SynthesisClinical psychology review2022
A meta-analysis of associations between weight bias internalization and conceptually-related correlates: A step towards improving construct validity.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Weight Bias Internalization and Psychosocial, Physical, and Behavioral Health: A Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations.Behavior therapy · 2023Pooled it
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- Examining the role of experiential avoidance and valued action in the negative effects of weight self-stigma.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- How, When, and for Whom Does Daily Weight Bias Internalization Undermine Body Image Satisfaction? A Daily Diary Study of Perceived Weight, Exercise Duration, and Gender Differences Among Adolescents.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- 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
- How Does Weight Stigma Impact Healthcare Settings? Evidence From Chilean Patients Seeking Healthcare.Journal of obesity · 2026Article
- Visible yet Invisible: embodied meanings of weight stigma among women with binge eating disorder and higher weight.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Obesity and Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor Biology, Staging Accuracy, and Long-Term Outcomes.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- Thin-Ideal Internalisation and Weight Bias Internalisation as Predictors of Eating Pathology: The Moderating Role of Self-Compassion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- An interpretative phenomenological analysis of lived experiences and psychological processes in internalized weight stigma.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Measuring internalized health-related stigma across health conditions: development and validation of the I-HEARTS Scale.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Hindi Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-M): A Cross-Sectional Study from the Metabolic Surgery Clinic in North India.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2024Article
- Weight stigma and binge eating related to poorer perceptions of healthcare provider interaction quality in a community-based sample.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Demographic, socioeconomic and life-course risk factors for internalized weight stigma in adulthood: evidence from an English birth cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Article
- Negative familial weight talk and weight bias internalization in a US sample of children and adolescents.Pediatric obesity · 2024Article
- Reducing anti-fat bias toward the self and others: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
Weight bias internalization (WBI), a process of weight-based self-devaluation, has been associated with adverse mental and physical health. However, there are limitations with the existing conceptualization and operationalization of WBI that raise questions about the implications of this evidence-base. To address these limitations, the present study investigated the construct validity of WBI by conducting a meta-analysis of associations between WBI (as currently operationalized) and conceptually-related correlates. Studies identified through October 2021 that provided zero-order correlations for associations between WBI and conceptually-related constructs were examined. Meta-regression determined whether these associations differed across WBI measures and demographic (age, sex/gender, race, BMI) and study-level (publication status, sample type, study quality) moderators. Data for 128 (sub)samples were identified (Msample size = 477.83, SD = 1679.90; Mage = 34.46, SD = 12.17; range = 10.21-56.60). Greater WBI exhibited large to very large associations with factors suggested to have considerable overlap with this construct (negative and positive body image, self-devaluation), general and weight-specific experiential avoidance, and individuals' anticipation of future weight stigma. Associations varied for other constructs that have been differentially included in conceptualizations of WBI (endorsing weight bias, weight stigma stereotype awareness, weight stigma experiences), and via measurement-related, demographic, and study-level factors. These findings provide important information that can advance WBI conceptualization and measure-refinement.
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