My Changed Body: Breast Cancer, Body Image, Distress and Self‐compassion

Bodily changes after breast cancer treatment can lead to long‐term distress. Self‐compassion, the ability to be kind to oneself, is an internal resource that may enhance a woman's ability to adjust to cancer‐related bodily changes. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that self‐compassion mediates the relationship between body image and distress, controlling for alternate plausible mediators.