The Impact of Weight Labels on Body Image, Internalized Weight Stigma, Affect, Perceived Health, and Intended Weight Loss Behaviors in Normal-Weight and Overweight College Women
| Autor: | Janet D. Latner, Jamal H. Essayli, Jessica M. Murakami, Rebecca Wilson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gerontology
Health (social science) Health Status Social Stigma 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 050109 social psychology Intention Overweight Affect (psychology) Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Double-Blind Method Rating scale Weight loss Weight Loss Body Image medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychological Tests Body Weight 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Self Concept Affect Normal weight Weight stigma Female Analysis of variance medicine.symptom Psychology Body mass index Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Promotion. 31:484-490 |
| ISSN: | 2168-6602 0890-1171 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0890117116661982 |
| Popis: | Purpose:To explore the psychological impact of weight labels.Design:A double-blind experiment that randomly informed participants that they were “normal weight” or “overweight.”Setting:Public university in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.Participants:Normal-weight and overweight female undergraduates (N = 113).Measures:The Body Image States Scale, Stunkard Rating Scale, Weight Bias Internalization Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, General Health question from the 12-item Short Form Health Survey, modified version of the Weight Loss Methods Scale, and a manipulation check.Analysis:A 2 × 2 between-subjects analysis of variance explored the main effects of the assigned weight label and actual weight and interactions between assigned weight label and actual weight.Results:Significant main effects of the assigned weight label emerged on measures of body dissatisfaction, F(1, 109) = 12.40, p = .001, [Formula: see text] = 0.10, internalized weight stigma, F(1, 108) = 4.35, p = .039, [Formula: see text] = .04, and negative affect, F(1, 108) = 9.22, p = .003, [Formula: see text] = .08. Significant assigned weight label × actual weight interactions were found on measures of perceived body image, F(1, 109) = 6.29, p = .014, [Formula: see text] = .06, and perceived health, F(1, 109) = 4.18, p = .043, [Formula: see text] = .04.Conclusion:A weight label of “overweight” may have negative psychological consequences, particularly for overweight women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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