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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"weight bias internalization"”.
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WHAT’S WEIGHING YOU DOWN? OBESITY AND WEIGHT BIAS INTERNALIZATION: AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION ON THE CORRELATES OF WEIGHT BIAS INTERNALIZATION
Weight bias and the internalization of weight-based stereotypes have been linked to poor physical and mental outcomes but their associations are not well understood. Despite emerging literature on weight bias internalization (WBI) over recent years, little is known about its role in youth …
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Weight Stigma, Cognitions, and Disordered Eating
<p>Weight stigma experiences affect people of all weights and have many negative consequences; despite this, weight stigma is still an acceptable prejudice in our society. Research has established that weight stigma is predictive of disordered eating (DE) cognitions, which are, in turn, predictive …
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The Impact of Weight Bias on Psychological Functioning: The Role of Weight Discrimination and Internalized Weight Bias
… obese and an additional 34% that are overweight. With the increased prevalence of obesity, there has also been a rise in weight-based discrimination and weight bias in the U.S. The present study examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and psychological functioning, and …