Confronting and Coping with Weight Stigma: An Investigation of Overweight and Obese Adults

By R. Puhl, K. Brownell. Obesity, 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Pharmacy, Surgery

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Weight Bias and Stigma: Public Health Implications and Structural Solutions (2018, background): “For example, in a sample of almost 2,500 women recruited from a national weight-loss support group, and in a second, smaller sample of men and women from the same group, 80% of participants reported eating as a coping strategy in response to perceived weight stigma (Puhl & Brownell, 2006).”
Obesity stigma: important considerations for public health. (2010, background): “In a study of more than 2400 overweight and obese women who belonged to a weight loss support organization, 79% reported coping with weight stigma on multiple occasions by eating more food, and 75% reported coping by refusing to diet.(102) Similar research demonstrated that overweight and obese wome”
The phenomenology of weight stigma in everyday life (2014, background): “There is a growing literature indicating that weight-stigma experiences are associated with a range of negative psychological outcomes (Friedman et al., 2005; Puhl & Brownell, 2006; Vartanian & Novak, 2011; Vartanian & Shaprow, 2008).”
Weight stigma is stressful. A review of evidence for the Cyclic Obesity/Weight-Based Stigma model. (2014, background): “Although several studies exist that document cross-sectional associations between weight and weight stigma (e.g., Drury, Louis, & Alegria Drury, 2002; Puhl & Brownell, 2006; Vartanian & Novak, 2011), this does not speak to the positive feedback nature of the model.”
The Stigma of Obesity: A Review and Update (2009, background): “In addition, 54% reported weight stigma from co-workers or colleagues and 43% reported experiencing weight stigma from their employers or supervisors (9).”
“If You’re Fat, Then I’m Humongous!” (2011, background): “Given the stigma associated with being overweight (Carr & Friedman, 2005; Puhl & Brownell, 2006), it seems unlikely that an overweight woman would want to draw attention to her body size.”
Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift (2011, background): “Adults who face weight stigmatization and discrimination report consuming increased quantities of food [131-134], avoiding exercise [133,135-137], and postponing or avoiding medical care (for fear of experiencing stigmatization) [138].”