Table 1.

Hypothesised associations in studies 1–3 for construct validity, demonstrating the nomological network of body compassion.

Study	Correlates	Body Compassion
Study 1	Self-compassion (SCS)	+
	SCS-Self-kindness	+
	SCS-Common humanity	+
	SCS-Mindfulness	+
	SCS-Self-judgement	–
	SCS-Isolation	–
	SCS-Over-identification	–
	Body pride and shame (BPS)– current	–
	Body pride and shame (BPS)– gain	–
	Body pride and shame (BPS) – loss	–
	Depression-Happiness (SDHS)	+
Study 2	Body Compassion Scale (BCS)	+
Study 3	LIWC-Positive affect	+
	LIWC-Negative affect	–
	LIWC-Anxiety	–
	LIWC-Sadness	–
	LIWC-Anger	–

Note: – indicates negative relationship, + indicates positive relationship. SCS = Self-Compassion Scale, LIWC = Linguistic Inquiry Word Count, BCS = Body Compassion Scale, SDHS = Short Depression-Happiness Scale, BPS = Body Pride and Shame Scale.