Obesity stigmatization as the status quo: Structural considerations and prevalence among young adults in the U.S.

Ambwani, Suman; Thomas, Katherine M.; Hopwood, Christopher J.; Moss, Sara; Grilo, Carlos M.

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.04.005

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“…Brewis et al (2011) collected data from 600 adults across 10 countries, including Iceland, New Zealand, Tanzania, and American Samoa, and found anti-fat attitudes are pervasive and have infiltrated cultures that once did not demonstrate anti-fat attitudes. Stigmatizing attitudes are found in children (Latner and Stunkard, 2003; Wills et al, 2006; Eriksen and Manke, 2011; Barlösius and Philipps, 2015), adolescents (Wills et al, 2006; Barlösius and Philipps, 2015) young adults (Ambwani et al, 2014), and adults (Greener et al, 2010); over one-third of young adults in Ambwani et al (2014)'s research agreed that, “one of the worst things that could happen to a person would be for [them] to become obese” (p. 368).…”

Section: Health Disparities and Fat Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Ambwani et al (2014) found that stigmatizing attitudes held both that fat people suffered from their fatness, and that fat people were inferior to non-fat people because of their fatness. Stigmatizing attitudes are held by fat people as well; most internalize the anti-fat attitudes of the culture in which they live (Rogge et al, 2004; Greener et al, 2010; Lewis et al, 2011; Hilbert et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Stigma in Practice: Barriers to Health for Fat Women

Lee

Pausé

2016

Front. Psychol.

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In this paper, we explore barriers to health for fat people. By shifting the focus from what fat people do or do not do, neoliberal principles are replaced by a focus instead on structural and institutional policies, attitudes, and practices. This includes the impact of stigma on the health treatment and health-seeking behavior of fat people. For example, we consider the role that provider anti-fat attitudes and confirmation bias play in the failure to provide evidenced-based healthcare to fat patients. This is an autoethnographic paper, which provides the opportunity to read research from the perspective of fat scholars, framed by questions such as: can fat people have health? Is health itself a state of being, a set of behaviors, a commodity, a performance; perhaps the new social contract? As a co-written autoethnographic paper, one aspect of the evidence provided is the recorded experiences of the two fat authors. This includes writing from notes, journals, compiled and repeated experiences with medical professionals, family, and the community. Framed by feminist standpoint and supported by literature drawn from Fat Studies, Public Health, Obesity Research, and other interdisciplinary fields, this is a valuable opportunity to present an extended account of fat discrimination and the impact of the stigma fat people face through the medical profession and other sectors of the community, written by fat individuals. The paper concludes by considering the health pathways available to fat people. Special attention is paid to whether Bacon and Aphramor's Health at Every Size paradigm provides a path to health for fat individuals.

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Section: Health Disparities and Fat Stigmamentioning

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Section: Health Disparities and Fat Stigmamentioning

confidence: 99%

Stigma in Practice: Barriers to Health for Fat Women

Lee

Pausé

2016

Front. Psychol.

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“…The media usually does not display qualities associated with prioritizing work, such as commitment and perseverance, but instead advocates for 'quick-fix' solutions to weight loss (Furnham & Paltzer, 2010;McKay, et al, 2005). The media highlights how obesity is often stigmatized, and this cultivates a fear of gaining weight and the idealization of thinness (Ambwani, et al, 2014). Moreover, given the traditional male role as 'provider' and the importance of career achievements that are often highly regarded for men (Levant, 2011), our findings suggest that this is an alternative motivation underlying men's DT.…”

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Media internalization and conformity to traditional masculine norms in relation to body image concerns among men

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Previous studies have separately examined conformity to masculine norms and internalization of body ideals in the media in relation to the drive for muscularity (DM). This study was designed to examine these factors together in relation to DM, and further examine how they may differ in relation to drive for thinness (DT) and drive for leanness (DL).Participants were 284 Australian males between ages 18 to 42. They completed validated measures that assessed DM, DT, DL, male gender role norms, and internalization of body ideals. The findings showed that internalization of body ideals mediated the relationship between masculine role norms and body image in the case of both DM and DL. However, masculine norms and internalization were independent predictors of DT. Our findings contribute to further understanding of the roles that the media and masculine norms have in shaping men's drive for muscularity, leanness, and thinness. Longitudinal research is needed to confirm the nature and direction of these relationships.

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“…No differences have been found in weight bias between women who binge eat and those who do not . No differences in weight bias based on gender, eating disorder features, or ethnicity were found among young adults . Similarly, Latina women with obesity were shown to have comparable levels of weight bias compared with samples of primarily White women .…”

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“…The prevalence of obesity in the United States and worldwide has increased over the past few decades, and so has bias against individuals with obesity . Weight bias occurs among racially/ethnically diverse adults and adults across the weight spectrum . Indeed, individuals with overweight or obesity are not protected by positive in‐group bias unlike other stigmatized groups .…”

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Associations of Weight Bias with Disordered Eating Among Latino and White Men

Lydecker

Cotter

Grilo

2019

Obesity

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Objective This study examined associations of different aspects of weight bias, which can include negative attitudes toward and beliefs about obesity, with eating/weight‐related psychopathology. Methods Participants (N = 544) were White (n = 376) and Latino (n = 168) men living in the United States who completed an online battery of established measures of weight bias (both attitudes toward and beliefs about obesity) and eating/weight‐related psychopathology. Results Among White men, negative attitudes toward obesity were associated significantly with dietary restraint, overvaluation of weight/shape, and body dissatisfaction, whereas among Latino men, negative attitudes toward obesity were associated significantly with overvaluation of weight/shape. Among White men, less negative attitudes toward people with obesity were associated with decreased use of compensatory behaviors, and weaker beliefs about the controllabilty of obesity were associated with decreased overeating and binge eating. Among Latino men, neither attitudes about people with obesity nor beliefs about the controllability of obesity were associated with eating‐disordered behaviors. Conclusions Weight bias was related to eating/weight‐related psychopathology in men, with fewer associations observed among Latino men than White men. This highlights that associations with psychopathology may vary by ethnicity. Future research is needed to clarify the mechanism by which weight‐biased attitudes and beliefs are associated with eating/weight‐related psychopathology and why this might differ between White and Latino men.

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Obesity stigmatization as the status quo: Structural considerations and prevalence among young adults in the U.S.

Cited by 29 publications

References 30 publications

Stigma in Practice: Barriers to Health for Fat Women

Stigma in Practice: Barriers to Health for Fat Women

Media internalization and conformity to traditional masculine norms in relation to body image concerns among men

Associations of Weight Bias with Disordered Eating Among Latino and White Men

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