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Weight bias defined by design

, 2023
Recent research has shown that individuals living with overweight, or obesity often experience stigma in the form of negative attitudes and discriminatory actions aimed at them solely because of their weight.
Ochoa, Hannah, Lang, Julianne, Butler, J. Lauren, Tyne, Intisar Ameen   +3 more
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Obesity as a multifactorial disease: Understanding and addressing stigma for holistic management [PDF]

Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health
Obesity is a multifaceted disease resulting from the interplay of genetic, biological, environmental, psychological, and social factors. This review delves into the interconnected drivers of obesity, with a particular focus on obesogenic environments ...
Francesca Bruno, Claudia Puleo, Amelia Rizzo   +2 more
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Weight Bias Internalization Scale

, 2021
Eine Einführung in die Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS) ist ein Selbstbeurteilungsfragebogen zur Erfassung negativer gewichtsbezogener Selbststereotypisierung, inklusive der deutschen Version der ...
Hilbert, Anja
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Patient perspectives of weight stigma across the cancer continuum: A scoping review

Cancer Medicine
Background Weight stigma has been defined as the social devaluation and denigration of individuals because of their weight. The purpose of this scoping systematic review was to assess and understand patient experiences with weight stigma in the cancer ...
Nanako Hawley, Jennifer Green, Erica Ahlich, Caitlyn Hauff, Janice Hermer, Meghan B. Skiba, Dara L. James, Sarah H. Nash   +7 more
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Editorial: The Implications of Weight Bias Internalization

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Stuart W. Flint, Stuart W. Flint, Jayne Raisborough, Joanne Hudson   +3 more
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Weight bias internalization and its association with psychological distress and weight-related factors among youths in university, Thailand

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: Weight bias internalization (WBI) is associated with poor weight-related health and psychological health problems in adults. However, less is known about WBI in Thai youths, and its associated factors are scarce.
Suneerat Yangyuen, Thidarat Somdee, Meihua Yin, Atchara Chaichan   +3 more
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Weight bias and eating behaviours of persons with overweight and obesity attending a general medical practice in Durban, South Africa

South African Family Practice, 2019
Background: The consequences of obesity for physical health and non-communicable illnesses are well established, but the impact on psychosocial well-being in persons with obesity is much less understood. This study aimed to assess psychosocial constructs
R. D. Govender, S. Al-Shamsi, D. Regmi
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Maladaptive self-reported eating behaviours and attentional bias for food cues

, 2013
Worldwide rates of obesity have dramatically increased in the last few decades. The impact on those involved and on health care systems continues to be huge.
Dobinson, Stuart
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Weight stigma is overlooked in commercial‐grade mobile applications for weight loss and weight‐related behaviors

Obesity Science & Practice, 2021
KayLoni L. Olson, Stephanie P. Goldstein, Jason Lillis, Emily Panza   +3 more
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Obesity‐Related Beliefs, Concerns, and Stigmatizing Perceptions Among Adults Living With Obesity

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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