How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study
ObjectiveThis study investigated whether body image mediates the link between mindfulness (state/trait) and restrictive eating behaviors.MethodsA 6-day daily survey of 65 females with restrictive eating patterns incorporated correlation, regression, and multilevel mediation analyses.ResultsTrait min...
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| description | ObjectiveThis study investigated whether body image mediates the link between mindfulness (state/trait) and restrictive eating behaviors.MethodsA 6-day daily survey of 65 females with restrictive eating patterns incorporated correlation, regression, and multilevel mediation analyses.ResultsTrait mindfulness, state mindfulness, and body image were positively interrelated, while all three demonstrated inverse relationships with restrictive eating. Both state and trait mindfulness predicted reduced restrictive eating behaviors. Critically, body image fully mediated the effect of state mindfulness on restrictive eating at the intra-individual level, suggesting that daily improvements in mindfulness enhance body image, which subsequently reduces maladaptive eating.ConclusionState mindfulness mitigates restrictive eating by fostering positive body image, highlighting body image's role in mindfulness-based interventions. Further research should validate this pathway across diverse populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4a6928e6eff4f87bf1d7338ea47ac222025-08-20T03:21:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-05-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15473541547354How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report studyKequn Chu0Jing Ge1Jing Ge2Huan Fan3Qinyi Wu4College of Educational, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Laibin, ChinaFaculty of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin City, Guangxi Province, ChinaDepartment of Basic Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Technology MARA, Selangor, MalaysiaCollege of Educational, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Laibin, ChinaCollege of Educational, Guangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Laibin, ChinaObjectiveThis study investigated whether body image mediates the link between mindfulness (state/trait) and restrictive eating behaviors.MethodsA 6-day daily survey of 65 females with restrictive eating patterns incorporated correlation, regression, and multilevel mediation analyses.ResultsTrait mindfulness, state mindfulness, and body image were positively interrelated, while all three demonstrated inverse relationships with restrictive eating. Both state and trait mindfulness predicted reduced restrictive eating behaviors. Critically, body image fully mediated the effect of state mindfulness on restrictive eating at the intra-individual level, suggesting that daily improvements in mindfulness enhance body image, which subsequently reduces maladaptive eating.ConclusionState mindfulness mitigates restrictive eating by fostering positive body image, highlighting body image's role in mindfulness-based interventions. Further research should validate this pathway across diverse populations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1547354/fullstate mindfulnesstrait mindfulnessrestrictive eatingbody imagemediation effect |
| spellingShingle | Kequn Chu Jing Ge Jing Ge Huan Fan Qinyi Wu How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study Frontiers in Psychology state mindfulness trait mindfulness restrictive eating body image mediation effect |
| title | How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study |
| title_full | How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study |
| title_fullStr | How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study |
| title_full_unstemmed | How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study |
| title_short | How mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image: a diary report study |
| title_sort | how mindfulness influences restrictive eating through the mediation of body image a diary report study |
| topic | state mindfulness trait mindfulness restrictive eating body image mediation effect |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1547354/full |
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