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The Multifaceted Nature of Weight-Related Self-Stigma: Validation of the Two-Factor Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-2F)

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
BackgroundInternalized weight stigma (IWS) is generally operationalized as self-devaluation due to weight in higher-weight individuals. The most commonly used measure of IWS, the Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS), was developed from an original ...
Angela Meadows, Suzanne Higgs
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The Impact of Weight Bias on Psychological Functioning: The Role of Weight Discrimination and Internalized Weight Bias [PDF]

, 2016
Obesity rates in the United States (U.S.) continue to rise with approximately 34.9% of adults considered obese and an additional 34% that are overweight.
Waldo, Krystal Marie
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Psychometric properties of the Arabic versions of the Three-Item Short Form of the modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-3) and the Muscularity Bias Internalization Scale (MBIS)

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Background There is a lack of psychometrically sound measures to assess internalized weight and muscularity biases among Arabic-speaking people. To fill this gap, we sought to investigate the psychometric properties of Arabic translations of the Three ...
Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Jinbo He, Diana Malaeb, Mariam Dabbous, Rabih Hallit, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit   +6 more
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Longitudinal associations between internalized weight bias, physical activity, and weight change

, 2023
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
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Determination of distress, emotional eating and internalized weight bias levels of Turkish pregnant women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2023
This study was conducted to determine the stress, emotional eating and weight bias levels of Turkish pregnant women. The study sample was composed of 210 pregnant women, who met the research inclusion criteria and admitted to the obstetrics and ...
Gülay Çelik, Emine Yılmaz, Feyza Nazik, Hacer Unver   +3 more
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WEIGHT STIGMA AND MEDIA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ON WEIGHT STIGMA, INTERNALIZED WEIGHT BIAS, BODY IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND AFFECT

, 2023
The terms weight stigma and weight bias have been used interchangeably to refer to the negative beliefs, attitudes, and stereotypes about someone due to their weight status, and these beliefs may be internalized when directed toward the self.
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University, Selensky, Jennifer   +1 more
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Weight bias internalization and beliefs about the causes of obesity among the Canadian public

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Explicit weight bias is known as negative attitudes and beliefs toward individuals due to their weight status and can be perpetuated through misconceptions about the causes of obesity.
Vida Forouhar, Iyoma Y. Edache, Ximena Ramos Salas, Angela S. Alberga   +3 more
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The C‐terminal truncated splicing variant of NK1R negatively modulates substance P‐stimulated NK1R signaling

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The neurokinin 1 receptor exists as full‐length (NK1L) and C‐terminally truncated (NK1S) splice variants. We show that NK1S heterodimerizes with NK1L, impairing Gαq coupling and Ca2+ mobilization while enhancing β‐arrestin1 recruitment. NK1S suppresses substance P‐driven gene expression and cell migration, revealing NK1S as an endogenous biased ...
Lan Phuong Nguyen, Duc Trung Nguyen, Minyoung Cho, Jihun Kim, Soyeon In, Thai Uy Nguyen, Sunghoon Hurh, Beom Jin Park, Jong‐Ik Hwang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature

Journal of Eating Disorders
Background Since the first papers focused on internalized weight stigma were published in the mid 2000’s, the literature has grown into a robust field that complements existing knowledge on weight stigma.
Sarah Nutter, Jessica F. Saunders, Rachel Waugh   +2 more
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Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos, William Daniel Soulsby III, Emily von Scheven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source