An empirical phenomenology of young adult women exercisers' body self-compassion

被引:54
作者
Berry, Katie-Ann [1 ]
Kowalski, Kent C. [1 ]
Ferguson, Leah J. [1 ]
McHugh, Tara-Leigh F. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Saskatchewan, Coll Kinesiol, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
[2] Univ Alberta, Fac Phys Educ & Recreat, Edmonton, AB, Canada
关键词
self-compassion; self-esteem; women; exercise; phenomenology; physical self;
D O I
10.1080/19398441.2010.517035
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study was to explore young adult women exercisers' body self-compassion. Five women between the ages of 23 and 28 years participated, and their interviews were analysed using an empirical phenomenology method. Three essential structures emerged: appreciating one's unique body, taking ownership of one's body and engaging in less social comparison. A facilitating structure, the importance of others, is also discussed. The findings of this study are consistent with the general conceptualisation of self-compassion previously proposed without merely replicating the three components of self-compassion: self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness.
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页码:293 / 312
页数:20
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