School of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute, Queensland Griffith University, Australia.
Body Image. 2017 Dec;23:206-213. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.09.003.
This study investigated whether single-session self-compassion and self-esteem writing tasks ameliorate the body image concerns evoked by a negative body image induction. Ninety-six female university students aged 17-25 years (M=19.45, SD=1.84) were randomly assigned to one of three writing treatment groups: self-compassion, self-esteem, or control. After reading a negative body image scenario, participants completed scales measuring state body appreciation, body satisfaction, and appearance anxiety. They then undertook the assigned writing task, and completed the three measures again, both immediately post-treatment and at 2-week follow-up. The self-compassion writing group showed higher post-treatment body appreciation than the self-esteem and control groups, and higher body appreciation than the control group at follow-up. At post-treatment and follow-up, self-compassion and self-esteem writing showed higher body satisfaction than the control. The groups did not differ on appearance anxiety. Writing-based interventions, especially those that enhance self-compassion, may help alleviate certain body image concerns.
本研究旨在探讨单次的自我同情和自尊写作任务是否能改善负面身体意象诱发的身体意象问题。96 名年龄在 17 到 25 岁之间的女性大学生（M=19.45，SD=1.84）被随机分配到自我同情、自尊或控制三个写作治疗组之一。在阅读了一个负面的身体意象场景后，参与者完成了衡量状态身体欣赏、身体满意度和外貌焦虑的量表。然后，他们进行了指定的写作任务，并在治疗后即刻和两周随访时再次完成了这三个测量。自我同情写作组在治疗后表现出比自尊和对照组更高的身体欣赏，并且在随访时比对照组更高。在治疗后和随访时，自我同情和自尊写作比对照组表现出更高的身体满意度。三组在外貌焦虑方面没有差异。基于写作的干预措施，尤其是那些增强自我同情的干预措施，可能有助于缓解某些身体意象问题。
