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While evidence regarding associations between weight stigma and biopsychosocial outcomes is accumulating, outcomes are considered in isolation. Thus, little is known about their complex relationships. This article extends existing work by systematically reviewing the biopsychosocial consequences of stigma in adults with overweight/obesity.

Articles were identified through Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases. Independent extraction of articles was conducted using predefined data fields, including data on biopsychosocial correlates in each study.

Twenty‐three studies published from 2001 and addressing correlates of stigma in adults with overweight/obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg m⁻²; 18‐65 years) were identified. Numerous biopsychosocial correlates of weight stigma were studied, particularly in treatment‐seeking individuals …