Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: a worthwhile pursuit?
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Body image concerns are associated with a range of negative consequences for health and wellbeing, including eating disorders. Interventions that successfully improve body image and related factors are therefore important. Melissa Atkinson puts forward mindfulness as a psychological approach for treating those with body image concerns, as it can be conceptualised as a skill for managing negative experiences
Source: Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
Author: Melissa Atkinson
Institution: University of the West of England
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2185456396