Turk, F. orcid.org/0000-0003-1487-318X, Kellett, S. and Waller, G. orcid.org/0000-0001-7794-9546 (2023) Testing a low-intensity single-session self-compassion intervention for state body shame in adult women: a dismantling randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 54 (5). pp. 916-928. ISSN 0005-7894
Abstract
State body shame is a risk factor for eating disorders, and self-compassion is emerging as a potentially effective treatment option in such cases. This study tested the efficacy of a brief (15-minute) self-compassion intervention in reducing state body shame. Using dismantling trial methodology, participants were randomly allocated to an active compassion condition (n = 23), an inactive control compassion condition (n = 23), or an educational control condition (n = 23). Measures of state body image and state shame were collected pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, and a day after the intervention. Subjective units of state body shame (SUBS) were intensively measured during each invention. Self-compassion interventions were equally efficacious at protecting against deterioration of state body shame and were effective at reducing state shame compared to the educational control condition, with medium effect sizes (respectively – np2 =.07 and np2 =.08). Reductions in state shame were retained at follow-up. None of the interventions had an effect on body image (np2 =.04). Findings demonstrate the clinical promise of brief self-compassion interventions, particularly as evidenced-based “homework” exercises.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | body image; body shame; intervention; randomized controlled trial; self-compassion; Humans; Adult; Female; Self-Compassion; Body Image; Exercise; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Shame |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2023 16:53 |
Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2023 16:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.beth.2023.04.001 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206087 |