Finding the link between internalized weight-stigma and binge eating behaviors in Portuguese adult women with overweight and obesity: The mediator role of self-criticism and self-reassurance

•Weight self-stigma was positively correlated with self-criticism and binge eating.•Weight self-stigma was negatively associated with self-reassurance.•Significant differences between women with and without BED were found.•Self-criticism and self-reassurance are relevant processes in binge eating symptoms.•Clinical interventions should focus on the development of self-compassion skills.