Exploring the effect of external shame on body appreciation among Portuguese young adults: The role of self-compassion

Studies on body image-related disturbances have recently embraced a fresh and innovative construct: body appreciation. Body appreciation, an aspect of positive body image, defines as the detention of a balanced, affectionate and health-conscious relationship with one’s own body’s features. Its explo...

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Main Author: Marta-Simões, Joana (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Cláudia (author), Mendes, Ana Laura (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46719
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/46719