Identifying Body Composition Measures That Correlate with Self-Compassion and Social Support Within The Lived Experiences Measured Using Rings Study (LEMURS)

arXiv:2602.18467v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: 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.