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Health and health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking overweight and obese adults: associations with internalized weight bias

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Eating Disorders, January 2013
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Title
Health and health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking overweight and obese adults: associations with internalized weight bias
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Journal of Eating Disorders, January 2013
DOI 10.1186/2050-2974-1-3
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Janet D Latner, Laura E Durso, Jonathan M Mond

Abstract

Weight bias is widespread and has numerous harmful consequences. The internalization of weight bias has been associated with significant psychological impairment. Other forms of discrimination, such as racial and anti-gay bias, have been shown to be associated with physical health impairment. However, research has not yet examined whether internalized weight bias is associated with physical as well as psychological impairment in health-related quality of life. Participants included 120 treatment-seeking overweight and obese adults (mean body mass index = 35.09; mean age = 48.31; 68% female; 59% mixed or Asian ethnicity). Participants were administered measures of internalized weight bias and physical and mental health-related quality of life, and they were assessed for the presence of chronic medical conditions, use of prescription and non-prescription medications, and current exercise. Internalized weight bias was significantly correlated with health impairment in both physical (r = -.25) and mental (r = -.48) domains. In multivariate analyses controlling for body mass index, age, and other physical health indicators, internalized weight bias significantly and independently predicted impairment in both physical (β = -.31) and mental (β = -.47) health. Internalized weight bias was associated with greater impairment in both the physical and mental domains of health-related quality of life. Internalized weight bias also contributed significantly to the variance in physical and mental health impairment over and above the contributions of BMI, age, and medical comorbidity. Consistent with the association between prejudice and physical health in other minority groups, these findings suggest a link between the effects of internalized weight-based discrimination and physical health. Research is needed on strategies to prevent weight bias and its internalization on both a societal and individual level.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Czechia 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 118 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 16 13%
Student > Master 14 11%
Student > Bachelor 13 11%
Researcher 10 8%
Other 22 18%
Unknown 32 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 42 34%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 11%
Social Sciences 9 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 7 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 3%
Other 11 9%
Unknown 37 30%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 34. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 March 2022.
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