Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit?

Atkinson, Melissa J.

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

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 4, 2015
• Publication Date: Dec 5, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Aesthetic Nursing
• Print ISSN: 2050-3717
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 498-500
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.10.498
• Keywords: mindfulness, body image
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/802285
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.10.498