Research paper
Hagerman CJ, Ehmann MM, Taylor LC, Forman EM. The role of self-compassion and its individual components in adaptive responses to dietary lapses. Appetite. 2023 Nov 1;190:107009. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2023.107009. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37619622. PMCID: PMC10543633.
Why we cite it
A study to examine the individual facets of self-compassion (self-kindness, common humanity, mindfulness) separately in the context of real-world dietary lapses, using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to capture responses as they occur in daily life. Finds that self-kindness specifically, not only overall self-compassion, was associated with the adaptive responses measured after dietary setbacks; the design is observational, so associated, not drives. None of the self-compassion variables predicted a further lapse the same day. That is a null, which the authors’ discussion reads as showing that self-compassion ”does not encourage complacency” (corrected 2026-09-10 from ”Demonstrates that self-kindness … drives the adaptive response” and ”showing that self-compassion does not increase the likelihood of further lapses”). Referenced by 1 k-file.
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107009 · PubMed 37619622 · Publisher