“Effect of adding a compassion focused intervention on emotion, eating and weight outcomes” – Dr Cristiana Duarte et al.

In the context of weight management, compassion-based interventions may help redirect maladaptive eating behaviours (e.g. binge eating) and weight-related self-evaluation towards better coping…

– Duarte et al. (2)

In this study, Duarte et al. examine whether adding online compassion-focused exercises into a commercial weight management programme affected self-evaluation, binge eating symptomatology, control of eating behaviour and weight outcomes compared with the regular programme.

improvements in compassion, self-reassurance and reductions in shame and self-criticism (i.e. the specific targets of the compassion intervention) had a significant mediating effect in the reduction of loss of control of eating…

– Duarte et al. (13)

York St John students and staff can access this study here.