting positive behavioral, psychological and physiological change. Methods Fifty-seven people residing in Athens were recruited to participate in this research, where participants were allocated to either an experimental or a waitlist condition. Changes in body weight, and eating attitude, mindfulness, self-compassion, anxiety questionnaires were administered at baseline and post-intervention, and at a 14-month follow-up. Results Results indicated that mindfulness and self-compassion increased significantly, while anxiety symptoms decreased. Significance was also observed in reduction of overeating symptoms and oral control. While a negative relationship was observed between anxiety and mindfulness, and anxiety and self-compassion, self-compassion was negatively associated with overeating episodes. Conclusions The intervention improved participants’ relationship with food and enabled changes towards successful weight regulation.

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