ArticleObesity surgery2022
Internalised Weight Stigma Mediates Relationships Between Perceived Weight Stigma and Psychosocial Correlates in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery: a Cross-sectional Study.
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- A systematic review of weight stigma and disordered eating cognitions and behaviors.Body image · 2024Pooled it
- Psychometric properties of the weight self-stigma questionnaire and weight bias internalization scale in postpartum women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Residual Stigma and Internalized Weight Bias following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Perceived weight stigma among adults diagnosed with schizophrenia in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Talking About Weight with Children: Associations with Parental Stigma, Bias, Attitudes, and Child Weight Status.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Weight Stigma in the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Context: Current State of the Literature, Conceptual Model, and Looking Forward.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Perceived weight stigma and disordered eating behaviors among postpartum women: The mediating role of weight bias internalization and postpartum depression.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Beyond the Physical: Weight Stigma and the Bariatric Patient Journey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Associations between weight stigma and exercise avoidance motivation among college students: exploring the roles of internalized weight stigma and social anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 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
- Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeResearch suggests that internalised weight stigma may explain the relationship between perceived weight stigma and adverse psychological correlates (e.g. depression, disordered eating, body image disturbances). However, few studies have assessed this mechanism in individuals seeking bariatric surgery, even though depression and disordered eating are more common in this group than the general population. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe used data from a cross-sectional study with individuals seeking bariatric surgery (n = 217; 73.6% female) from Melbourne, Australia. Participants (M
resultsControlling for BMI, internalised weight stigma mediated the relationship between perceived weight stigma and psychological quality of life, symptoms of depression and anxiety, stress, adverse coping behaviours, self-esteem, exercise avoidance, some disordered eating measures and body image subscales, but not physical quality of life or pain.
conclusionAlthough the findings are cross-sectional, they are mostly consistent with previous research in other cohorts and provide partial support for theoretical models of weight stigma. Interventions addressing internalised weight stigma may be a useful tool for clinicians to reduce the negative correlates associated with weight stigma.
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