Emotion regulation strategies in bulimia nervosa: an experimental investigation of mindfulness, self-compassion, and cognitive restructuring

Table 2 Adjusted efficacy of third-wave emotion regulation strategies compared to cognitive restructuring in inpatients with bulimia nervosa: results of the multiple linear regression analyses

Variables	b (95% CI)	p	β
DV: sadness
Mindfulness^a	−1.04 (−9.58; 7.50)	.810	− 0.02
Self-compassion^a	−3.37 (− 11.91; 5.18)	.437	− 0.06
DV: acceptance for feeling
Mindfulness^a	10.96 (2.79; 19.12)	.009	0.22
Self-compassion^a	8.34 (0.22; 16.49)	.044	0.17
DV: tolerance for feeling
Mindfulness^a	8.27 (−0.67; 17.21)	.070	0.16
Self-compassion^a	10.41 (1.40; 19.41)	.024	0.19
DV: control feeling
Mindfulness^a	3.29 (−3.78; 10.35)	.359	0.07
Self-compassion^a	11.65 (4.48; 18.82)	.002	0.25
DV: urge to eat
Mindfulness^a	−6.88 (−13.79; 0.04)	.051	−0.11
Self-compassion^a	−2.49 (−9.44; 4.46)	.479	−0.04
DV: urge to purge
Mindfulness^a	−7.20 (−14.18; −0.22)	.043	−0.12
Self-compassion^a	−5.70 (−12.67; 1.26)	.108	−0.09
DV: acceptance for shape and weight
Mindfulness^a	5.07 (−1.60; 11.75)	.135	0.11
Self-compassion^a	4.42 (−2.13; 10.97)	.184	0.09
DV: feeling valuable
Mindfulness^a	5.72 (−2.13; 13.57)	.152	0.12
Self-compassion^a	8.30 (0.68; 15.91)	.033	0.17

^aIndependent variables dummy-coded for comparison with cognitive restructuring and adjusted for baseline and pre-strategy values of the dependent variable
95% CI 95% confidence interval, DV dependent variable
Effects with p < .0125 in boldface

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