‘Sorry mate, you’re probably a bit too fat to be able to do any of this’: Men’s Experiences of Weight Stigma and Its Implications
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: This study explores mens experiences of weight stigma with a sample of men attending a weight management programme. Mens understanding of stigma, including its sources, their responses to it, and its impact, were discussed using focus groups. Findings from a thematic analysis indicate that weight stigma undermines mens masculine sense of self. Weight stigma becomes a social threat real or imagined - that entails negative psychosocial outcomes, impeding mens participation in social activities, including weight loss. With adequate social support, a men-only weight management programme is perceived as a safe environment where the men recovered their impaired self-concept. We suggest that weight stigma should be considered in the design of mens weight management interventions, to generate a more compassionate approach to weight loss.
Source: RIUR (Universidad de La Rioja)
Institution: Leeds Beckett University
Language: English
Topic: Obesity and Health Practices
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2340953570