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Internalized Weight Bias, Weight‐Related Experiences, And Peripartum Weight [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 2023
IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate internalized weight bias (IWB) and its relationship with pregnancy‐related weight changes and postpartum depression. IWB is defined as the internalization of negative attitudes and beliefs about people due to their weight.
Meghan Sharp, Christyn Dolbier
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Prevalence and correlates of weight bias internalization in weight management: A multinational study

SSM: Population Health, 2021
Weight bias internalization (WBI) is an understudied form of internalized stigma, particularly among treatment-seeking adults with overweight/obesity.
Rebecca L. Pearl, Rebecca M. Puhl, Leah M. Lessard, Mary S. Himmelstein, Gary D. Foster   +4 more
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Comparing Self-Report Measures of Internalized Weight Stigma: The Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire versus the Weight Bias Internalization Scale. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Internalized weight stigma has gained growing interest due to its association with multiple health impairments in individuals with obesity. Especially high internalized weight stigma is reported by individuals undergoing bariatric surgery.
Claudia Hübner, Ricarda Schmidt, Janine Selle, Hinrich Köhler, Astrid Müller, Martina de Zwaan, Anja Hilbert   +6 more
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Exploring the Role of Internalized Weight Bias as a Metric of Cumulative Social Disadvantage Among People With Obesity or Overweight: Insights From the OBSERVE Study [PDF]

Obesity Science & Practice
Background Experiencing bias and stigma are social determinants of health (SDoH). Recently, internalized weight bias (IWB) has been included as an SDoH in obesity medicine. This study examined the association of IWB with other pillars of SDoH and how IWB
Jamy Ard, Julia P. Dunn, Hong Kan, Tracy J. Sims, Nadia N. Ahmad, Soohyun Hwang, Adam Jauregui, Sheila Drakeley, Scott Kahan, Neena A. Xavier   +9 more
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Obesity‐Related Beliefs, Concerns, and Stigmatizing Perceptions Among Adults Living With Obesity [PDF]

Obesity Science & Practice
Background Weight stigma represents a barrier to effective obesity management and to achieving health equity. Although most research has focused on high‐income countries, data from Latin America remain scarce.
Luiz F. Viola, Cynthia M. Valerio, Raquel B. G. Muniz, Roberta M. C. Moreira Allgayer, Thaisa D. G. Trujilho, Alexandre Hohl, Rodrigo N. Lamounier, Maria Augusta Bernardini, Roberta Brito, Bruno Halpern, Fábio R. Trujilho   +10 more
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Weight bias internalization in a commercial weight management sample: prevalence and correlates [PDF]

Obesity Science & Practice, 2019
Summary Objective Weight bias internalization (WBI) is associated with poor weight‐related health. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and correlates of WBI in a large sample of adults in a commercial weight management programme ...
R. L. Pearl, M. S. Himmelstein, R. M. Puhl, T. A. Wadden, A. C. Wojtanowski, G. D. Foster   +5 more
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Internalized weight stigma, metabolic syndrome, and inflammation in postmenopausal women with obesity [PDF]

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
Objective: To determine the relationship of internalized weight stigma with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and markers of inflammation. Methods: Postmenopausal women with obesity (N = 101) with high or low scores on the Weight Bias Internalization Scale ...
Rebecca L. Pearl, Stephen D. Anton, Danielle Saunders, Marian Hernandez, Laurie C. Groshon, Miriam Sheynblyum, Dakota L. Leget, Christian McLaren, Sarah Vial, Lecsy Gonzalez, Kevin Wu, Gayane Barsamyan, Thomas A. Wadden   +12 more
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Weight Bias Internalization: The Maladaptive Effects of Moral Condemnation on Intrinsic Motivation [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Weight stigma typically focuses on suggestions that people with overweight and obesity are incompetent and immoral. Integrating so far unconnected lines of research, the current research presents two studies that examine the motivational relevance of ...
Susanne Täuber, Nicolay Gausel, Stuart W. Flint   +2 more
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A School-Based Intervention Program to Reduce Weight Stigma in Adolescents [PDF]

Children
Background/Objectives: Weight-based stigma represents a pervasive psychosocial challenge affecting youth worldwide, with significant implications for mental and physical health.
Mariacarolina Vacca, Silvia Cerolini, Anna Zegretti, Andrea Zagaria, Edoardo Mocini, Caterina Lombardo   +5 more
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Moderation by weight status of the associations between positive and negative weight commentary and body image-related indicators in young adults. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
ObjectivesTo assess whether associations between positive or negative weight commentary and body-related emotions, internalized weight bias, and weight worry differ by weight status among young adult males and females.MethodsParticipants were from the ...
Erin K O'Loughlin, Maryam Marashi, Catherine M Sabiston, Kristen M Lucibello, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Jennifer L O'Loughlin   +5 more
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