Topic: Self-compassion

Self-compassion is defined as the ability to express and accept one's own feelings. Women with low self-compassion show greater dissatisfaction with their own bodies. The aim of the pilot study was to analyze in healthy subjects how % body fat relates to perceptions of body size and self-compassion Twelve women and 10 men aged 19-26 years participated in the study. Self-compassion was assessed with the SCF-SF questionnaire (Raes et al. 2011). Anthropometric data included BMI and % body fat measured by impedance method. Arm, thigh, breast, waist and hip circumference were estimated by participa