The shield of self-compassion: A buffer against disordered eating risk from physical appearance perfectionism

Bergunde, Luisa; Dritschel, Barbara

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“…The research hypothesis that PAP, and specifically worry about imperfection, would predict disordered dieting above global perfectionism was confirmed, substantiating studies in which domain-specific perfectionism statistically predicted various body-image aspects (Dunn, Gotwals, & Dunn, 2005) and disordered eating (Bergunde & Dritschel, 2020;Stoeber & Yang, 2015) above global perfectionism. The present results extend these studies by showing that worry about imperfection predicts disordered dieting in particular above global perfectionism.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 58%

“…Moreover, in accordance with research which suggests that context-specific, compared to global, measures of psychological variables are characterized by higher predictive power and provide a greater magnitude of the examined relationships (Bing, Whanger, Davison, & VanHook, 2004;Hunthausen, Truxillo, Bauer, & Hammer, 2003), domain-specific perfectionism is believed to predict an individual's performance in the given domain more effectively. For instance, it has been found that PAP predicts disordered eating above global perfectionism among female university students (Bergunde & Dritschel, 2020;Stoeber & Yang, 2015). PAP has been associated with disordered eating also in other studies.…”

Section: Domain-specific Perfectionismmentioning

confidence: 71%

“…This result does not come as a complete surprise, given that the creators of the PAPS suggest that hope for perfection also seems to capture some negative aspects of PAP, since it is correlated with body image disturbances regarding body shape and appearance, although to a lesser extent than worry about imperfection (Yang & Stoeber, 2012). Bergunde and Dritschel (2020) propose that hope fails to capture the aspect of actively straining to achieve one's perfectionistic standards-as opposed to passive wishes for perfection-and therefore modified the PAPS by replacing the term hope with strive, which resulted in improved differential construct validity.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

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Does physical appearance perfectionism predict disordered dieting?

Czepiel

Koopman

2021

Curr Psychol

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Despite that disordered eating has been repeatedly associated with perfectionism, the results are inconsistent as to which exact dimensions of perfectionism it is related to. Moreover, the increasing evidence that perfectionism is best conceptualized as a domain-specific, as opposed to a global, trait contribute to the lack of clarity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine which dimensions of global and physical appearance perfectionism statistically predict disordered dieting in a non-clinical adult female sample. In total 437 participants completed the Short Almost Perfect Scale, which distinguishes between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism, the Physical Appearance Perfectionism Scale, which distinguishes between hope for perfection and worry about imperfection, and the Dieting subscale of the Eating Attitudes Test-26. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that only maladaptive, as opposed to adaptive, global perfectionism statistically predicted disordered dieting. Furthermore, both dimensions of physical appearance perfectionism statistically predicted disordered dieting, although worry about imperfection, its maladaptive dimension, was the strongest statistical predictor. The present results demonstrate that worry about imperfection is an effective statistical predictor of disordered dieting among women, possibly serving as a starting point for further research investigating the utility of its incorporation in prevention and treatment protocols for disordered eating.

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Does physical appearance perfectionism predict disordered dieting?

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Koopman

2021

Curr Psychol

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“…Stenbæk [ 15 ] found a similar influence of the personality trait harm avoidance, which had a mediating effect on the direct influence of parental overprotection and perceived stress or susceptibility to psychological symptoms in healthy adults. It has also been shown that self-regulating skills, such as self-compassion, moderate the impact of perfectionism on disordered eating [ 22 ].…”

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“…The second aim was to explore a possible mediating role of the personality traits (“self-directedness”, “self-acceptance” and “harm avoidance”) on the maternal relationship and symptoms of eating disorders (“drive for thinness” and “body dissatisfaction”). Recent findings suggest self-regulating skills, such as self-compassion, reduce the effects of perfectionism on the development of ED [ 22 ]. Therefore, in the present study we anticipated a possible positive influence of personality traits on maternal relationship and eating disorder symptoms.…”

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Parental feeding practices and the relationship with parents in female adolescents and young adults with eating disorders: A case control study

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Objective Perceived parental influence on diet in early adolescence in the context of the parental relationship had previously not been studied in a clinical sample. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between eating disorders and characteristics of the relationship with parents and the parental feeding practices in early adolescence. Methods 21 female adolescents and young adults with an eating disorder (ED)–bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa–and 22 females without eating disorder (healthy control; HC), aged between 16 and 26, were assessed via self-report questionnaires for problematic eating behaviour, relationship with parents, perceptions of parent’s feeding practices at the age of 10–13 years and personality. Statistical evaluation was performed by means of group comparisons, effect sizes, regression analyses and mediator analyses. Results Adolescent and young adult females with ED reported more fears/overprotection and rejection/neglect by their mothers and less self-responsibility in terms of eating behaviour during adolescence than did the HC. The relationship with the fathers did not differ significantly. Females who perceived more cohesion, rejection/neglect and fears/overprotection by the mother were more likely to suffer from an ED. Rejection/neglect by both parents were associated with less self-acceptance of the young females with even stronger effect sizes for the fathers than the mothers. Harm prevention in the young females was a partial mediator between fears/overprotection and the drive for thinness. Conclusions The parental relationship is partly reflected in the self-acceptance and self-responsibility in eating of the adolescent and young females, both of them are particularly affected in EDs. Stressors in the parent-child relationship should be targeted in treatment of eating disorders. Nutritional counselling for parents might be useful in early adolescence.

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A meta‐analysis of disordered eating and its association with self‐criticism and self‐compassion

Paranjothy,

Wade

2024

Intl J Eating Disorders

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ObjectiveFuture treatments for eating disorders (ED) need to be enhanced by targeting maintaining mechanisms. Literature suggests self‐criticism and self‐critical perfectionism act as key mechanisms exacerbating ED, and self‐compassion protects against self‐criticism. This meta‐analysis examines associations between self‐criticism and self‐critical perfectionism on disordered eating (DE), and reviews how self‐compassion and self‐criticism relate to each other with respect to DE.MethodSearches across three databases yielded 135 studies across 42,952 participants. Heterogeneity, publication bias, and quality assessments were analyzed. Moderation analyses between self‐criticism measures, self‐compassion measures, between clinical and nonclinical samples, and between cross‐sectional and experimental studies were also conducted.ResultsRandom‐effects models showed a medium positive link between self‐criticism and DE (r = .37), and 10 subgroups pertaining to various measures of self‐criticism utilized in literature showed small to large positive links with DE (r = .20–.52). Preliminary evidence also suggests negative relationships between self‐compassion and DE (r = −.40 to −.43) and negative relationships between self‐compassion and self‐criticism (r = −.04 to −.88).DiscussionGreater levels of self‐criticism is linked with greater levels of DE and reduced levels of self‐compassion, suggesting a need to tackle self‐criticism and nurture self‐compassion in standard treatments for ED. Understanding these interactions better in conjunction with dismantling intervention studies can help develop more effective and efficient interventions targeting self‐criticism and self‐compassion for people with DE.Public Significance StatementHigher levels of self‐criticism are linked with higher levels of DE and lower self‐compassion. Self‐compassion interventions could be more effective and efficient in reducing ED symptoms if self‐criticism is tackled early in such treatments.

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The shield of self-compassion: A buffer against disordered eating risk from physical appearance perfectionism

Cited by 15 publications

References 58 publications

Does physical appearance perfectionism predict disordered dieting?

Does physical appearance perfectionism predict disordered dieting?

Parental feeding practices and the relationship with parents in female adolescents and young adults with eating disorders: A case control study

A meta‐analysis of disordered eating and its association with self‐criticism and self‐compassion

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