Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2020
Six-Month Follow-up from a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Weight BIAS Program.
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- How to reduce the adverse effects of weight stigma on the quality of life: a preferred reported items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA).Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding Internalized Weight Bias and Its Psychological Consequences: Implications for Improving Quality of Life.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Psychological interventions for internalized weight stigma: a systematic scoping review of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Experienced and internalized weight stigma among Spanish adolescents.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Depressive Symptoms among Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Associations with Stigmatization and Weight and Shape Concern.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Development of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for internalized weight stigma.Journal of contemporary psychotherapy · 2023Article
- Internalized weight stigma in women with class III obesity: A randomized controlled trial of a virtual lifestyle modification intervention followed by a mindful self-compassion intervention.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- Weight stigma in patients with overweight and obesity: validation of the Italian Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ).Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Patient-Centered Care for Obesity: How Health Care Providers Can Treat Obesity While Actively Addressing Weight Stigma and Eating Disorder Risk.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2022Article
- Internalized weight stigma and intuitive eating among stressed adults during a mindful yoga intervention: associations with changes in mindfulness and self-compassion.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the 6-month nonintervention follow-up effects of a cognitive behavioral intervention for weight bias internalization (WBI; i.e., self-stigma) combined with behavioral weight loss (BWL).
methodsAdults with obesity and elevated WBI were previously randomized to receive BWL alone or in combination with the Weight Bias Internalization and Stigma program (BWL + BIAS). Participants attended weekly group meetings for 12 weeks, followed by two biweekly and two monthly meetings (26 weeks total). Follow-up assessments were conducted at week 52. Changes on the Weight Bias Internalization Scale and Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire at week 52 were the principal outcomes. Other outcomes included changes in eating, coping, and weight.
resultsOf 72 randomized participants, 54 (75%) completed week 52 assessments. Linear mixed models showed improvements across groups, but no significant differences between groups, in week 52 change on the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (P = 0.25) or Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (P = 0.27). BWL + BIAS participants reported significantly greater benefits than BWL participants on measures of eating and affective coping with weight stigma. Percent weight loss at week 52 did not differ significantly between groups (BWL + BIAS = -3.1% [SE 1.0%], BWL = -4.0% [SE 1.0%], P = 0.53).
conclusionsReductions in WBI did not differ between groups at 6-month follow-up. Further research is needed to determine the potential benefits of a stigma-reduction intervention beyond BWL.
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