Exploring stigma of “extreme” weight gain: The terror of fat possible selves in women's responses to hypothetically gaining one hundred pounds

Fahs, Breanne; Swank, Eric

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2016.12.004

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“…Fatphobia not only remains pervasive in the United States (Fahs and Swank 2017; Hayran et al 2013; Himmelstein and Tomiyama 2015; Puhl et al 2015; Sutin, Terracciano, and Corrigan 2017), research indicates it is on the rise (Andreyeva, Puhl, and Brownell 2008; McHugh and Kasardo 2012). Some findings even suggest it is more prevalent now than other forms of oppression like racism (Latner et al 2008; Puhl, Andreyeva, and Brownell 2008).…”

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Fat Is a Social Justice Issue, Too

Stoll

2019

Humanity & Society

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Empirical evidence continues to show that like other historically marginalized groups, fat people experience discrimination in employment, education, the media, politics, interpersonal relationships, and especially health care. Yet, despite the fact that fatphobia in the United States has always been intimately connected to other systems of oppression like sexism, racism, and classism, those of us who identify as critical sociologists so often exclude it from our analyses. We fail to acknowledge that fat is a social justice issue, too. In this article, I argue that fatphobia is a system of oppression worthy of greater theoretical and empirical consideration in humanist sociology. I begin by providing a brief history of the ways fat has been pathologized and medicalized in the United States. I then discuss some of the ways fat is connected with gender, race, and class in particular. Finally, I offer some strategies for how critical sociologists can move forward, including suggestions for engaging in fat activism.

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Fat Is a Social Justice Issue, Too

Stoll

2019

Humanity & Society

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The Impact of Compassion Writing Interventions on Body Dissatisfaction, Self-Compassion, and Fat Phobia

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Stutts

2024

Mindfulness

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Objectives Body dissatisfaction is a prevalent concern among women in the United States. Self-compassion writing interventions have been found to reduce body dissatisfaction. However, limited research has examined how writing interventions on compassion for one’s body compares to writing interventions on compassion for others’ bodies, and no previous studies examined the effects of those interventions on fat phobia. This study’s main aim was to examine the impact of compassion writing interventions on body dissatisfaction, self-compassion, and fat phobia in women. Methods Participants included 198 women (age M = 38.97, SD = 11.72; range 18–65) from the general U.S. population who were randomized to one of three groups: self-compassion (wrote about being compassionate toward one’s body concerns), other-compassion (wrote about being compassionate toward another woman’s body concerns), and control (wrote about their tasks/activities in the previous two days). Participants completed questionnaires on their state body dissatisfaction, state self-compassion, and fat phobia pre- and post-intervention. Results State body dissatisfaction significantly decreased, and state self-compassion significantly increased in the self-compassion group. State self-compassion significantly increased in the other-compassion group. Although we found a significant time effect across groups for fat phobia, fat phobia scores only decreased in the self-compassion and other-compassion groups. Conclusions The self-compassion writing intervention had the most impact on body-related variables and may be valuable for women between 18 and 65 years old. Preregistration This study was not preregistered.

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Digitally curated beauty: The impact of slimming beauty filters on body image, weight loss desire, self-objectification, and anti-fat attitudes

Schroeder,

Behm-Morawitz

2025

Computers in Human Behavior

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Exploring stigma of “extreme” weight gain: The terror of fat possible selves in women's responses to hypothetically gaining one hundred pounds

Cited by 9 publications

References 75 publications

Fat Is a Social Justice Issue, Too

Fat Is a Social Justice Issue, Too

The Impact of Compassion Writing Interventions on Body Dissatisfaction, Self-Compassion, and Fat Phobia

Digitally curated beauty: The impact of slimming beauty filters on body image, weight loss desire, self-objectification, and anti-fat attitudes

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