Feasibility and acceptability of a single-session online workshop targeting self-compassion skills for emerging adults with disordered eating.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research supports a protective role of self-compassion in guarding against disordered eating, which is especially prevalent in emerging adults (ages 18-25 years old). This set of two studies explored the relevance of self-compassion to emerging adults, expectancies of the impact of having a self-compassion mindset on disordered eating, and the prospective and concurrent acceptability and feasibility of a single-session online workshop targeting self-compassion skills in emerging adults with disordered eating.

Methods

Study 1 examined emerging adults' (n = 536) understanding of self-compassion and expected impact of having a self-compassion mindset on disordered eating, along with prospective workshop acceptability. Study 2 explored the concurrent feasibility and a

SUBMITTER: Wolinsky AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613661 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature