ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2016
Legislating for weight-based equality: national trends in public support for laws to prohibit weight discrimination.
Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Policies to address weight discrimination and bullying: Perspectives of adults engaged in weight management from six nations.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
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- Sociocultural and Familial Factors Associated with Weight Bias Internalization.Obesity facts · 2018Article
- Missing the target: including perspectives of women with overweight and obesity to inform stigma-reduction strategies.Obesity science & practice · 2017Article
- Improving access and systems of care for evidence-based childhood obesity treatment: Conference key findings and next steps.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2017Review
- Public Support for Weight-Related Antidiscrimination Laws and Policies.Obesity facts · 2017Article
- Perceived weight discrimination and chronic medical conditions in adults with overweight and obesity.International journal of clinical practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of weight discrimination in the United States has led to increasing calls for legal measures to address weight-based inequities on a broader scale. This study examined public support in 2014 and 2015 for three proposed laws prohibiting weight discrimination, and compared findings with public attitudes towards the same laws from 2011 to 2013. An online survey was completed by a diverse national sample of US adults (N=2411) in June-July of 2014 and 2015 to assess their support for anti-discrimination legislation. Public support increased for the anti-discrimination laws from 2014 to 2015, and at least 71% of participants expressed support for each of the laws in both years. Compared with public support documented in 2011-2013, there was a significant increase in support in 2014-2015 for legislation to extend disability protections to individuals with obesity and for laws that would include body weight in existing state civil rights statutes. Consistently, high levels of support (78%) were documented across this 5-year period for laws to address weight-based discrimination in employment. As public approval is a powerful catalyst motivating political will needed to make policy changes, these findings provide important insights and implications for advancing policy-level discourse about remedies for weight discrimination.
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