Patient Perspectives on Impact of Weight and Weight Stigma on Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70823
Abstract: Higher weight individuals report experiencing weight‐based stigma in the healthcare setting; within the cancer continuum, the most robust evidence exists for cancer screening. More research is needed to understand whether and how higher weight patients… read more here.
Keywords: weight stigma; cancer; weight; cancer treatment ... See more keywords
Evaluation of a Curriculum Embedded Weight Stigma Education Module in Dentistry and Oral Health Therapy Programs.
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DOI: 10.1002/jdd.70044
Abstract: BACKGROUND Interventions to reduce weight stigma in the dental setting are limited. AIMS To evaluate the impact of a weight stigma educational module in an oral health student population on self-reported weight stigma. METHODS All… read more here.
Keywords: oral health; module; stigma; obesity ... See more keywords
Overlooked and Understudied: Health Consequences of Weight Stigma in Men
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DOI: 10.1002/oby.22599
Abstract: A substantial amount of literature has suggested that weight stigma impairs health. Evidence on gender differences in weight stigma has been mixed, but studies of weight stigma within men have been primarily absent from the… read more here.
Keywords: health consequences; weight stigma; stigma; overlooked understudied ... See more keywords
Family‐based weight stigma and psychosocial health: A multinational comparison
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DOI: 10.1002/oby.23748
Abstract: Family‐based weight stigma can be expressed as criticism, judgment, teasing, and mistreatment by family members because of an individual's body weight. The current study compared the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of family‐based weight stigma among… read more here.
Keywords: family; weight stigma; stigma psychosocial; family based ... See more keywords
The Impact of Novel Medications for Obesity on Weight Stigma and Societal Attitudes: A Narrative Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s13679-025-00611-5
Abstract: This narrative review examines the potential implications of the expanded use of novel medications for obesity, particularly the GLP-1 receptor agonists, on weight stigma and societal attitudes towards pharmacologically induced weight loss. It analyses how… read more here.
Keywords: medications obesity; stigma societal; obesity; weight stigma ... See more keywords
Intersectionality: An Understudied Framework for Addressing Weight Stigma.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.04.003
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Obesity is an ongoing public health concern in the U.S. Weight stigma is linked to a number of obesogenic health outcomes, which complicate obesity treatment and prevention. Despite higher rates of obesity in female… read more here.
Keywords: intersectionality; weight stigma; stigma; cope stigma ... See more keywords
Sex differences in the relationships among weight stigma, depression, and binge eating
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DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.10.029
Abstract: Weight stigma and weight discrimination are prevalent in the United States and binge eating has been found to be associated with these experiences in numerous studies. One issue with the current literature on weight stigma… read more here.
Keywords: weight stigma; depression; binge eating; sex ... See more keywords
Experiences of weight stigma and links with self-compassion among a population-based sample of young adults from diverse ethnic/racial and socio-economic backgrounds.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110134
Abstract: OBJECTIVE This study examines weight stigma experiences in a population-based sample of young adults from diverse ethnic/racial and socio-economic backgrounds, and explores cross-sectional associations between weight stigma and self-compassion, including gender differences in this relationship.… read more here.
Keywords: weight stigma; experiences weight; self compassion; young adults ... See more keywords
Becoming and acting as an ally against weight-based discrimination
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DOI: 10.1017/iop.2023.75
Abstract: We appreciate and agree with the importance of the Best Practices for Weight at Work Research outlined by Lemmon et al. (2023). To help further contribute to this body of literature, we connect the scholarship… read more here.
Keywords: discrimination; based discrimination; weight stigma; research ... See more keywords
Weight Stigma and Health: The Mediating Role of Coping Responses
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DOI: 10.1037/hea0000575
Abstract: Objective: Considerable evidence has documented links between weight stigma and poor health, independent of weight. However, little research has assessed how individuals cope with weight stigma, and how stigma-specific coping responses contribute to health. The… read more here.
Keywords: stigma specific; health; weight stigma; stigma health ... See more keywords
International comparisons of weight stigma: addressing a void in the field
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DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00860-z
Abstract: Despite substantial evidence documenting weight stigma toward people with higher body weight, international comparative studies are lacking in this field. The few studies that have compared weight stigma across different countries focus on explicit weight-biased… read more here.
Keywords: field; weight stigma; stigma; stigmatizing experiences ... See more keywords