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Sociocultural and Familial Factors Associated with Weight Bias Internalization.
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- Prevalence of diagnosed psychiatric disorders among adults who have experienced and internalized weight stigma.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Weight stigma, welfare stigma, and political values: Evidence from a representative British survey.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- Close Relationships as Sources of Pregnancy-Related Weight Stigma for Expecting and New Mothers.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The interaction between BMI, weight criticism, weight bias, and psychological and relational outcomes within marriage.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Association of body perception and dietary weight management behaviours among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years in China: cross-sectional study using CHNS (2015).BMC public health · 2022Article
- "I am very critical of my body, but I am not a worthless person": A qualitative investigation of internalized weight stigma in Denmark.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- International comparisons of weight stigma: addressing a void in the field.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Article
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- Weight Stigma and Weight-Related Health: Associations of Self-Report Measures Among Adults in Weight Management.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
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aimsSociocultural and familial factors associated with weight bias internalization (WBI) are currently unknown. The present study explored the relationship between interpersonal sources of weight stigma, family weight history, and WBI.
methodsParticipants with obesity (N = 178, 87.6% female, 71.3% black) completed questionnaires that assessed the frequency with which they experienced weight stigma from various interpersonal sources. Participants also reported the weight status of their family members and completed measures of WBI, depression, and demographics. Participant height and weight were measured to calculate body mass index (BMI).
resultsLinear regression results (controlling for demographics, BMI, and depression) showed that stigmatizing experiences from family and work predicted greater WBI. Experiencing weight stigma at work was associated with WBI above and beyond the effects of other sources of stigma. Participants who reported higher BMIs for their mothers had lower levels of WBI.
conclusionExperiencing weight stigma from family and at work may heighten WBI, while having a mother with a higher BMI may be a protective factor against WBI. Prospective research is needed to understand WBI's developmental course and identify mechanisms that increase or mitigate its risk.
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