The first article on body compassion published in a peer reviewed academic journal. The body compassion scale: Development and initial validationdescribes the beginnings of body compassion as a construct in the academic literature.
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The second article on body compassion published in a peer reviewed academic journal was a case study. Targeting body compassion in the treatment of body dissatisfaction: A case study, describes the application of body compassion within an individual therapy process.