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Weight stigma and mental health in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of US adults [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionWeight stigma is associated with poor mental health outcomes. Yet little is known about whether the strength of the association between weight stigma and mental health outcomes differs by race or ethnicity, or factors that mitigate the mental
Mary A. Gerend, Anna W. Lu, Elizabeth L. Teets   +2 more
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Prenatal weight stigma can affect relationship quality and maternal health outcomes

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Weight stigma is defined as negative misconception and stereotypes associated with weight, and it is commonly experienced during pregnancy. Weight stigma during pregnancy may be sourced from trusted close relationships including family members,
Taniya S. Nagpal, Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez   +1 more
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Exploring the relationships among weight stigma, weight bias internalisation, feeling fat, and self-esteem across preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum [PDF]

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Introduction Weight stigma permeates women's reproductive experiences with significant psychological consequences, yet remains understudied across different reproductive stages and country contexts.
Michelle Dever, Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Helen Skouteris, Briony Hill   +3 more
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Internalized weight stigma and obesity-related quality of life in adults with obesity or overweight: a cross-sectional study across clinical and community settings [PDF]

Eating and Weight Disorders
Purpose Internalized weight stigma (IWS) is a known correlate of reduced quality of life (QoL) in individuals with obesity or overweight. However, few studies have examined whether this association differs across different recruitment settings.
Gian Mauro Manzoni, Elena Tomba, Valentina Gardini, Hellas Cena, Romana Schumann, Donatella Ballardini, Lorenzo Maria Donini, Emilia Manzato, Giovanni Gravina, Daniele Di Pauli, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Chiara Mazzoni   +11 more
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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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Exploring how weight stigma relates to psychological distress, physical activity, and eating behaviors over time: a longitudinal study among young adults in Hong Kong [PDF]

Journal of Eating Disorders
Background Many researchers have expressed concerns that weight stigma may cause adverse health effects and worsen weight issues in a vicious cycle. However, empirical evidence evaluating this cycle is scarce, especially among Eastern Asians. The present
Xavier C. C. Fung, Andrew M. H. Siu, Jiajia Ye, Jian-Han Chen, Jung-Sheng Chen, Nadia Bevan, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin, Benson W. M. Lau   +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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Evaluation of two weight stigma scales in Malaysian university students: weight self-stigma questionnaire and perceived weight stigma scale

, 2022
Background: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale (PWS) among Malaysian university students.
Tung, SEH, Huang, RY, Lin, CY, Ghavifekr, S, Chirawat, P, Kamolthip, R, Nurmala, I, Chang, YL, Gan, WY, Latner, JD   +9 more
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