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Obesity stigma in young children [PDF]

, 2011
The prevalence of obesity has increased over recent years but obesity stigma remains widespread. The main aim of this study was to examine whether the hypothesised rejection of fatness by young children is specific to overweight or common to other ...
Rowlinson, Madaleine
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“The most hurtful thing I've ever experienced”: A qualitative examination of the nature of experiences of weight stigma by family members

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022
Family members are some of the most common sources of weight stigma reported by youth and adults with higher body weight; however, little is known about the ways in which weight stigma manifests from different family members.
Samantha E. Lawrence, Rebecca M. Puhl, Marlene B. Schwartz, Ryan J. Watson, Gary D. Foster   +4 more
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Understanding and addressing the stigma of mental illness with ethnic minority communities [PDF]

, 2012
Higher income societies have moved from institutional to community-based care for people experiencing mental illness. However, stigma and discrimination persists and undermines help-seeking, recovery and life chances.
Knifton, Lee
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Determination of Effective Agronomical Traits on Saffron Ecotypes Stigma Yield in Zanjan Conditions [PDF]

Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, 2015
In order to investigate the effective traits on yield of saffron ecotypes, a study was carried out as a split plot in time based on randomized complete block design with three replications in the research farm of Zanjan University during the growing ...
Seid Mohammad Alavi Siney, Jalal Saba, Babak Andalibi, Seyyed Siamak Alavikia, Mohammad Reza Azimi   +4 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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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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Bariatric surgery patients’ perceptions of weight-related stigma in healthcare settings impair post-surgery dietary adherence

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Background: Weight-related stigma is reported frequently by higher body-weight patients in healthcare settings. Bariatric surgery triggers profound weight loss.
Danielle M. Raves, Alexandra Brewis, Sarah Trainer, Seung Yong Han, Amber Wutich   +4 more
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HIV, Stigma, and Rates of Infection: A Rumour without Evidence [PDF]

, 2006
The modern concept of a social stigma comes from the work of American sociologist Erving Goffman, who described it as a response to a deeply discrediting attribute that devalues the person [1].
Daniel D Reidpath, Reidpath, Daniel, Reidpath, DD, Chan, KY, Kit Yee Chan, Chan, Kit Yee   +5 more
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Internalised Weight Stigma Moderates the Impact of a Stigmatising Prime on Eating in the Absence of Hunger in Higher- but Not Lower-Weight Individuals

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
A considerable body of evidence links internalised weight stigma with higher levels of disordered eating behaviour and cognitions in both normative- and higher-weight populations.
Angela Meadows, Angela Meadows, Suzanne Higgs   +2 more
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How can primary care help to reduce weight stigma?

, 2018
Background: The WHO recently recognised stigma as a fundamental cause for health inequalities. Weight stigma is associated with negative health consequences, and patients experience it commonly in healthcare settings.
Erica Gadsby, Cairns, J., Emily Henderson, Gadsby, E., Norrenberg, A., Henderson, E., Joanne Cairns, Allison Norenberg   +7 more
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