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Objectives <p>Intuitive eating is a healthy and positive eating behavior. Previous research has indicated that intuitive eating is associated with body appreciation, which may be enhanced through self-compassion. This study developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a self-compassion-based intuitive eating intervention, titled Be Friends with Yourself and Food (BFYF), on intuitive eating, self-compassion, and body appreciation. Additionally, it explored the pathways from self-compassion to body appreciation and intuitive eating in a Chinese population.</p> Methods <p>One-hundred Chinese adults were randomly assigned to BFYF group and waitlist group. Three-week intervention to improve self-compassion, body appreciation and intuitive eating included psychoeducation about intuitive eating and meditation practice based on self-compassion. Data were collected before intervention of BFYF group (T0), after intervention for each group (T1 and T2) and 1 month after intervention for each group (T3 and T4).</p> Results <p>BFYF significantly increased self-compassion, intuitive eating, and body appreciation, and all the changes were maintained at the 1-month follow-up. BFYF improved intuitive eating directly and via self-compassion.</p> Conclusion <p>The current study supported BFYF as a promising intervention to enhance intuitive eating, self-compassion, and body appreciation. It also illustrated how self-compassion benefits positive eating behaviors.</p>

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Self-compassion cultivates intuitive eating: a randomized controlled trial of a new intervention among the Chinese

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    2025年1月9日

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  • Yidan Liu,
  • Jingyi Zhou,
  • Yunheng Wang,
  • Xianglong Zeng

摘要

Objectives

Intuitive eating is a healthy and positive eating behavior. Previous research has indicated that intuitive eating is associated with body appreciation, which may be enhanced through self-compassion. This study developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a self-compassion-based intuitive eating intervention, titled Be Friends with Yourself and Food (BFYF), on intuitive eating, self-compassion, and body appreciation. Additionally, it explored the pathways from self-compassion to body appreciation and intuitive eating in a Chinese population.

Methods

One-hundred Chinese adults were randomly assigned to BFYF group and waitlist group. Three-week intervention to improve self-compassion, body appreciation and intuitive eating included psychoeducation about intuitive eating and meditation practice based on self-compassion. Data were collected before intervention of BFYF group (T0), after intervention for each group (T1 and T2) and 1 month after intervention for each group (T3 and T4).

Results

BFYF significantly increased self-compassion, intuitive eating, and body appreciation, and all the changes were maintained at the 1-month follow-up. BFYF improved intuitive eating directly and via self-compassion.

Conclusion

The current study supported BFYF as a promising intervention to enhance intuitive eating, self-compassion, and body appreciation. It also illustrated how self-compassion benefits positive eating behaviors.