Motivational processes of the relationship between weight stigma and physical activity: a comparison between France and Mexico

Rojas-Sánchez, Ahuitz; Sarrazin, Philippe; Joët, Gwénaëlle; Major, Brenda; Chalabaev, Aïna

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2021.1956565

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“…Consistent with prior literature findings ( 10 – 13 ), weight stigma in the present study was found to be negatively associated with PA. Previous research suggests that weight stigma is a variable that lowers individuals' motivations to exercise and subsequently results in low levels of PA among individuals ( 10 – 13 ). Indeed, Cheng et al ( 14 ) and Fung et al ( 15 ) found that Hong Kong university students were likely to have weight stigma effects in relation to their intention to engage in PA. Because individuals having weight stigma (either weight-related self-stigma or perceived weight stigma) may want to escape from other individuals' judgements, one coping strategy that is employed is not to exercise in front of them ( 10 – 15 ).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Weight stigma has been suggested to be a primary contributor of physical inactivity via lowered motivation to exercise caused by this type of stigma ( 10 – 13 ). Most evidence regarding the effects of weight stigma on physical inactivity is supported by data from Western populations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although evidence has shown that PA (or physical inactivity) is associated with weight stigma ( 10 – 13 ), sedentary activity ( 19 – 22 ), and outdoor activity ( 36 ), the associations might vary between genders. Prior evidence shows that females as compared with males enjoy PA less and has fewer positive effects on their quality of life ( 37 ).…”

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Gender Differences in the Associations Between Physical Activity, Smartphone Use, and Weight Stigma

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BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) is important for health. However, there is little evidence on how weight stigma, time spent on sedentary activities (including smartphone, social media, online learning), time spent on outdoor activity, and nomophobia associate with PA among Chinese individuals with consideration of gender. The present study examined the aforementioned associations in the COVID-19 pandemic era.MethodsUniversity students (N = 3,135; 1,798 females, 1,337 males) with a mean age of 19.65 years (SD = 2.38) years completed an online survey from November to December, 2021. The online survey assessed weight stigma (using the Perceived Weight Stigma Scale and Weight Bias Internalization Scale), PA (using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form), time spent on different activities (using self-designed items for time on smartphone, outdoor activity, social media, and online learning), and nomophobia (using the Nomophobia Questionnaire). Parallel mediation models were constructed (dependent variable: PA; mediators: perceived weight stigma, weight-related self-stigma, time spent on smartphone, time spent on outdoor activity, time spent on social media, and time spent online learning; independent variable: nomophobia) and evaluated using Hayes' Process Macro Model 4 (IBM SPSS 20.0).ResultsWeight-related self-stigma (β = −0.06; p = 0.03), time spent on outdoor activity (β = 0.21; p < 0.001), time spent on social media (β = 0.07; p = 0.02), time spent on online learning (β = 0.06; p = 0.03), and nomophobia (β = −0.07; p = 0.01) were all significant factors explaining the PA among female participants. Perceived weight stigma (β = −0.07; p = 0.01), time spent on outdoor activity (β = 0.27; p < 0.001), and time spent on online learning (β = 0.10; p = 0.002) were all significant factors explaining PA among male participants.ConclusionChinese healthcare providers should design programs on weight stigma reduction and outdoor activity improvement to enhance PA among university students.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Gender Differences in the Associations Between Physical Activity, Smartphone Use, and Weight Stigma

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“…Second, gender may also moderate the relationship between BMI and physical activity (i.e., second component of the mediating pathway): a higher BMI may represent a stronger barrier to physical activity among women, relative to men. Particularly, women with a higher BMI are more exposed to stigma than their male counterparts (Judge & Cable, 2011), which may in turn restrain their engagement in physical activity (Rojas-Sánchez et al, 2021; Vartanian & Shaprow, 2008). However, at the time of writing, no study has investigated whether and how gender moderates the mediation between deprivation, BMI and physical activity.…”

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Gender Moderates the Mediating Pathway between Social Deprivation, Body Mass Index and Physical Activity

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Sarrazin

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Physical activity is unequally practiced across populations: relative to more privileged individuals, deprived people are less likely to be physically active. However, pathways underlying the association between deprivation and physical activity remain overlooked. Here, we examined whether the association between several indicators of deprivation (administrative area deprivation and self-reported individual material and social deprivation) and physical activity was mediated by body mass index (BMI). In addition, consistent with an intersectional perspective, we tested whether this mediating pathway was moderated by participants’ gender and we hypothesized that the mediating effect of BMI would be stronger among women, relative to men. We used two independent large-scale studies to test the proposed pathways cross-sectionally and prospectively. In a first sample composed of 5,723 British adults (Study 1), BMI partly mediated the cross-sectional association between administrative area deprivation and self-reported physical activity. Moreover, relative to men, the detrimental effect of deprivation on BMI was exacerbated among women, with BMI mediating 3.1% of the association between deprivation and physical activity among women (vs 1.5% among men). In a second sample composed of 8,358 European older adults (Study 2), our results confirmed the findings observed in Study 1: BMI partly mediated the prospective association between perceived material and social deprivation and self-reported physical activity. Moreover, compared to men, the effect of deprivation on BMI was more pronounced among women, with BMI respectively mediating 8.1% and 3.4% of the association between material and social deprivation and physical activity among women (vs 1.3% and 1.2% among men). These findings suggest that BMI partly explained the detrimental association between deprivation and physical activity, with this effect being stronger among women. Our study highlights the need to further consider how gender may shape the mechanisms behind the association between disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances and physical activity.

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“They are men, they will be looking even if you put on pants or a sweatshirt”: Girl athletes' and coaches' experiences of body image in Mexico City sport settings

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Motivational processes of the relationship between weight stigma and physical activity: a comparison between France and Mexico

Cited by 11 publications

References 51 publications

Gender Differences in the Associations Between Physical Activity, Smartphone Use, and Weight Stigma

Gender Differences in the Associations Between Physical Activity, Smartphone Use, and Weight Stigma

Gender Moderates the Mediating Pathway between Social Deprivation, Body Mass Index and Physical Activity

“They are men, they will be looking even if you put on pants or a sweatshirt”: Girl athletes' and coaches' experiences of body image in Mexico City sport settings

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