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A bifactor analysis of the Weight Bias Internalization Scale: What are we really measuring?
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis of associations between weight bias internalization and conceptually-related correlates: A step towards improving construct validity.Clinical psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Internalised weight stigma as a mediator of the relationship between experienced/perceived weight stigma and biopsychosocial outcomes: a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Pooled it
- Is weight stigma associated with physical activity? A systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of the weight self-stigma questionnaire and weight bias internalization scale in postpartum women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Weight self-stigma, weight bias internalization, and eating attitudes in relation to body appreciation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- The relationship between internalised weight bias and biopsychosocial outcomes in children and youth: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
- Investigation of Internalized Weight-Related Stigma: Progression to Dietary Addiction and the Role of Stress.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Internalised Weight Stigma Mediates Relationships Between Perceived Weight Stigma and Psychosocial Correlates in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery: a Cross-sectional Study.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Body Checking and Body Image Avoidance as Partial Mediators of the Relationship between Internalized Weight Bias and Body Dissatisfaction.International journal of environmental research and 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
- Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Examining associations among weight stigma, weight bias internalization, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder symptoms: Does weight status matter?Body image · 2021Article
- Prevalence and correlates of weight bias internalization in weight management: A multinational study.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Inconsistencies in the conceptualisation and operationalisation of internalized weight stigma: A potential way forward.Body image · 2021Article
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Abstract
Internalized weight stigma (IWS) has been linked with disordered eating behavior, both directly, and as a mediator of the relationship between experienced weight stigma and maladaptive coping. However, the construct of IWS is highly correlated with the related constructs of body image and global self-esteem, and the three constructs may better be represented by underlying trait self-judgment. This overlap is not generally accounted for in existing studies. The present study investigated the shared variance between self-esteem, body image, and IWS in an international sample of higher-weight individuals. Bifactor analysis confirmed that the intermediary role of IWS in the relationship between experienced stigma and self-reported eating behavior was largely accounted for by aspects of body image and global self-esteem. Greater conceptual clarity in the study of IWS is needed to understand the mechanisms via which societal weight stigma impacts on individuals' self-directed judgments and downstream health-related behaviors.
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