Self-compassion and body-related self-conscious emotions: Examining within- and between-person variation among adolescent girls in sport

Self-compassion protects against the occurrence of negative body image experiences and may be particularly useful in defending against negative body- and appearance-related self-conscious emotions in sport. The aim of this study was to examine within- and between-person associations between self-compassion and appearance-related self-conscious emotions. In a three-year longitudinal cohort study, adolescent girls involved in organized sport (N =...