研究表明,母亲会将与身体有关的态度和饮食行为传递给女儿,但在这种传播中,人们对自我同情的作用知之甚少——用善良对待自己,并注意自己的经历。这项研究检查了母亲和女儿之间的内在联系和人际关系自我同情,身体自尊(即,对自己外表的积极自我评价),和情绪化的饮食(即,为应对负面影响而进食的倾向)。加拿大母亲(平均年龄:57.37)和女儿(平均年龄:28.76)的Dyads(N=191)完成了自我报告问卷。Dyadic,进行了结构方程建模和自举分析,以检查研究变量之间的关系。控制母亲和女儿的体重指数,自我同情的母亲和女儿报告了更高的身体自尊。此外,自我同情的母亲的女儿更有自我同情,有更高的身体自尊,这反过来又预测了情绪化的饮食。再加上关于饮食相关态度和行为的代际传播的文献,结果表明,母亲和女儿之间存在自我同情的关系,身体自尊,和饮食行为。结果还表明,对自己的态度与饮食行为有关。母亲的自我同情可能为女儿提供一个榜样,这反过来又与女儿的身体自尊和饮食行为的提高有关。
Research has demonstrated that mothers transmit body-related attitudes and eating behaviors to their daughters, but little is known about the role of self-compassion-treating oneself with kindness and being mindful about one\'s experiences-in this transmission. This research examined the intrapersonal and interpersonal associations between mothers\' and daughters\' self-compassion, body esteem (i.e., positive self-evaluations about one\'s appearance), and emotional eating (i.e., the tendency to eat in response to negative affect). Dyads (N = 191) of Canadian mothers (mean age: 57.37) and daughters (mean age: 28.76) completed self-report questionnaires. Dyadic, structural equation modeling and bootstrapping analyses were conducted to examine relationships among the study variables. Controlling for mothers\' and daughters\' body mass index, self-compassionate mothers and daughters reported higher body esteem. Additionally, daughters of self-compassionate mothers were more self-compassionate and had higher body esteem, which in turn predicted lower emotional eating. Adding to the literature on the intergenerational transmission of eating-related attitudes and behaviors, results suggest a relation between mother and daughter self-compassion, body esteem, and eating behaviors. Results also showed that attitudes toward oneself were related to eating behaviors. Mothers\' self-compassion might provide a model for daughters, which in turn is associated with daughters\' improved body esteem and eating behaviors.