A social rank approach to disordered eating: Exploring relationships between shame, fears of compassion, striving, and body shame

Objectives The impact of a social rank mentality on eating‐related difficulties has been previously recognized, although mediating processes involved remain to be clarified. The current study aimed to explore the roles of insecure striving and body image shame on the relationships between external shame and fears of receiving compassion from others with eating difficulties, while controlling for BMI effects. Methods A total of 335 women from the...