Body appreciation and self-compassion are associated with each other and individually associated with important health behaviors. Less is known about their combined associations with health behaviors, although previous work has examined self-compassion as a moderator of negative body image experiences. Self-compassion may likewise amplify the positive association between body appreciation and engagement in healthy behaviors. In this study, we examined the additive and interactive associations of body appreciation and self-compassion with three health behaviors (physical activity, sleep, stress management activities) among 302 college students from a northeastern university in the United States. We further examined gender differences in key variables and in associations among body appreciation, self-compassion, and health behaviors. We found that body appreciation was independently associated with physical activity and stress management activities, with the association stronger for men than women. We also found that self-compassion was independently associated with sleep and stress management activities. Body appreciation and self-compassion did not interact in predicting any health behaviors. Findings from this study highlight the unique associations of body appreciation and self-compassion with different health behaviors and underscore the need to increase body appreciation and self-compassion among college students to promote overall health and well-being.

身体欣赏和自我同情彼此相关，并且分别与重要的健康行为相关。尽管之前的研究已经研究了自我慈悲作为负面身体形象体验的调节因素，但人们对它们与健康行为的综合关联知之甚少。自我同情同样可以放大身体欣赏和健康行为之间的积极联系。在这项研究中，我们对美国东北部一所大学的 302 名大学生进行了身体欣赏和自我慈悲与三种健康行为（身体活动、睡眠、压力管理活动）的累加和交互关联。我们进一步研究了关键变量的性别差异以及身体欣赏、自我同情和健康行为之间的关联。我们发现，身体欣赏与体力活动和压力管理活动独立相关，男性的这种关联比女性更强。我们还发现自我慈悲与睡眠和压力管理活动独立相关。身体欣赏和自我同情在预测任何健康行为方面没有相互作用。这项研究的结果强调了身体欣赏和自我同情与不同健康行为的独特联系，并强调需要提高大学生的身体欣赏和自我同情以促进整体健康和福祉。