The journal "Self-esteem and body image in females: The mediating role of self-compassion and appearance contingent self-worth." discusses the relationship that exists between self-esteem, self-compassion, and the body image of an individual. The three have a relationship which has been highlighted in the discussion below. Published in 2017, the article was written by Peta Stapleton, Gabrielle J. Crighton, Brett Carter, and Aileen Pidgeon. All these authors are in the discipline of psychology. The article is about a research that seeks to investigate the sources of positive and negative body…