The Mediating Role of Body Acceptance in Explaining the Relation of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Mindful Eating to Body Image in Gay Men and Bisexual Men
Regan, Harvey and Keyte, Rebecca and Mantzios, Michail and Egan, Helen (2023) The Mediating Role of Body Acceptance in Explaining the Relation of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Mindful Eating to Body Image in Gay Men and Bisexual Men. Mindfulness. ISSN 1868-8527
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Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Mindfulness and mindfulness-based constructs, such as self-compassion and mindful eating, have been positively associated with healthier eating and body related perceptions. Exploration of mindfulness and related concepts have not been investigated extensively in gay and bisexual men, a population where eating and body related concerns have been found to be widespread.
Method
Participants completed an online questionnaire, assessing mindfulness, self-compassion, mindful eating, body image and body acceptance. Correlation analysis and further mediation analysis was conducted to explore the relations between these constructs within the present sample (n = 163).
Results
A community sample showed a positive association of body image to mindfulness-based concepts, and negative to body non-acceptance, within the target population. Mediation analysis showed the role of body acceptance in explaining the relation between mindfulness, self-compassion and mindful eating to body image.
Conclusions
Findings highlight the importance of body acceptance when considering the development of a mindfulness or compassion-based intervention to attenuate body related issues among gay and bisexual men.
Preregistration
This manuscript has not been preregistered.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02095-7 | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | self-compassion, body-acceptance, gay men, mindfulness, body image | ||||||
| Subjects: | CAH04 - psychology > CAH04-01 - psychology > CAH04-01-01 - psychology (non-specific) | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences > Dept. Psychology | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Gemma Tonks | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2023 09:22 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2023 09:22 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14254 |
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