Obesity stigmatization as the status quo: Structural considerations and prevalence among young adults in the U.S.

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 366-370

  Ambwani, Suman ^a   Thomas, Katherine M ^b   Hopwood, Christopher J ^b   Moss, Sara A ^a   Grilo, Carlos M ^c  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Attitudes toward obese persons scale; Obesity stigmatization; Weight bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDES TOWARD OBESE PERSONS SCALE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BODY SIZE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901379879     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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