Table 1.
Means (SDs) of women’s body dissatisfaction, body compassion, and quality of couple relationship by experimental condition.
| Experimental Condition | BSQ | BCS (Defusion) |
BCS (Common Humanity) |
BCS (Acceptance) |
BCS (Tot) |
SD | PD | PPR | FAR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive comment | 2.36 (0.80) | 3.70 (0.85) | 2.78 (1.08) | 3.57 (1.06) | 3.31 (0.57) | 3.21 (0.58) | 2.59 (0.75) | 3.03 (0.80) | 0.57 (0.70) | 36 |
| Negative comment | 2.49 (0.93) | 3.68 (0.93) | 2.59 (1.01) | 3.13 (1.05) | 3.11 (0.72) | 3.18 (0.69) | 2.70 (0.66) | 3.25 (0.69) | 1.03 (0.80) | 38 |
| Control | 2.35 (0.78) | 3.90 (0.75) | 2.50 (0.98) | 3.34 (0.94) | 3.23 (0.60) | 3.19 (0.66) | 2.59 (0.74) | 3.16 (0.76) | 1.00 (0.81) | 36 |
Note: BSQ-14, Body Shape Questionnaire-14; BCS, Body Compassion Scale; SD, Self-disclosure; PD, Partner-disclosure; PPR, Perceived Partner Responsiveness; FAR, Fears of being Abandoned and Rejected.