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"Weight bias" Keyword-tagged Publications:

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1 Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity Côté M; Forouhar V; Sacco S; Baillot A; Himmelstein M; Hussey B; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; Nutter S; Patton I; Pearl RL; Puhl RM; Ramos Salas X; Russell-Mayhew S; Alberga AS; 41280193
HKAP
2 Unintended consequences of measuring gestational weight gain: how to reduce weight stigma in perinatal care Alberga AS; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; 40652172
HKAP
3 Weight bias among Canadians: Associations with sociodemographics, BMI and body image constructs Côté M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS; 38964079
HKAP
4 Exploring the association between internalized weight bias and mental health among Canadian adolescents Lucibello KM; Goldfield GS; Alberga AS; Leatherdale ST; Patte KA; 38676448
HKAP
5 Weighty words: exploring terminology about weight among samples of physicians, obesity specialists, and the general public Wilson OWA; Nutter S; Russell-Mayhew S; Ellard JH; Alberga AS; MacInnis CC; 38131299
HKAP
6 Weight bias internalization and beliefs about the causes of obesity among the Canadian public Vida Forouhar 37620795
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7 Predictors of support for anti-weight discrimination policies among Canadian adults Levy M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS; 37139379
HKAP
8 Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy Nagpal TS; Salas XR; Vallis M; Piccinini-Vallis H; Alberga AS; Bell RC; da Silva DF; Davenport MH; Gaudet L; Rodriguez ACI; Liu RH; Myre M; Nerenberg K; Nutter S; Russell-Mayhew S; Souza SCS; Vilhan C; Adamo KB; 35906530
HKAP
9 The relationship between weight bias internalization and healthy and unhealthy weight control behaviours Levy M; Kakinami L; Alberga AS; 35201546
PERFORM
10 Mapping changes in the obesity stigma discourse through Obesity Canada: a content analysis Kirk SF; Forhan M; Yusuf J; Chance A; Burke K; Blinn N; Quirke S; Salas XR; Alberga A; Russell-Mayhew S; 35071667
HKAP
11 The Association Between Weight-Based Teasing from Peers and Family in Childhood and Depressive Symptoms in Childhood and Adulthood: A Systematic Review. Szwimer E, Mougharbel F, Goldfield GS, Alberga AS 32002762
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Title:The relationship between weight bias internalization and healthy and unhealthy weight control behaviours
Authors:Levy MKakinami LAlberga AS
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35201546/
DOI:10.1007/s40519-021-01291-5
Publication:Eating and weight disorders : EWD
Keywords:Weight biasWeight bias internalizationWeight control behavioursWeight perceptionWeight status
PMID:35201546 Category: Date Added:2022-02-24
Dept Affiliation: PERFORM
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St West, SP 165.31, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada.
2 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University, 1455 Boulevard de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada.
3 PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada.
4 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St West, SP 165.31, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. angela.alberga@concordia.ca.
5 PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. angela.alberga@concordia.ca.

Description:

Purpose: Weight bias internalization (WBI) is associated with disordered eating symptomology and motivation to control weight. The relationship between WBI and specific weight control behaviours and how these behaviours differ between men and women is not well understood. The objectives of this study are to determine (1) the relationship between WBI and weight control behaviours, (2) whether weight perception is independently associated with weight control behaviours, and (3) whether these relationships differ between men and women.

Methods: Canadian adults (N = 161; 52.8% women; body mass index [BMI] = 26.5 ± 4.99 kg/m2) completed questionnaires pertaining to WBI, weight control behaviours (healthy, unhealthy, extreme) and weight perception (accurate, under-, or over-estimation compared with objectively measured BMI). The cross-sectional relationship between (1) WBI or (2) weight perception with the total number of healthy and unhealthy or extreme weight control behaviours, and likelihood of performing specific weight control behaviours were assessed with linear, and logistic regression models, respectively. All analyses were conducted adjusting for age, gender, and race. Subsequent analyses were stratified by sex.

Results: WBI was associated with an increased likelihood of performing exercise for weight loss (OR 2.28, p < 0.05); increased likelihood of skipping meals in women (OR 2.57, p < 0.01), and consuming little amounts of food and food substitutes in men (OR 2.28, p < 0.01 and OR 2.17, p < 0.05, respectively). Weight perception was not associated with weight control behaviours.

Conclusions: WBI was associated with various weight control behaviours. This study highlights the importance of assessing WBI in clinical practice with patients seeking to manage their weight. Future longitudinal research should be conducted to further understand the behavioural and health effects from WBI.

Level v: Cross-sectional descriptive study.





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