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Identifying body composition measures that correlate with self-compassion and social support within the Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings Study (LEMURS)

E. Poon, Mikaela Irene Fudolig, Johanna E. Hidalgo, B. C. Loftness, Kathryn Stanton, Connie L. Tompkins, Laura S. P. Bloomfield, Matthew Price, Peter Sheridan Dodds, Christopher M. Danforth, and Nicholas Cheney

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This study explores the relationship between body composition metrics, self-compassion, and social support among college students. Using seasonal body composition data from the InBody770 system and psychometric measures from the Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings Study (LEMURS) (n=156; freshmen=66, sophomores=90), Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) reveals body composition metrics exhibit moderate correlation with self-compassion and social support. Certain physiological and psychological features showed strong and consistent relationships with well-being across the academic year. Trunk and leg impedance stood out as key physiological indicators, while \textit{mindfulness}, \textit{over-identification}, \textit{affectionate support}, and \textit{tangible support} emerged as recurring psychological and social correlates. This demonstrates that body composition metrics can serve as valuable biomarkers for indicating self-perceived psychosocial well-being, offering insights for future research on scalable mental health modeling and intervention strategies.
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@article{poon2026a,
  author =	 {Poon, E. and Fudolig, Mikaela Irene and Hidalgo,
                  Johanna E. and Loftness, B. C. and Stanton, Kathryn
                  and Tompkins, Connie L. and Bloomfield, Laura S. P.
                  and Price, Matthew and Dodds, Peter Sheridan and
                  Danforth, Christopher M. and Cheney, Nicholas},
  title =	 {Identifying body composition measures that correlate
                  with self-compassion and social support within the
                  {L}ived {E}xperiences {M}easured {U}sing {R}ings {S}tudy
                  ({LEMURS})},
  journal =	 {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.18467},
  year =	 {2026},
  key =		 {},
  url =		 {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18467},
}
 
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