Enacted weight stigma and weight self stigma prevalence among 3821 adults

Prunty, April; Clark, M. Kathleen; Hahn, Amy; Edmonds, Stephanie W.; O'Shea, Amy

doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2020.09.003

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“…Our findings showed that the prevalence of WS in Saudi Arabia is relatively high, at 46.4%. These results were generally similar to those of studies conducted in other countries [8,15]. A study conducted in U.S. adults showed that at least 44% of adults across samples had above-average WS [33].…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Unfortunately, WS is still a socially acceptable form of stigma that often occurs and is tolerated due to beliefs that stigma and shame will motivate people to lose weight [7]. WS has been frequently reported by people in various social and professional groups including employers, coworkers, teachers, physicians, nurses, medical students, dietitians, psychologists, peers, friends, family members, and even children as young as three years old [2,8].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One large online study of adults in a commercial weight management program in the United States showed that internalized WS was more prevalent than in the general population and higher among participants who were female, younger, and had higher BMI (p < 0.001) [15]. Another cross-sectional study based in the United States conducted with >3800 adults who completed an online survey showed that the prevalence of WS was 57% [8]. Additionally, they found that the odds of internalized WS were higher among people with overweight or obesity and those who believe individuals are personally responsible for their body weight [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another cross-sectional study based in the United States conducted with >3800 adults who completed an online survey showed that the prevalence of WS was 57% [8]. Additionally, they found that the odds of internalized WS were higher among people with overweight or obesity and those who believe individuals are personally responsible for their body weight [8].…”

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Exploring Weight Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Althumiri

Basyouni

AlMousa

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: Weight stigma (WS) in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia, is widely ignored. People with obesity are blamed for their weight, and there is a common perception that weight stigmatization is justifiable and may motivate individuals to adopt healthier behaviors. The authors of this study aimed to explore WS prevalence and factors associated with WS in a large nationwide study of Saudi Arabian adults. Methods: This study was a nationwide cross-sectional survey conducted via phone interviews in June 2020. A proportional quota-sampling technique was adopted to obtain equal distributions of participants by age and sex across the 13 regions of Saudi Arabia. In total, 6239 people were contacted, and 4709 (75.48%) responded and completed the interview. The authors of the study collected data about WS using the Arabic Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ), BMI, smoking, nutritional knowledge, bariatric surgery, risk of depression, and demographic variables. Results: Participants had a mean age of 36.4 ± 13.5 (18–90), and 50.1% were female. The prevalence of higher WS was 46.4%. Among other risk factors, there was a significant association between WS and obesity (odds ratio (OR): 3.93; 95% CI: 2.83–5.44; p < 0.001), waterpipe smoking (OR: 1.80; 95% CI: 1.20–2.69; p < 0.001), bariatric surgery (OR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.53–2.81; p < 0.001), and risk of depression (OR: 1.68; 95% CI: 1.36–2.09; p < 0.001). Conclusion: This was the first study to explore WS and its associated factors among adults in a community setting in Saudi Arabia. This study revealed some risk factors associated with WS that may help to identify people at risk of WS and to develop interventions to reduce WS, such as improving nutritional knowledge, correcting the ideas about bariatric surgery and obesity in general, and ceasing waterpipe smoking.

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Section: Ws Prevalencesupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Weight Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Althumiri

Basyouni

AlMousa

et al. 2021

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“…Present findings may thus highlight nuanced differences in SM women's symptomatology. It is also possible that bisexual women's shape and weight concern severity is related to their higher average BMIs at admission than heterosexual women, given frequent societal stigmatization of individuals with higher weights (Prunty, Clark, Hahn, Edmonds, & O'Shea, 2020). In SM women, weight‐based discrimination is associated with dysregulated eating (Panza et al, 2020) and may negatively affect esteem in those with greater weight‐based preoccupation (Johns et al, 2017).…”

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Women of diverse sexual identities admit to eating disorder treatment with differential symptom severity but achieve similar clinical outcomes

Murray

Cox

Henretty

et al. 2021

Intl J Eating Disorders

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Objective Sexual minority (SM) women may be at increased risk for certain eating disorder (ED) symptoms and report distinct body image concerns compared to heterosexual women. However, it is unclear how such symptoms differ across sexual orientations in treatment‐seeking women, or if there are differences in treatment outcomes. This study examined group differences in (1) ED symptomatology at admission in a disaggregated sample of SM and heterosexual women presenting for ED treatment and (2) treatment outcomes. Methods Adult women who admitted to higher levels of ED treatment across 48 locations of one treatment center between 2015 and 2018 completed self‐report measures of ED symptomatology and quality of life (QOL) at admission and discharge. Participants identified their sexualities as heterosexual (n = 2,502, 80.2%), lesbian/gay (n = 134, 4.3%), bisexual (n = 270, 8.7%), “other” (n = 136, 4.4%), and unsure (n = 78, 2.5%). Objectives 1 and 2 were tested using one‐way and repeated measures analyses of variance, respectively. Results Group differences at admission emerged between lesbian/gay and heterosexual, bisexual and heterosexual, and bisexual and “other”‐identified women on preoccupation and restriction, fasting, self‐induced vomiting, shape and weight concern, and QOL. Bisexual women, in particular, admitted with the highest severity and at younger ages compared to heterosexual women. Despite such differences, women across groups achieved similar treatment outcomes at discharge. Discussion Study findings underscore the importance of subgroup analyses of ED symptoms in SM women and have both clinical and research implications related to ED symptomatology in this population.

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Patient perspectives of weight stigma across the cancer continuum: A scoping review

Hawley,

Green,

Ahlich

et al. 2024

Cancer Medicine

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BackgroundWeight stigma has been defined as the social devaluation and denigration of individuals because of their weight. The purpose of this scoping systematic review was to assess and understand patient experiences with weight stigma in the cancer care setting.MethodsWe conducted a systematic scoping review of studies examining shame, prejudice, bias, and stigma in relation to weight and cancer‐related care using five databases: PubMed, CINAHL Plus Full Text (ProQuest), Cochrane Library, PsycINFO (EBSCO), and Scopus. Articles were uploaded into Covidence for de‐duplication and screening. Included studies were peer reviewed, reported adult patient experiences in cancer‐related care, and were published in English between October 2012 and February 2023. Study characteristics and key findings were abstracted and qualitatively synthesized.ResultsPublications meeting inclusion criteria yielded five studies (n = 113 participants). Most focused on the experiences of women (n = 4) and cancers which predominantly impact women (i.e., breast, cervical, endometrial; n = 4). All stages of the cancer continuum were included with studies examining screening (n = 2), treatment (n = 1), and post‐treatment survivorship (n = 2). Weight discrimination was discussed in four studies and weight‐biased stereotypes were discussed in three studies. Experiences of weight bias internalization were reported in four studies. One study described an instance of implicit weight bias.ConclusionsLimited studies examine patient experiences of weight stigma in cancer care; however, current evidence suggests that patients do experience weight stigma in cancer‐related care. This review highlights critical gaps and a need for more research on the prevalence and impact of weight stigma in cancer screening and care.

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Enacted weight stigma and weight self stigma prevalence among 3821 adults

Cited by 53 publications

References 31 publications

Exploring Weight Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Exploring Weight Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Women of diverse sexual identities admit to eating disorder treatment with differential symptom severity but achieve similar clinical outcomes

Patient perspectives of weight stigma across the cancer continuum: A scoping review

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