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This study examined the association between self-compassion and eating disorders and investigated the mediating role of psychological resilience and the moderating role of physical exercise.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 876 female college students in China. Standardized measures were used to assess self-compassion, psychological resilience, physical exercise, and eating disorders. A moderated mediation model was tested using SPSS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Self-compassion was negatively associated with eating disorders (\u03b2 = \u221211.130,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Psychological resilience significantly mediated this association (\u03b2 = \u22127.195,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Physical exercise significantly moderated the direct association between self-compassion and eating disorders (\u03b2 = 0.230,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), with the negative association becoming weaker at higher levels of physical exercise.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher self-compassion was associated with lower levels of eating disorders among female college students, and psychological resilience partially accounted for this association. Physical exercise served as a boundary condition for the direct association. 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