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- The Relationship between Maladaptive Self-Focused Attention and Disordered Eating: The Mediating Effect of Body Dissatisfaction and the Moderating Effect of Mindfulness
- Dasom Ki, Sera Lee
- STRESS. 2025;33(4):184-191. Published online December 31, 2025
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2025.33.4.184
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Maladaptive self-focused attention is a known psychological risk factor for disordered eating. However, the mechanisms underlying this association, including the mediating role of body dissatisfaction and the moderating role of mindfulness, remain unclear.
Methods
A total of 528 Korean adults aged 19∼39 completed self-report questionnaires assessing maladaptive self-focused attention, body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and mindfulness. Mediation and moderated mediation analyses were conducted using the PROCESS macro (Models 4 and 14), controlling for gender, age, BMI, marital status, and dieting status.
Results
Maladaptive self-focused attention indirectly influenced disordered eating through body dissatisfaction, whereas its direct effect was not statistically significant. Mindfulness moderated the association between body dissatisfaction and disordered eating, such that the relationship was weaker among individuals with higher mindfulness. Subscale analyses indicated that the “nonjudging” and “acting with awareness” facets attenuated this pathway, whereas the “observing” facet counterintuitively strengthened it.
Conclusions
Body dissatisfaction appears to be a central mechanism linking maladaptive self-focused attention to disordered eating. Mindfulness—particularly the facets of nonjudging and acting with awareness—may buffer this risk. These findings highlight the potential of mindfulness-based interventions to mitigate cognitive–affective pathways underlying disordered eating.
- The Effects of a Self-Compassion Program on Body Satisfaction, Body Shame, Self-Esteem and Subjective Well-Being among Female University Students with Negative Body Image
- Ye Ji Kwon, Jung-Ho Kim, Mirihae Kim
- STRESS. 2018;26(4):296-304. Published online December 31, 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2018.26.4.296
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Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a Self-Compassion Program on body satisfaction, body shame, self-esteem and subjective well-being among female university students with negative body image.
Methods: Study participants were composed of the top 35% of female college students on negative body image. The 25 participants were randomly assigned to either a treatment group (n=13) or a control group (n=12). The treatment group participated in weekly, 60-minute Self-Compassion Program sessions in a group format over a 6-week period.
Results: Reports of body dissatisfaction and body shame decreased significantly more in the treatment group compared to the control group, while self-esteem, life satisfaction, and expected life satisfaction scores increased significantly more in the treatment group compared to the control group. There were no significant differences in positive affect and negative affect between groups at post treatment. The one-month follow-up results showed that the beneficial improvements were maintained.
Conclusions: The findings support the efficacy of the Self-Compassion Program on body dissatisfaction, body shame and self-esteem.
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