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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"weight discrimination"”.
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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 …
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“That could have killed me.” How anti-fat bias can be dangerous, even deadly, for heavier patients
… differently based on their body size. Such weight stigma can affect a person’s relationships, career opportunities, and daily life. And when this bias infiltrates a doctor’s office or hospital, it puts heavier patients at risk. Discrimination of any kind is bad for a person’s mental and …
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Cortico-motor adaptations and proprioceptive acuity in patients with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament deficiency
… Proprioceptive acuity was assessed with a weight discrimination task. Transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to assess four indices of cortico-motor excitability and the quadriceps H-reflex was measured. Results. On the injured side in the ACL group, KOS-ADLS, WC (p < 0.018) and …
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WEIGHT STIGMA PREDICTS INHIBITORY CONTROL AND FOOD SELECTION IN RESPONSE TO THE SALIENCE OF GROUP DISCRIMINATION
… stigmatization are often used to motivate overweight individuals to engage in healthy behaviors, but these strategies are often counterproductive and can lead to undesirable outcomes. In the present study, I examined the impact of weight-based stigma on cognitive ability (i.e., inhibitory …
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Aging and Weight-Ratio Estimation
… have explored the way younger people perceive weight ratios using a variety of methodologies; however, very few researchers have used a more direct ratio estimation procedure, in which participants estimate an actual ratio between two or more weights. Of the few researchers who have used a …