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ArticleEating and weight disorders : EWD2022

The interaction between BMI, weight criticism, weight bias, and psychological and relational outcomes within marriage.

Robert A Carels, J Caroline Miller, Reid Hlavka, Abigail M T Shonrock

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Article in Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Changing the global obesity narrative to recognize and reduce weight stigma: A position statement from the World Obesity Federation.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024
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Robert A CarelsDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. carelsr14@ecu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4067-5750
J Caroline MillerDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Reid HlavkaDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Abigail M T ShonrockDepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
East Carolina University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine (1) whether a wife's BMI interacts with either her husband's weight stigma or (2) her perceived weight criticisms from her husband predict husbands' and wives' psychological and relational outcomes.

methodsThe study sample consisted of 209 currently married men and women in a heterosexual relationship. Participants were drawn from an online survey platform (Qualtrics, Inc. Provo, UT) designed to approximate the US population on age, race, and region of the country. Online measures assessed husbands' weight stigma, wives' perceived weight criticisms from husband, and husbands' and wives': (1) relationship satisfaction, (2) sexual intimacy, (3) self-esteem, (4) depressive symptoms, and (5) perceptions of a desirable or ideal mate.

resultsWives' BMI interacted with husbands' weight stigma to predict (1) mate value for husbands and wives and (2) marital satisfaction for husbands. The same pattern was noted with interaction of wives' BMI and perceptions of husbands' weight related criticisms. The interaction reflected that higher wife BMI and higher husband weight stigma or wife perceived weight-related criticism predicted lower marital satisfaction, greater depression, and lower perceptions of a desirable or an ideal mate. Lower BMI was not associated with outcomes regardless of the husbands' weight stigma or wives' perceived weight-related criticisms.

conclusionTo understand the impact of weight stigma and weight related criticisms on perceptions of a desirable or ideal mate and marital outcomes, it is important to examine the interaction with partner's BMI. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III: Evidence obtained from cohort or case-control analytic studies.

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MarriageWeight PrejudiceBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMalePersonal SatisfactionSpousesMarital satisfactionMate valuePsychological distressSelf-esteemSexual intimacyWeight criticismsWeight stigma

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