| Autor: |
Allnutt AE; Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia, USA., Smith DJ; Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois, USA., Torrence WA; Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois, USA., Alexander DS; Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of American college health : J of ACH [J Am Coll Health] 2024 Aug-Sep; Vol. 72 (6), pp. 1814-1819. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 14. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/07448481.2022.2093114 |
| Abstrakt: |
Objective : This cross-sectional study examined the weight bias attitudes and obesity beliefs of health science (HS), nursing, and pre-medicine undergraduate students. Methods : Using snowballing and convenience sampling strategies, students (N = 139) completed an online survey, including a 24-item Antifat Attitudes Scale (AFAS) and eight-item Belief About Obese Persons (BAOP) scale. Results: HS students have higher weight bias than nursing and pre-medicine students combined ( M = 43.45, SD = 10.75), t (137) = -2.45, p = .016). A negative correlation exists between AFAS and BAOP suggesting high weight bias influences a belief that obesity is controllable. Gender positively predicted weight bias attitudes ( ß = -11.43, t = -4.33 , p < .001) and obesity beliefs ( ß = 3.75, t = 3.01 , p = . 003). Conclusions : Findings confirm that HS students have weight bias attitudes. This supports undergraduate curricular changes on obesity etiology that may improve treatment plans of individuals who are obese. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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