Research paper
Adams CE, Leary MR. Promoting self-compassionate attitudes toward eating among restrictive and guilty eaters. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 2007 Dec;26(10):1120-1144. doi:10.1521/jscp.2007.26.10.1120
Why we cite it
The first experimental study to demonstrate that a self-compassion induction can attenuate the disinhibition effect (overeating after eating a "forbidden" food) in restrained eaters. Uniquely distinguishes between two components of rigid dietary restraint — restrictive eating and eating guilt — showing they moderate behavior differently. Demonstrates that self-criticism after diet-breaking, not the eating itself, drives continued overeating, and that interrupting the self-critical response restores normal compensatory eating. Referenced by 1 k-file and 10 companions.