ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2024
"Treated as second class citizens" - the lived experience of obesity-related stigma: an IMI2 SOPHIA study.
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- Photovoice as a Methodology in Obesity Research: A Scoping Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Article
- "What Patients Want": a qualitative study of expectations and ideal clinical encounters in obesity consultations.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Gaps in obesity education - thematic narrative analysis from healthcare graduates: findings from the Erasmus Mundus EMINENT project.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Logistics, effectiveness, safety, and accessibility: Factors determining obesity medication patient preferences from a photovoice analysis.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- Impacts of stigma and discrimination on people with obesity who smoke cigarettes.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeObesity-related stigma impacts on and shapes the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of individuals living with obesity. Often absent from the literature in the field is the voice(s) of those living with obesity capturing the nuances of the lived experiences of obesity-related stigma.
methodsThis study adopted a qualitative approach encompassing individual (
resultsKey themes developed from the analysis related to experiencing obesity-related stigma as exposure to external judgement, societal exclusion and felt environmental stigmatization. Exposure to external judgement was described as judgemental comments resulting in hypervigilance to societal judgement. Participants reported how being overlooked and ignored by others had various negative effects and compounded obesity-related stigma through societal exclusion. Public spaces lacking suitable equipment further made obesity-related stigma visible through felt environmental stigmatization when pursuing hobbies and in everyday life.
conclusionsObesity-related stigma had a profoundly negative impact on participants in this study, particularly in shaping social interaction, limiting life experiences and impacting psychosocial wellbeing.
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