Psychosocial origins of obesity stigma: toward changing a powerful and pervasive bias

By R. Puhl, K. Brownell. Obesity Reviews, 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Pharmacy

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In Clinical Psychology

1. R. Pearl
2. R. Puhl
3. J. Latner
4. Robert Crosnoe
5. Paul T. Costa
6. Ronald C. Kessler
7. I. Siegler
8. Chelsea A. Heuer

In Gender Studies

1. R. Pearl
2. Robert Crosnoe
3. Kenneth A. Frank
4. J. Latner
5. R. Puhl
6. R. McCrae

In Pharmacy

1. R. Pearl
2. R. Puhl
3. J. Latner
4. Robert Crosnoe
5. Chelsea A. Heuer
6. Janet Tomiyama
7. K. Brownell

Citations in the corpus

• Association between obesity and psychiatric disorders in the US adult population. (2006, background): “The stigma attached to obesity (especially for women) may contribute to depression.(50,51) Activity limitations due to obesity or obesity-related chronic illnesses may increase risk of depression by reducing involvement in rewarding or pleasurable activities.”
• Stigma, obesity, and the health of the nation's children. (2007, background): “…(e.g., stereotypes that people are obese because they lack self-discipline and willpower, or because they are lazy, unmotivated , or self-indulgent; Puhl & Brownell, 2003), it is plausible that internalization of stigma by obese children influences their attributions about the causality of…”
• Gender, Body Size and Social Relations in American High Schools (2008, background): “Yet, ample evidence suggests that even average body size poses such risks (Puhl and Brownell 2003).”
• Weight Bias and Stigma: Public Health Implications and Structural Solutions (2018, background): “Due to societal idealization of thinness, individuals with excess weight are commonly perceived as unattractive, unpopular, and incompetent (Puhl & Brownell, 2003).”
• Impact of weight bias and stigma on quality of care and outcomes for patients with obesity (2015, background): “Perspective-taking exercises have improved provider attitudes towards stigmatized groups (92), although findings are mixed about its effectiveness in reducing obesity stigma (93,94).”
• NEO personality domains and gender predict levels and trends in body mass index over 14 years during midlife (2006, background): “It is also important to stress, however, that the stigma of obesity is associated with bias and discrimination in many important areas of life for both males and females, e.g., employment, and health care (Puhl & Brownell, 2003).”