ReviewJournal of obesity2016
Positioning of Weight Bias: Moving towards Social Justice.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Weight Bias: A Systematic Review of Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of Self-Report Questionnaires.Obesity facts · 2017Pooled it
- A short, attribution theory-based video intervention does not reduce weight bias in a nationally representative sample of registered dietitians: a randomized trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Trial
- Men's reactions to receiving objective feedback on their weight, BMI and other health risk indicators.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Assessing weight bias among Turkish dietitians: determinants and impact on professional practice.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- Raising awareness of anti-fat stigma in healthcare through lived experience education: a continuing professional development pilot study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- "Whatever I said didn't register with her": medical fatphobia and interactional and relational disconnect in healthcare encounters.Frontiers in sociology · 2024Article
- Psychiatric Disorders and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence-A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Predictors of support for anti-weight discrimination policies among Canadian adults.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Mapping changes in the obesity stigma discourse through Obesity Canada: a content analysis.AIMS public health · 2022Article
- Weight control intentions and mental health among Canadian adolescents: a gender-based analysis of students in the COMPASS study.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2021Article
- Weight Stigma Model on Quality of Life Among Children in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Modeling Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Kindergarten Obesity and Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Weight Bias.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Being active when living within a large body: experiences during lifestyle intervention.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020Article
- Associations between perceived everyday discrimination, discrimination attributions, and binge eating among Latinas: results from the National Latino and Asian American Study.Annals of epidemiology · 2020Article
- "The thing is, kids don't grow the same": Parent perspectives on preschoolers' weight and size in Soweto, South Africa.PloS one · 2020Article
- US Pediatrician Practices and Attitudes Concerning Childhood Obesity: 2006 and 2017.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
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- Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019Article
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Abstract
Weight bias is a form of stigma with detrimental effects on the health and wellness of individuals with large bodies. Researchers from various disciplines have recognized weight bias as an important topic for public health and for professional practice. To date, researchers from various areas have approached weight bias from independent perspectives and from differing theoretical orientations. In this paper, we examined the similarities and differences between three perspectives (i.e., weight-centric, non-weight-centric (health-centric), and health at every size) used to understand weight bias and approach weight bias research with regard to (a) language about people with large bodies, (b) theoretical position, (c) identified consequences of weight bias, and (d) identified influences on weight-based social inequity. We suggest that, despite differences, each perspective acknowledges the negative influences that position weight as being within individual control and the negative consequences of weight bias. We call for recognition and discussion of weight bias as a social justice issue in order to change the discourse and professional practices extended towards individuals with large bodies. We advocate for an emphasis on social justice as a uniting framework for interdisciplinary research on weight bias.
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