ArticleHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2026
Exploring the relationships among weight stigma, weight bias internalisation, feeling fat, and self-esteem across preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum.
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- Psychometric properties of the weight self-stigma questionnaire and weight bias internalization scale in postpartum women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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Introduction: Weight stigma permeates women's reproductive experiences with significant psychological consequences, yet remains understudied across different reproductive stages and country contexts. This study addresses this gap by investigating weight stigma experiences and their associations with weight bias internalisation (WBI), feeling fat, and self-esteem across preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum (PPP) stages in Western and non-Western contexts. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of women aged 18-45 years from five countries completed an anonymous online survey assessing weight stigma experiences, WBI, feeling fat, and self-esteem. For exploratory comparison, countries were grouped into Western (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) and non-Western (Singapore, Philippines) contexts. Hierarchical regressions and mediation analyses examined relationships between variables. Results: In total, 511 women completed the survey (preconception Conclusion: While sources of weight stigma differed by reproductive stage and between Western and non-Western contexts, WBI consistently mediated how these experiences related to both feeling fat and self-esteem. Interventions should target stage-specific stigma sources while addressing WBI as a key mediating mechanism to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for PPP women.
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