Digesting antifat attitudes: Locus of control and social dominance orientation.

Elison, Zachary M.; Çiftçi, Ayşe

doi:10.1037/tps0000029

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“…Items include such statements as, "I have a hard time taking fat people too seriously," and respondents are asked to rate their agreement with the statements on a 0 to 9 Likert scale. The AAQ has been used among adult samples with overweight and obesity [32]. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) in the present sample was 0.79 for the Dislike subscale, 0.82 for the Fear of Fat subscale and 0.64 for the Willpower subscale.…”

Section: Anti-fat Attitudes Questionnaire (Aaq)mentioning

confidence: 72%

The Relationship of Internalized Weight Bias to Weight Change in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Overweight

2022

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The present study examined data from a randomized controlled trial exploring whether behavioral weight loss treatment was associated with changes in internalized weight bias. The relationship between internalized weight bias and psychological functioning was also assessed. Participants were 106 men and women with overweight or obesity enrolled in a treatment outcome study using the Lifestyle Balance Program. Participants completed measures of internalized weight bias, anti-fat attitudes, self-esteem, body image concern, depressive symptoms, anxiety, and stress. Variables were assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and six-month follow-up. Weight bias internalization significantly decreased over the course of treatment. Baseline and follow-up internalized weight bias scores predicted change in body weight. Participants reporting the lowest levels of internalized weight bias at baseline lost nearly twice as much weight as participants reporting the highest levels of internalized weight bias. Significant associations were found between internalized weight bias, body image concern, and self-esteem. Findings indicate a relationship between internalized weight bias and weight change during behavioral weight loss treatment, highlighting the importance of assessing baseline levels of internalized weight bias in weight loss treatment studies. Higher internalized weight bias predicted poorer weight loss outcomes, indicating a need for tailored treatment approaches.

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Section: Anti-fat Attitudes Questionnaire (Aaq)mentioning

confidence: 72%

The Relationship of Internalized Weight Bias to Weight Change in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Overweight

2022

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“…Future research should also examine if and how individual characteristics of observers impact the impression formation process online in muscle talk contexts. For instance, the strength of weight stigma is influenced by such individual factors as one’s own weight status (Schwartz, Vartanian, Nosek, & Brownell, 2006) and weight locus of control, which refers to the degree to which individuals believe they have control over their weight (Elison & Çiftçi, 2015). Such individual factors might interact with not only the effect of body build but also the content of the comments.…”

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Muscle Talk Online and Impression Formation Based on Body Type: Comparisons Between Asian American and Caucasian American Males

Taniguchi

Lee²

2019

Am J Mens Health

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This study aimed to investigate how individuals form impressions about the self-esteem and life satisfaction of a male who engages in muscle talk on Facebook. The study examined (a) how a target’s body build and peer-generated comments influence observers’ impression of him, and (b) how such influences might be moderated by the cultural backgrounds of observers (Asian Americans and European Americans). A mock-up Facebook profile page was created in which two factors were manipulated: the target’s body build (muscular, average, and overweight) and peer-generated messages (muscle encouraging and muscle discouraging), creating six different conditions. Male college students ( N = 508) were randomly assigned to one of the conditions. After viewing a mock-up Facebook page online, participants completed an online questionnaire assessing their impressions of the target’s self-esteem and life satisfaction. Results showed that a muscular target was perceived as possessing higher levels of self-esteem and life satisfaction. Observers rated the target as having higher self-esteem when the target received muscle-encouraging messages than when the target received muscle-discouraging messages. No cultural differences were identified. Findings suggest the existence of weight bias when forming psychological impressions of others online. Findings also confirmed the important role of peer-generated messages in the impression formation process online.

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“…Moreover, individuals high in social dominance orientation express greater social distance toward people with obesity (O'Brien, Latner, Ebneter, & Hunter, 2013). Recently, it has been confirmed that the relationship that exists between social dominance orientation and antifat attitudes (Elison & Çiftçi, 2015).…”

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Predictors of Social Distance Toward People with Obesity: The Role of Allophilia

Magallares

2017

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Antifat attitudes refer to the prejudicial assumption of personality characteristics based on a visual assessment of a person with obesity. Allophilia may be defined as the positive attitudes toward different out-groups, including people with obesity. In this study, conducted with 448 participants, it is analyzed whether allophilia, germ aversion, physical disgust, social dominance orientation, perceived controllability of weight, and fear of gaining weight play a central role in explaining the individual differences that exist in social distance toward individuals with obesity. Results showed a negative correlation between the different subscales of allophilia (affection, comfort, kinship, engagement, and enthusiasm) and social distance. Furthermore, a positive relationship between social distance and germ aversion, social dominance orientation, perceived controllability of weight, and fear of gaining weight was found. Moreover, the regression analyses conducted showed that comfort was the best negative predictor of social distance toward individuals with obesity. Finally, the results are discussed in the frame of antifat attitudes literature, suggesting new ways to reduce this pervasive stigma.

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Digesting antifat attitudes: Locus of control and social dominance orientation.

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

The Relationship of Internalized Weight Bias to Weight Change in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Overweight

The Relationship of Internalized Weight Bias to Weight Change in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Overweight

Muscle Talk Online and Impression Formation Based on Body Type: Comparisons Between Asian American and Caucasian American Males

Predictors of Social Distance Toward People with Obesity: The Role of Allophilia

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