2004
DOI: 10.1023/b:joyo.0000032639.71472.19
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Culture, Obesity Stereotypes, Self-Esteem, and the “Thin Ideal”: A Social Identity Perspective

Abstract: Recent concerns with the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults indicate the need to better understand the psychosocial correlates of weight. We examined the relationships among negative stereotypes of obesity, "thin ideal" beliefs, perceptions of the causes of obesity and of control over weight, body esteem, and global self-esteem. A negative correlation between beliefs in control over one's weight and self-esteem was mediated by both negative attitudes toward obesity and th… Show more

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“…Podem ser explicadas por razões estética ou parte de um ritual, indicando marcas tribais, ritos de passagem, ritos propiciatórios, signos de status social, crenças, ideologias e estilos, uma vez que os indivíduos entram em um processo estrutural e histórico que potencializa e propaga a comunicação (Berger, 2006). anormalidade" (Caroni & Grossman, 2012, p. 1064, eivada de estereótipos que fundamentam comportamentos de segregação (Klaczynski, Goold, & Mudry, 2004 (Cox, & Blake, 1991).…”
Section: Tatuagem Piercing E Mercado De Trabalhounclassified
“…Podem ser explicadas por razões estética ou parte de um ritual, indicando marcas tribais, ritos de passagem, ritos propiciatórios, signos de status social, crenças, ideologias e estilos, uma vez que os indivíduos entram em um processo estrutural e histórico que potencializa e propaga a comunicação (Berger, 2006). anormalidade" (Caroni & Grossman, 2012, p. 1064, eivada de estereótipos que fundamentam comportamentos de segregação (Klaczynski, Goold, & Mudry, 2004 (Cox, & Blake, 1991).…”
Section: Tatuagem Piercing E Mercado De Trabalhounclassified
“…En la actualidad este fenómeno es un problema cada vez más común entre los adolescentes modernos (2), por lo que la preocupación por ella no sólo debe estar abocada a estudiar la prevalencia del sobrepeso y obesidad, el riesgo metabólico, la inactividad física, entre otros aspectos, sino también, se debe tomar atención en los correlatos psicosociales relacionados con la estigmatización a la obesidad entre los adolescentes.…”
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“…Pokrajac-Bulian & Zivcic-Becirevic (2005) in their paper used Body Shape Questionnaire and the Croatian version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the results show a significant negative correlation of body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem, and a significant contribution to the body shape dissatisfaction to self-esteem. Klaczynski et al (2004) in their paper, used a Questionnaire of satisfaction with body appearance and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and received a positive correlation between satisfaction with body image and selfesteem. The objectives of this study were to investigate the association of body mass index with different dimensions of self-perception and body image and self-esteem among female students of first and second year at the University of Tuzla.…”
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confidence: 99%