자기자비 글쓰기가 여자 대학(원)생의 신체 수용과 신체 수치심에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives The present study examined the effects of self-compassion writing treatment on body shame and body appreciation in comparison with distraction writing treatment for women (under) graduate students.
 Methods Among 517 undergraduate and graduate students completing BES(Body image Esteem Scale) prior to the experiment, participants with high level of body dissatisfaction were selected. They were randomly assigned to the self-compassion writing group and the distraction writing group. After they recalled and wrote about personally negative body experiences, then they wrote self-compassionately or objectively describing the facts about their experiences. Participants were asked to complete the self-report scales of state self-compassion, body shame, and body appreciation before and after recall, and after writing.
 Results The results showed that participants in the self-compassion writing condition reported more improvement in state self-compassion, body shame and body appreciation in comparison with participants in the distraction writing condition. There were statistically significant differences between groups.
 Conclusions These results suggest that self-compassion writing treatment can be a useful intervention to improve body appreciation and to reduce body shame.