Relational bullying and disordered eating: Testing a moderated mediation model of the role of shame and self-compassion.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Experiences of relational bullying (RB) in adolescence are associated with the development of disordered eating. This association may be related to heightened shame resulting from perceived social inferiority, low social rank, and/or negative evaluation by others. Self-compassion may act as a protective factor against the influence of RB on shame and disordered eating. In the current study, we investigated whether shame mediated the relationship between recalled RB and current disordered eating in a sample of young adults. Then, using conditional process analysis, we examined whether the observed mediation was moderated by self-compassion.

Method

Participants were 359 young adults (aged 17-25) who completed online self-report measures of recalled RB experiences and

SUBMITTER: Bellows LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114926 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature