How Self-Compassion Moderates the Relation Between Body Surveillance and Body Shame Among Men and Women
- 20-07-2020
- ORIGINAL PAPER
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteurs
- Robin Wollast
- Abigail R. Riemer
- Elisa Sarda
- Brenton M. Wiernik
- Olivier Klein
- Gepubliceerd in
- Mindfulness | Uitgave 10/2020
Abstract
Objectives
According to objectification theory, being treated as an object leads people, especially women, to perceive themselves as objects. This self-objectification increases body surveillance and feelings of body shame. While this relation is well-established in the literature, little is known about factors that can buffer against detrimental consequences of self-objectification. The current work used a multi-method approach to investigate the role of self-compassion on men and women’s perceptions of their bodies.
Methods
Study 1 investigated relations between self-compassion, body surveillance, and body shame (N = 60 men, 104 women) using cross-sectional, self-report data. Study 2 (N = 64 men, 94 women) experimentally manipulated self-objectification and self-compassion, assessing resulting body surveillance and shame, whereas study 3 (N = 69 men, 189 women) manipulated self-objectification among participants high and low in self-compassion.
Results
In study 1, self-compassion was inversely related to body shame and body surveillance, with self-compassion moderating the link between surveillance and shame among men. In study 2, self-compassion protected women in the high self-objectification condition from engaging in greater body surveillance. Yet, in study 3, self-compassion failed to buffer the consequences of body surveillance on body shame. An integrative analysis (N = 193 men, 387 women) demonstrated that self-compassion was strongly negatively associated with body shame and body surveillance among men and women, protecting against detrimental consequences of body surveillance among men.
Conclusions
The current work contributes to a better understanding of links between constructs related to objectification theory and compassion for oneself in the light of gender differences.
- Titel
- How Self-Compassion Moderates the Relation Between Body Surveillance and Body Shame Among Men and Women
- Auteurs
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Robin Wollast
Abigail R. Riemer
Elisa Sarda
Brenton M. Wiernik
Olivier Klein
- Publicatiedatum
- 20-07-2020
- Uitgeverij
- Springer US
- Gepubliceerd in
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Mindfulness / Uitgave 10/2020
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01448-w
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