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This study examined whether adding a compassion-focused light touch digital intervention into a commercial multicomponent weight management programme improved eating behaviour, self-evaluation and weight-related outcomes.
This study examined whether adding a compassion-focused light touch digital intervention into a commercial multicomponent weight management programme improved eating behaviour, self-evaluation and weight-related outcomes.
This study examined whether adding a compassion-focused light touch digital intervention into a commercial multicomponent weight management programme improved eating behaviour, self-evaluation and weight-related outcomes.
The compassion intervention significantly reduced binge eating symptomatology and dropout, and improved psychological adjustment and self-evaluation, but did not affect weight outcomes. Compassion, self-reassurance and reductions in shame and self-criticism mediated the effect of the intervention on reductions of binge eating symptomatology. Negative self-evaluation, binge eating symptomatology, susceptibility to hunger and eating guilt were significant predictors of dropout. Findings suggest that compassion-based digital tools may help participants better manage binge eating symptomatology and self-evaluation in weight management interventions.
Weight-Focused Self-Criticism/Self-Reassuring Scale (derived from the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale; Gilbert et al., 2004);
Weight-Focused External Shame Scale (adapted from the Other as Shamer Scale; Allan et al., 1994; Goss et al., 1994);
Body Image Shame Scale (Duarte et al., 2015);
Weight-Focused Feelings Scale (Duarte et al., 2017);
The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (Stunkard and Messick, 1985);
The Revised Rigid Restraint Scale (Adams and Leary, 2007);
Binge Eating Scale (Gormally et al., 1982);
The Compassionate Engagement and Action Scales (Gilbert et al., 2017)
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