The Self Relevance Of Stigma: The Impact Of Weight Stigma On Normal Weight Women's Health Cognitions
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Previous research has demonstrated that weight stigma is associated with negative health outcomes among women who are overweight; this effect has been shown in both experimental and longitudinal studies. However, normal weight women do not tend to experience negative health impacts from exposure to weight stigma. This study attempted to manipulate the self-relevance of weight stigma among 150 normal weight women, in order to test whether self-relevance of stigma has an impact on health cognitions. Limited support for this framework was found.
Author: P. Marin Martinez
Institution: University of Connecticut
Language: English
Topic: Obesity and Health Practices
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2523660340