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Weight stigma exposure inventory (WeSEI): Validity and reliability study of the Chinese version in Hong Kong

Journal of Social Media Research
This study examined the validity and reliability of the Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI), Chinese version, among the Hong Kong population. The WeSEI was developed by Ruckwongpatr et al.
Ji-Kang Chen, Oscar Rhodes, Chia-Wei Fan, Kerry M. O’Brien, Ali Gökalp, Nail Değirmenci, Chung-Ying Lin   +6 more
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Potential unintended consequences of graphic warning labels on sugary drinks: do they promote obesity stigma?

Obesity Science & Practice, 2019
Summary Introduction Public health interventions need to balance the benefits with any potential harms. One proposed intervention for reducing sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption involves placing graphic warning labels on products and advertisements.
L. E. Hayward, L. R. Vartanian
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‘Shelter is a Dignity’: Rental Racism, Stress and Housing (In)justice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's private rental sector is in crisis, and culturally and racially minoritised renters face compounded harms through both covert and everyday direct forms of rental racism. Drawing on five community‐based focus groups in Melbourne (n = 37), the paper explores how racism manifests across the rental pathway and how it structures the ...
Erika Martino, Ilan Wiesel, Ang Li, Rebecca Bentley   +3 more
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The Association between Obesity and Depression: The Mediating Roles of Perceived Overweight, Body Image Dissatisfaction, and Weight-based Rejection Sensitivity

Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: The rising prevalence of overweight in Taiwan has raised concerns about its psychological impact, particularly depression. Research suggests that perceived overweight, body image dissatisfaction, and weight-based rejection sensitivity may ...
Jing Fu Lin, Shu Ping Chuang, Jo Yung Wei Wu   +2 more
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Framing anatomical variation in anatomy textbooks: Language use and its implications

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Text mining of anatomy textbooks shows “abnormal” is the most frequently used descriptor for anatomical variation, reinforcing a binary framing. We advocate for explicit teaching of variation as a spectrum, with consistent, neutral terminology and contextualization (prevalence and functional relevance) to support a more nuanced understanding of ...
An‐Di Yim, Matthew Schell, Alexandra Zachwieja   +2 more
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Weight stigma exposure inventory (WeSEI): Adaptation to Turkish culture, validity and reliability study

Journal of Social Media Research
Weight stigma is prevalent in society, with various sources, including family, friends, and media, contributing to individuals' experiences and internalization of weight stigma.
Cafer Çarkıt, Wan Ying Gan, Hazal Koç, Nadia Bevan, Ezgi Avcı, Yi-Ching Lin   +5 more
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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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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Internalized weight stigma, metabolic syndrome, and inflammation in postmenopausal women with obesity

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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Predictors of weight stigma experienced by middle-older aged, general-practice patients with obesity in disadvantaged areas of Australia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Rates of obesity have increased globally and weight stigma is commonly experienced by people with obesity. Feeling stigmatised because of one’s weight can be a barrier to healthy eating, physical activity and to seeking help for weight ...
Catherine Spooner, Upali W. Jayasinghe, Nighat Faruqi, Nigel Stocks, Mark F. Harris   +4 more
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