Obesity, Weight Stigma and Discrimination

Jackson, Sarah E

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“…The availability for Brazil of a valid and reliable version of OP fills a gap, based on which the clinical evaluation of the obese patient is no longer restricted to anthropometric, laboratory, and bioimpedance data. ( 31 , 32 ) Now one can approach and measure, by means of the point of view of the persons evaluated, the psychic suffering related to obesity, which is evident but not duly quantified, by the stigmatization of a prejudiced contemporary society, ( 9 ) in which the search for the ideal silhouette is an obsession for many. ( 33 )…”

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“…( 5 ) Many other diseases present with a direct causal relation to obesity, such as arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus , coronary artery disease, stroke, biliary lithiasis, hepatic steatosis, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, cognitive dysfunction, various types of cancer (colorectal, postmenopausal breast, endometrium, kidney, esophagus, pancreas, and liver), depression, anxiety, and chronic body pain. ( 6 - 8 ) Additionally, obese people are constantly targets of discrimination in all sectors of society, including the job market, education, the media, and even in healthcare − which limits their opportunities with generalized negative stereotype comments that they are lazy, disheveled, and less competent, ( 9 ) contributing towards a marked decrease in quality of life of this population.…”

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation to Brazil of the Obesity-related Problems Scale

Brasil

Maurício

et al. 2017

Einstein (São Paulo)

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Objective To validate a reliable version of the Obesity-related Problems Scale in Portuguese to use it in Brazil.Methods The Obesity-related Problems Scale was translated and transculturally adapted. Later it was simultaneously self-applied with a 12-item version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), to 50 obese patients and 50 non-obese individuals, and applied again to half of them after 14 days.Results The Obesity-related Problems scale was able to differentiate obese from non-obese individuals with higher accuracy than WHODAS 2.0, correlating with this scale and with body mass index. The factor analysis determined a two-dimensional structure, which was confirmed with χ2/df=1.81, SRMR=0.05, and CFI=0.97. The general a coefficient was 0.90 and the inter-item intra-class correlation, in the reapplication, ranged from 0.75 to 0.87.Conclusion The scale proved to be valid and reliable for use in the Brazilian population, without the need to exclude items.

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation to Brazil of the Obesity-related Problems Scale

Brasil

Maurício

et al. 2017

Einstein (São Paulo)

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“…Prejudice and stereotypes are highly salient for individuals with increased body weight (Jackson, 2016;Phelan et al, 2015). Negative attitude against obese and overweight people is pervasive in nature and negative weight bias is even considered as last acceptable form of discrimination (Kelly & Stapleton, 2015).…”

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Development of Attitude Towards Obesity Scale and Obesity Myths Scale

Kanwal

Naqvi

2020

PJPR

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Present study aimed to develop and validate the Attitude toward Obesity Scale and Obesity Myths Scale through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and resulting factor structure was confirmed through Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Sample of EFA comprised of adults (N = 300) including men (n = 144) and women (n = 156) with the age range of 18 to 36 years (M = 21.53, SD = 2.65). A factor loading of .35 was set as selection criteria for an item in the scale. Using oblique rotation method, EFA presented two meaningful factors for Attitude Toward Obesity Scale and for Obesity Myths Scale. Attitude Toward Obesity Scale revealed two factors named as Lifestyle of Obese (7 items) and Qualities and Characteristics of Obese (7 items). Similarly, for Obesity Myths Scale, two factors named as Weight Control Myths (5 items) and Negative Characterization Myths (5 items) were emerged. For CFA, sample of 430 students including men (n = 180) and women (n = 250) of age range from 19 to 40 years (M = 21.62, SD = 3.13) were taken. CFA confirmed the factor structure of both scales. Alpha reliabilities were ranged from .61 to .67 for Attitude Toward Obesity Scale and from .50 to .57 for Obesity Myths Scale. Overall, both instruments emerged as reliable and valid measures to assess the explicit attitude and myth related to obesity in Pakistani culture.

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“…Respecto a las variables psicológicas, en la última década se ha comenzado a estudiar el rol que el estigma de obesidad tiene en la etiología del sobrepeso y la obesidad [12][13][14][15] , demostrándose que este podría relacionarse con el exceso de peso tanto en un nivel fisiológico como conductual 16,17 . El estigma de obesidad se define como la devaluación y denigración social de personas que tienen exceso de peso, lo cual las convierte en víctimas de prejuicios, estereotipos negativos y discriminación 18 .…”

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Estigma de obesidad, cortisol e ingesta alimentaria: un estudio experimental con mujeres

Gómez-Pérez

Ortíz

2019

Rev. méd. Chile

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Association between weight-based stigmatization psychological stress and calorie intake Background: Weight-based stigmatization is frequent among overweight and obese people. Aim: To determine the association between weight-based stigmatization, psychological stress, cortisol, negative emotions, and eating behavior in a sample of middle-aged women. Material and Methods: Eighty-two women aged 45 ± 8 years, 55% with overweight or obesity, were randomly allocated to watch a video called "Stigma: the human cost of obesity" or a control video about planet earth. The effect of watching either video on calorie consumption, psychological stress and cortisol reactivity was assessed. Cortisol was measured on four salivary samples. Psychological stress and negative emotions were self-reported. Results: Among women who watched the stigmatizing video, there was a direct association between psychological stress and calorie intake, but negative emotions did not mediate this association. Moreover, psychological stress moderated the association between watching the stigmatizing video and the cortisol output (β = 0.32; p = 0.005). Conclusions: Women with high psychological stress have a greater intake of calories. After watching the stigmatizing video, a greater psychological stress is associated with greater cortisol output.

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Obesity, Weight Stigma and Discrimination

Cited by 19 publications

References 59 publications

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation to Brazil of the Obesity-related Problems Scale

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation to Brazil of the Obesity-related Problems Scale

Development of Attitude Towards Obesity Scale and Obesity Myths Scale

Estigma de obesidad, cortisol e ingesta alimentaria: un estudio experimental con mujeres

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