ArticleJournal of eating disorders2022
The mediation effect of perceived weight stigma in association between weight status and eating disturbances among university students: is there any gender difference?
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- A systematic review of weight stigma and disordered eating cognitions and behaviors.Body image · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring how weight stigma relates to psychological distress, physical activity, and eating behaviors over time: a longitudinal study among young adults in Hong Kong.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Body dissatisfaction and anxiety predict binge eating and eating disorder psychopathology in Malaysian adolescent girls and young women.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Associations between weight bias internalization, weight status, and health among a diverse cohort of freshman college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2025Article
- Body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors in Chinese female undergraduate students: the mediating role of emotional regulation strategies.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Gender Differences for the Associations among Housework, Self-Stigma, and Psychiatric Symptoms among Community Severe Mental Disorder Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Internalized weight stigma and psychological distress mediate the association of perceived weight stigma with food addiction among young adults: A cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
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- The Relationship between Weight Bias Internalization and Quality of Life among Overweight and Obese Youths in Thailand.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2024Article
- Developing and validating a Japanese version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- Dismantling weight stigma in eating disorder treatment: Next steps for the field.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Changes of Health Outcomes, Healthy Behaviors, Generalized Trust, and Accessibility to Health Promotion Resources in Taiwan Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparing 2011 and 2021 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) Cohorts.Psychology research and behavior management · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in the Associations Between Physical Activity, Smartphone Use, and Weight Stigma.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe study aimed to examine the association between perceived weight stigma (PWS), weight status, and eating disturbances. We hypothesized that PWS would partially mediate the association between weight status and eating disturbances among university students.
methodsThe study involved 705 undergraduate students (379 females and 326 males) recruited from Hong Kong and Taiwan Universities (399 Hong Kong; 306 Taiwan participants). Our sample was from one Hong Kong university (located in Kowloon) and five Taiwan universities (three located in Southern Taiwan, one located in Central Taiwan, and one located in North Taiwan). Participants' mean age was 20.27 years (SD = 1.79). All participants completed a demographic information sheet, the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-18 (TFEQ-R18), and the PWS questionnaire. PROCESS macro models were used to analyze potential mediations.
resultsWe found a significantly higher PWS scores in a high weight group for females and males. There was a significant difference between weight status and eating disturbances. Moreover, PWS partially mediated the association between weight status and eating disturbances for both genders.
conclusionsPWS is associated with weight status and eating disturbances, making it an important target for health improvement among young adults. Further studies are needed to corroborate such associations in participants from other societies and cultures.
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