How General is the Strength-Weight Bias in Probability Updating?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren Baars ◽  
Thomas Langer ◽  
Hannes Mohrschladt
Keyword(s):  
Weight Bias ◽  
Probability Updating

Impact of weight stigma on preadolescents' and adolescents' disordered eating behaviors: Testing two mediation models

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Hao Chen ◽  
Yiduo Ye ◽  
Jichang Guo
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Disordered Eating Behaviors ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Weight Bias Internalization ◽  
Core Self ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediation Models

We investigated potential mechanisms that may explain the relationship between weight stigma and disordered eating behaviors, using 2 mediation models. In the first model we hypothesized that the relationship between weight stigma and disordered eating behaviors would be mediated by weight bias internalization, and jointly mediated by both weight bias internalization and core self-evaluation. In the alternative model we hypothesized that this relationship would be mediated by core self-evaluation, and jointly mediated by both core selfevaluation and weight bias internalization. Participants were 421 primary and secondary school students (aged 9–14 years) representing various weight categories, who responded to items about their weight stigma, weight bias internalization, core self-evaluation, and disordered eating behaviors. Results show that the 2 mediation models had a good fit to the data. Thus, improving core self-evaluation and reducing weight bias internalization appear to be significant for treating disordered eating behaviors in preadolescents and adolescents.

Weight Bias

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. Puhl ◽  
Christopher M. Wharton
Keyword(s):  
Weight Bias

A deeper look at implicit weight bias in medical students

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy K. Baker ◽  
Gregory S. Smith ◽  
Negar Nicole Jacobs ◽  
Ramona Houmanfar ◽  
Robbyn Tolles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Weight Bias

A multinational examination of weight bias: predictors of anti-fat attitudes across four countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 1166-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Puhl ◽  
J D Latner ◽  
K O'Brien ◽  
J Luedicke ◽  
S Danielsdottir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Bias

scholarly journals Body Image Disturbances and Weight Bias After Obesity Surgery: Semantic and Visual Evaluation in a Controlled Study, Findings from the BodyTalk Project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Meneguzzo ◽  
Simone Claire Behrens ◽  
Angela Favaro ◽  
Elena Tenconi ◽  
Vincenzo Vindigni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Obesity Surgery ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Weight Bias ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Body Perception ◽  
Visual Evaluation ◽  
Overweight People ◽  
Body Image Disturbances ◽  
Body Shapes

Abstract Purpose Body image has a significant impact on the outcome of obesity surgery. This study aims to perform a semantic evaluation of body shapes in obesity surgery patients and a group of controls. Materials and Methods Thirty-four obesity surgery (OS) subjects, stable after weight loss (average 48.03 ± 18.60 kg), and 35 overweight/obese controls (MC), were enrolled in this study. Body dissatisfaction, self-esteem, and body perception were evaluated with self-reported tests, and semantic evaluation of body shapes was performed with three specific tasks constructed with realistic human body stimuli. Results The OS showed a more positive body image compared to HC (p < 0.001), higher levels of depression (p < 0.019), and lower self-esteem (p < 0.000). OS patients and HC showed no difference in weight bias, but OS used a higher BMI than HC in the visualization of positive adjectives (p = 0.011). Both groups showed a mental underestimation of their body shapes. Conclusion OS patients are more psychologically burdened and have more difficulties in judging their bodies than overweight/obese peers. Their mental body representations seem not to be linked to their own BMI. Our findings provide helpful insight for the design of specific interventions in body image in obese and overweight people, as well as in OS.

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