ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025
A School-Based Intervention Program to Reduce Weight Stigma in Adolescents.
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- School-Focused Interventions for Weight-Based Victimization in Youth.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
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- Effectiveness of a school-based obesity control program among adolescents in Makkah: A pretest-posttest intervention study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2026Article
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BACKGROUND/
objectivesWeight-based stigma represents a pervasive psychosocial challenge affecting youth worldwide, with significant implications for mental and physical health. Although school-based interventions have been suggested as effective strategies to reduce weight bias, evidence regarding their content and efficacy in real-world educational contexts remains limited. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based intervention designed to reduce internalized weight stigma among Italian adolescents.
methodsA total of 539 secondary school students (Mage = 15.91 years; SD = 1.38; 51.5% males) from 10 schools in Italy were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (61.2%,
resultsA significant reduction in internalized weight bias was observed among students perceiving themselves as overweight following the intervention. Additionally, a marginally significant decrease in body dissatisfaction was reported in the intervention group from pre- to post-intervention. No comparable changes were found in the control group.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that incorporating cognitive dissonance-based psychoeducational content within school-based programs may be a promising approach for reducing internalized weight stigma in adolescents. Further research is warranted to refine intervention strategies, explore the mechanisms underlying the observed effects, and assess the scalability and long-term impact of such initiatives in school settings.
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