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Positive body image, weight stigma and breastfeeding self-efficacy among postpartum women: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background The postnatal period is characterized by significant physiological transformations in women’s bodies. Individuals who have given birth may possess affirmative perceptions of their bodily appearance and experience weight-related stigma, both of
Xiaoyuan Li, Xinxin Sun, Mengfan Li, Pan Liu, Hongya Wang, Fen Guo, Mingming Chang, Qing Zhang, Xia Zhang   +8 more
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“I am very critical of my body, but I am not a worthless person”: A qualitative investigation of internalized weight stigma in Denmark

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
AimThe aim of this study was to explore how two of the main dimensions of internalized weight stigma (IWS), namely weight-related self-devaluation and distress, play out in the lives of people with excess weight (EW), and to study whether there are ...
Emma Davidsen, Majken Lillholm Pico, Peter Sandøe, Peter Sandøe, Thomas Bøker Lund   +4 more
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Examining the Conceptual and Measurement Overlap of Body Dissatisfaction and Internalized Weight Stigma in Predominantly Female Samples: A Meta-Analysis and Measurement Refinement Study

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022
Both body dissatisfaction and internalized weight stigma have been identified as risk factors for many negative health outcomes for women, including depression and eating disorders.
Jessica F. Saunders, Sarah Nutter, Shelly Russell-Mayhew   +2 more
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Internalized Weight Bias, Perfectionism, and Self-Compassion

Internalized Weight Bias, Perfectionism, and Self-Compassion: Factors Associated with Eating Disorder Symptomatology in a Female ...
Desiré Abrante
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Longitudinal associations between internalized weight bias, physical activity, and weight change

This study will evaluate potential associations between changes in internalized weight bias, physical activity, and weight. Additionally, this study will assess the mediating role of changes in physical activity in the relationship between changes in ...
Miriam Sheynblyum, Rebecca Pearl
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Internalized weight stigma and intuitive eating among stressed adults during a mindful yoga intervention: associations with changes in mindfulness and self-compassion

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 2021
Purpose Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is common in the United States of America across body weight categories, and is implicated in the development of distress and unhealthy eating behaviors (e.g.
Tosca D. Braun, Kristen E. Riley, Zachary J. Kunicki, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Lisa A. Conboy, Crystal L. Park, Elizabeth Schifano, Ana M. Abrantes, Sara W. Lazar   +8 more
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The weight-inclusive vs. weight-normative approach to health: Evaluating the evidence for prioritizing well-being over weight [PDF]

, 2014
Using an ethical lens, this review evaluates two methods of working within patient care and public health: the weight-normative approach (emphasis on weight and weight loss when defining health and well-being) and the weight-inclusive approach (emphasis ...
Shuman, E., Chad Davis, Deb Burgard, Annunziato, R.A., Tracy L. Tylka, Tylka, Tracy L., Danielsdottir, S., Rachel A. Annunziato, Davis, C., Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Burgard, D., Rachel M. Calogero, Calogero, Rachel M., Ellen Shuman   +13 more
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The roles of experienced and internalized weight stigma in healthcare experiences: Perspectives of adults engaged in weight management across six countries.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background/objectivesConsiderable evidence from U.S. studies suggests that weight stigma is consequential for patient-provider interactions and healthcare for people with high body weight.
Rebecca M Puhl, Leah M Lessard, Mary S Himmelstein, Gary D Foster   +3 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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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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