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Incorporating psychoeducation, mindfulness and self-compassion in a new programme for binge eating (BEfree) : Exploring processes of change

Pinto-Gouveia, José ; Carvalho, Sérgio A. ; Palmeira, Lara ; Castilho, Paula ; Duarte, Cristiana ; Ferreira, Cláudia ; Duarte, Joana LU ; Cunha, Marina ; Matos, Marcela and Costa, Joana (2019) In Journal of Health Psychology 24(4). p.466-479
Abstract

This study explores the efficacy of BEfree, a 12-session group intervention that integrates psychoeducation, mindfulness, compassion and value-based action, in a sample of overweight and obese women with binge eating disorder (N = 31). We used repeated measures analyses of variance and explored processes of change in binge eating and eating psychopathology. At post-intervention, participants decreased in binge eating severity, eating psychopathology, external shame, self-criticism, psychological inflexibility, body image cognitive fusion and increased self-compassion and engagement with valued actions. These results were maintained at 3- and 6-month follow-up. The changes in binge eating were mediated by the changes in the psychological... (More)

This study explores the efficacy of BEfree, a 12-session group intervention that integrates psychoeducation, mindfulness, compassion and value-based action, in a sample of overweight and obese women with binge eating disorder (N = 31). We used repeated measures analyses of variance and explored processes of change in binge eating and eating psychopathology. At post-intervention, participants decreased in binge eating severity, eating psychopathology, external shame, self-criticism, psychological inflexibility, body image cognitive fusion and increased self-compassion and engagement with valued actions. These results were maintained at 3- and 6-month follow-up. The changes in binge eating were mediated by the changes in the psychological processes promoted by BEfree.

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binge eating disorder, compassion, efficacy, mindfulness, processes of change
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14 pages
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SAGE Publications
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10.1177/1359105316676628
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Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology with the R&D Grant (PTDC/MHC-PCL/4923/2012). Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2016.
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