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Weight stigma in Indonesian young adults: Validating the indonesian versions of the weight self-stigma questionnaire and perceived weight stigma scale

Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 2022
Introduction: Weight stigma, a psychological-related health issue associated with obesity or weight problems, is one of the major concerns within public health.
Siti Rahayu Nadhiroh, Ira Nurmala, Iqbal Pramukti, S Tiara Tivany, Laila Wahyuning Tyas, Afina Puspita Zari, Wai Chuen Poon, Yan-Li Siaw, Ruckwongpatr Kamolthip, Paratthakonkun Chirawat, Chung-Ying Lin   +10 more
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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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Moral Foundations and Obesity: The Role of Binding vs. Individualizing Foundations in Shaping Weight Stigma [PDF]

International Review of Social Psychology
Weight stigma significantly affects the quality of life for individuals with obesity in Western societies. While previous research has used moral foundations theory to predict attitudes toward stigmatized groups, such as the poor, immigrants, and sexual ...
Cristian Catena-Fernández, Alejandro Magallares   +1 more
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Weight Stigma Model on Quality of Life Among Children in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Modeling Study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
We proposed a model to examine the relationship among different types of weight-related stigmas and their relationship to quality of life (QoL). We recruited 430 dyads of elementary school children [mean age = 10.07 years; nboy = 241 (56.0%); noverweight
Chia-Wei Fan, Chieh-hsiu Liu, Hsin-Hsiung Huang, Chung-Ying Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour, Amir H. Pakpour   +8 more
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Weight stigma is associated with body mass index among college students in Taiwan: the mediated role of internalized weight stigma

BMC Psychology, 2023
Background Weight stigma is an issue often studied in Western countries; however, such information is scarce in Asian studies. Methods This study aimed to examine the role of internalized weight stigma as a mediator in the relationship between perceived ...
Yi-Ching Lin, Chung-Ying Lin, Mohsen Saffari, Meng-Che Tsai, Yun-Hsuan Chang, Carol Strong, Ji-Kang Chen, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Yung-Ning Yang, Janet D. Latner   +9 more
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Sequentially mediated effects of weight-related self-stigma and psychological distress in the association between perceived weight stigma and food addiction among Taiwanese university students: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2022
Plain English Summary Weight-related stigma could cause a negative influence on both physiological and psychological status of stigmatized individuals. The possibility of developing food addiction may exacerbate obesity and further worsen weight-related ...
Po-Ching Huang, Chiu-Hsiang Lee, Mark D. Griffiths, Kerry S. O’Brien, Yi-Ching Lin, Wan Ying Gan, Wai Chuen Poon, Ching-Hsia Hung, Kuo-Hsin Lee, Chung-Ying Lin   +9 more
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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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